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Table 1 Characteristics of the study group (n = 463)

From: Does eating behaviour among adolescents and young adults seeking obesity treatment differ depending on sex, body composition, and parental country of birth?

 

n

Mean

(SD)

Age, years

463

21.0

(3.0)

BMI, kg/m2

463

41.3

(6.0)

Waist circumference, cm

370

116.0

(13.9)

Body fat percentage

276

46.2

(6.6)

Blood pressure

   
 

Systolic

447

119.9

(12.1)

 

Diastolic

447

75.9

(9.7)

TFEQ

   
 

Uncontrolled eating

463

48.1

(25.5)

 

Emotional eating

463

43.4

(30.2)

 

Cognitive restraint eating

463

43.9

(21.5)

  

n

(%)

Country of birth parents

463

  
 

Nordic country1

 

264

(57.0)

 

Other country2

 

199

(43.0)

Civil status

463

  
 

No partner

 

310

(67.0)

 

Partner/married

 

136

(29.4)

 

Other/missing data3

 

17

(3.7)

Occupation

463

  
 

Student

 

269

(58.1)

 

Employed

 

137

(29.6)

 

Other4

 

57

(12.3)

Smoker 3

456

  
 

No

 

322

(70.6)

 

Yes

 

134

(29.4)

  1. 1At least one parent born in a Nordic country; 2Both parents born outside the Nordic countries; 3 n = 7 missing; 4E.g. parental leave, sick leave, unemployed