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Table 2 Unweighted and weighted prevalence of observed predictor and outcome variables

From: Energy balance-related factors associating with adolescent weight loss intent: evidence from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Variable

Level

Unweighted Count

Unweighted Percent

Weighted Percent

Weight Loss Intent

Not intending to lose weight

6079

52.7%

52.9%

Intending to lose weight

5462

47.3%

47.1%

Weight Self-Perception

Not perceived as overweight

9605

68.7%

68.5%

Perceived as overweight

4381

31.3%

31.5%

Television Watching

Less than 3 h of television/day

10,790

77.8%

79.3%

3 or more hours of television/day

3077

22.2%

20.7%

Video Games

Less than 3 h of video game playing/day

7855

56.8%

57.0%

3 or more hours of video game playing/day

5984

43.2%

43.0%

Physical Activity (PA)

Less than 60 min of PA/day

10,796

75.8%

73.9%

60 min of PA/day

3442

24.2%

26.1%

Sports Participation

No sports teams

5307

45.3%

45.7%

At least 1 sports team

6413

54.7%

54.3%

Muscular Strength Exercising

Less than 3 days of strength exercising

5389

50.3%

48.9%

3 or more days of strength exercising

5324

39.7%

51.1%

Breakfast Consumption

Do not consume breakfast everyday

7783

65.3%

64.7%

Consume breakfast everyday

4135

34.7%

35.3%

Consume Fruit

Do not consume fruit

1758

12.2%

11.1%

Consume fruit at least once per week

12,631

87.8%

88.9%

Consume Salad

Do not consume salad

5972

42.6%

40.7%

Consume salad at least once per week

8053

57.4%

59.3%

Consume Potatoes

Do not consume potatoes

5155

36.8%

34.6%

Consume potatoes at least once per week

8872

63.2%

65.4%

Consume Carrots

Do not consume carrots

7890

56.4%

54.7%

Consume carrots at least once per week

6099

43.6%

45.3%

Consume Other Vegetables

Do not consume other vegetables

2720

19.5%

18.5%

Consume other vegetables at least once per week

11,215

80.5%

81.5%

  1. PA stands for physical activity; a weighting factor was applied to each adolescent to adjust for nonresponse and the oversampling of Black and Hispanic adolescents