Table 1 Sample characteristics
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age | (N 2482) |
14-15 yrs | 628 (25.3) |
16–19 yrs. | 1854 (74.7) |
Gender | (N 2438) |
Male | 1076 (44.1) |
Female | 1362 (55.9) |
Family allowance a | (N 2421) |
No | 1320 (54.5) |
Yes | 1101 (45.5) |
LGBb | (N 1194) |
No | 1066 (89.3) |
Yes | 128 (10.7) |
Victimizationc | (N 2498) |
No | 1870 (74.9) |
Yes | 628 (25.1) |
Self-perception of happiness | (N 2465) |
Fully happy/very happy/happy | 2034 (82.5) |
Fully unhappy/not happy | 431 (17.5) |
Trying to lose weight | (N 2447) |
No (gain weight, stay the same weight, or doing anything about weight) | 1558 (63.7) |
Yes (lose weight) | 889 (36.3) |
Obese | (N 2013) |
No (underweight, normal weight, and overweight) | 1774 (88.1) |
Yes | 239 (11.9) |
Fasting | (N 2423) |
No | 2097 (86.6) |
Yes | 326 (13.5) |
Using diet pills | (N 2424) |
No | 2295 (94.7) |
Yes | 129 (5.3) |
Purging | (N 2412) |
No | 2315 (96.0) |
Yes | 97 (4.0) |
Unhealthy weight-control (fasting, using diet pills or purging) | (N 2385) |
No | 1957 (82.0) |
Yes | 428 (18.0) |
LGB prevalence in school (contextual variable) | (N 2500) |
Lower quartile (1.75–3.01%) | 694 (27.76) |
Middle-lower quartile (3.03–4.11%) | 674 (26.96) |
Middle-higher quartile (4.35–5.88%) | 548 (21.92) |
Higher quartile (6.25–14.81%) | 584 (23.36) |