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Table 1 Females sample characteristics from 11 to 13 years to 14–16 years - N (%). The Determinants young Adults Social well-being and Health study

From: Weight misperception and psychological symptoms from adolescence to young adulthood: longitudinal study of an ethnically diverse UK cohort

 

All

(N = 1493)

White British

(N = 383)

Black Caribbean

(N = 351)

Black African

(N = 446)

Indian

(N = 172)

Pakistani/Bangladeshi

(N = 141)

 

11–13 yrs

14–16 yrs

11–13 yrs

14-16 yrs

11–13 yrs

14–16 yrs

11–13 yrs

14–16 yrs

11–13 yrs

14-16 yrs

11–13 yrs

14–16 yrs

Total Difficulties Score (mean ± SD)

10.1 ± 4.8

10.8 ± 4.9

10.2 ± 4.8

11.3* ± 4.9

10.5 ± 4.9

10.9 ± 4.9

10.2 ± 4.8

10.7 ± 4.8

8.8 ± 4.3^

9.6**^±4.5

10.6±5.1

11.4±5.0

Externalising difficulties score

5.1±2.9

6.0*±3.3

5.2 ±2.9

6.3* ±3.6

5.6 ±3.0

6.3*±3.1

5.2±2.9

6.0*±3.2

4.1^±2.4

5.1*^±2.9

4.8±2.3

5.8*±2.9

Internalising difficulties score

5.0±3.1

4.8±2.9

5.0±3.1

5.0±2.8

4.9±2.9

4.6±2.8

5.0±3.2

4.7±3.0

4.7±2.9

4.5±2.7

5.8±3.2^

5.6±3.0

TDS > 17

136 (9)

176 (12)

33 (9)

55 (14)*

36 (10)

42 (12)

41 (9)

47 (10)

8 (5)

12 (7)

18 (13)

20 (14)

Externalising difficulties score > 11

76 (5)

167 (11)*

15 (4)

50 (13)*

17 (5)

29 (9)^*

15 (3)

38 (8)^*

3 (2)

5 (3)^

6 (4)

10 (7)^

Internalising difficulties score > 9

189 (13)

149 (10)

43 (11)

37 (10)

41 (12)

29 (8)

56 (13)

44 (10)

22 (13)

18 (10)

27 (19)

21 (15)

P. normal weight - M. normal weight§

508 (34)

591 (40)

160 (42)

165 (43)

112 (32)^

141 (40)

138 (31)^

173 (39)

55 (32)

66 (38)

43 (31)

46 (33)

P. overweight - M. overweight

152 (10)

176 (12)

33 (9)

32 (8)

46 (13)

52 (15)

50 (11)

65 (15)^

16 (9)

15 (9)

7 (5)

12 (9)

P. normal weight - M. overweight

139 (9)

66 (4)

26 (7)

9 (2)*

50 (14)^

25 (7)^

46 (10)^

23 (5)

11 (6)

5 (3)

6 (4)

4 (3)

P. overweight - M. normal weight

68 (5)

98 (7)

24 (6)

34 (9)

7 (2)^

17 (5)

17 (4)

21 (5)

9 (5)

12 (7)

11 (8)

14 (10)

P. underweight - M. normal weight

117 (8)

111 (7)

32 (8)

22 (6)

26 (7)

23 (7)

31 (7)

31 (7)

12 (7)

18 (10)

16 (11)

17 (12)

P. unsure - M. normal weight

246 (16)

260 (17)

65 (17)

66 (17)

38 (11)

50 (14)

64 (14)

71 (16)^

43 (25)

38 (22)

36 (26)

35 (25)

P. unsure - M. overweight/obese

115 (8)

101 (7)

19 (5)

16 (4)

36 (10)

24 (7)

33 (7)

44 (10)

15 (9)

11 (6)

12 (9)

6 (4)

  1. § Percentages do not add up to 100 due to missing values
  2. P. is for “perception” - M. is for “measured”
  3. *P < 0.05compared with 11–13 years; ^P < 0·05 compared with White British, † compared with females