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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the normal weight participants from ERICA study, Brazil, 2013–2014

From: Weight misperception and substance use: Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA)

Characteristics

Outcomes

Total

Having tried cigarette smoking

Current smoking

Current alcohol consumption

Current binge drinking

Current smoking and alcohol

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Age group

 12–14 years

11.0

10.0–12.1

3.2

2.7–3.8

14.1

13.1–15.1

1.5

1.2–1.9

2.2

1.8–2.8

52.7

a

 15–17 years

26.8

24.9–28.7

6.6

5.9–7.4

29.0

27.0–31.0

6.3

5.6–7.1

5.0

4.3–5.7

47.3

a

Sex

 Male

18.9

17.7–20.2

5.3

4.7–5.9

21.1

19.5–22.8

4.1

3.6–4.6

3.7

3.2–4.3

50.2

a

 Female

18.0

16.6–19.4

4.4

3.8–5.0

21.2

19.8–22.6

3.5

3.0–4.1

3.3

2.8–3.9

49.8

a

Race/ethnicity

 White

17.2

15.6–18.9

4.5

3.8–5.2

22.1

20.4–23.9

4.0

3.4–4.7

3.5

3.0–4.2

39.1

37.5–40.8

 Black or brown

19.3

18.1–20.5

5.0

4.4–5.7

20.8

19.5–22.1

3.7

3.2–4.2

3.6

3.0–4.3

58.0

56.3–59.6

 Indigenous or Asian

16.2

13.4–19.4

5.0

3.4–7.3

17.6

14.7–20.8

2.4

1.7–3.5

3.2

2.1–4.8

2.9

2.6–3.3

Macro-region

 North

19.3

18.3–20.4

4.9

4.3–5.6

14.9

13.7–16.1

3.3

2.8–3.8

3.2

2.7–3.7

8.4

a

 Northeast

15.5

14.2–16.9

4.0

3.3–4.8

16.3

14.7–18.1

3.7

3.2–4.2

2.5

2.0–3.1

21.3

a

 Southeast

18.2

16.4–20.1

4.7

4.0–5.5

22.2

20.4–24.2

3.6

3.0–4.4

3.5

2.9–4.3

50.8

a

 South

22.6

19.7–25.7

6.6

5.0–8.7

28.3

25.3–31.5

4.6

3.7–5.7

5.5

3.9–7.7

11.8

a

 Midwest

20.9

19.4–22.4

4.9

4.1–5.9

23.0

21.3–24.8

4.4

3.8–5.2

3.8

3.1–4.6

7.7

a

Type of school

 Public

19.2

18.0–20.4

4.9

4.5–5.4

20.9

19.7–22.1

3.5

3.1–4.0

3.6

3.1–4.0

83.8

79.4–87.4

 Private

14.5

11.8–17.8

4.1

2.8–6.0

22.4

19.1–26.2

5.1

4.3–6.1

3.4

2.3–5.2

16.2

12.6–20.6

Screen time > 2 hours/day

 No

17.5

16.1–19.1

4.5

3.9–5.3

18.1

16.6–19.7

2.9

2.5–3.4

3.3

2.7–4.0

48.6

47.2–50.1

 Yes

19.3

17.9–20.8

5.1

4.4–5.8

24.0

22.9–25.2

4.6

4.1–5.2

3.8

3.2–4.4

51.4

49.9–52.8

Weight misperception

 No

16.6

15.5–17.7

4.3

3.9–4.8

19.1

18.0–20.2

3.3

2.9–3.7

3.1

2.7–3.5

66.0

65.0–66.9

 Yes

22.1

20.7–23.6

5.7

5.0–6.6

25.1

23.6–26.8

4.8

4.1–5.4

4.4

3.7–5.2

34.0

33.1–35.0

Weight underestimation

 No

17.5

16.5–18.5

4.7

4.2–5.2

20.4

19.3–21.5

3.6

3.2–4.0

3.4

2.9–3.9

82.9

82.3–83.5

 Yes

23.1

21.3–25.0

5.5

4.7–6.4

24.7

22.7–26.8

4.9

4.1–5.9

4.1

3.4–5.0

17.1

16.5–17.7

Weight overestimation

 No

17.9

16.8–19.0

4.6

4.1–5.1

20.2

19.2–21.3

3.6

3.3–4.0

3.3

2.9–3.7

83.0

82.0–84.0

 Yes

21.1

19.4–22.9

5.9

4.8–7.4

25.6

23.6–27.7

4.6

3.8–5.5

4.7

3.5–6.1

16.9

16.0–18.0

  1. Significant difference between categories frequency were shown in bold. a Variables used to calculate the natural weights and calibration factors of the sample