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Table 1 Descriptive statistic for all study variables

From: Relationships among weight stigma, eating behaviors and stress in adolescents in Wuhan, China

 

Boy (n = 987)

Girl (n = 831)

Mean (SD)

Non-overweight(n = 742)

Mean (SD)

Overweight or Obese (n = 245)

T-Value

P-Value*

Mean (SD)

Non-overweight (n = 745)

Mean (SD)

Overweight or Obese (n = 86)

T-value

P-Value*

Age

16.5 ± 1.0

16.5 ± 0.9

0.779

0.436

16.4 ± 1.0

16.4 ± 0.9

−0.038

0.969

BMI

20.2 ± 2.0

26.6 ± 2.7

−33.572

0.000

19.9 ± 1.8

26.0 ± 2.1

−25.508

0.000

Stigma-total

9.2 ± 7.1

19.4 ± 10.7

−13.913

0.000

12.8 ± 9.1

22.0 ± 10.9

−7.540

0.000

Cognitive restraint

11.2 ± 4.2

12.8 ± 3.8

−5.774

0.000

12.6 ± 3.8

12.7 ± 3.8

−0.353

0.724

Uncontrolled eating

18.0 ± 5.4

19.3 ± 6.1

−3.105

0.002

20.3 ± 5.3

20.7 ± 5.2

−0.724

0.469

Emotional eating

5.3 ± 2.4

6.0 ± 2.8

−3.668

0.000

6.4 ± 2.6

6.1 ± 2.7

1.004

0.316

Stress

19.9 ± 7.0

19.3 ± 6.8

1.363

0.173

20.9 ± 6.6

20.2 ± 7.5

0.930

0.353

  1. *T-Test analysis of group differences between non-overweight and overweight or obese participants in boys and girls, respectively