Table 1 Weighted percentage distribution of covariates by unhealthy dieting behaviors among female and male adolescents
From: Associations between unhealthy dieting behaviors and tobacco use among adolescents
| Ā | Females | Males | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | n | % | 0 UDBs | 1 UDB | 2+ UDBs | p | n | % | 0 UDBs | 1 UDB | 2+ UDBs | p |
Overall n | 3501 | 100 | 2617 | 491 | 270 | Ā | 3402 | 100 | 2803 | 268 | 134 | Ā |
Age | ||||||||||||
āā<ā14 | 813 | 20% | 20% | 22% | 16% | 0.305 | 712 | 19% | 20% | 18% | 11% | 0.097 |
āāā„ā14 | 2564 | 80% | 80% | 78% | 84% | Ā | 2490 | 81% | 80% | 82% | 89% | Ā |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||
āWhite NH | 1750 | 56% | 57% | 48% | 65% | 0.002 | 1566 | 54% | 55% | 46% | 53% | 0.248 |
āBlack NH | 673 | 23% | 23% | 27% | 11% | Ā | 657 | 23% | 23% | 27% | 23% | Ā |
āOther | 891 | 21% | 20% | 26% | 24% | Ā | 913 | 23% | 22% | 27% | 25% | Ā |
Ever smoke cigarettes | ||||||||||||
āNo | 2143 | 67% | 73% | 48% | 35% | <0.001 | 1933 | 64% | 67% | 44% | 26% | <0.001 |
āYes | 1112 | 33% | 27% | 52% | 65% | Ā | 1104 | 36% | 33% | 56% | 74% | Ā |
Past 30-day cigarette use | ||||||||||||
āNo | 2927 | 90% | 93% | 82% | 73% | <0.001 | 2676 | 89% | 90% | 82% | 70% | <0.001 |
āYes | 331 | 10% | 7% | 18% | 27% | Ā | 359 | 11% | 10% | 18% | 30% | Ā |
Past 30-day smokeless use | ||||||||||||
āNo | 3283 | 98% | 98% | 97% | 93% | <0.001 | 2818 | 88% | 90% | 80% | 68% | <0.001 |
āYes | 90 | 2% | 2% | 3% | 7% | Ā | 377 | 12% | 10% | 20% | 32% | Ā |
Past 30-day cigar use | ||||||||||||
āNo | 3118 | 93% | 94% | 88% | 84% | <0.001 | 2794 | 87% | 89% | 79% | 71% | <0.001 |
āYes | 255 | 8% | 6% | 12% | 16% | Ā | 401 | 13% | 11% | 21% | 29% | Ā |
Smokers have more friends | ||||||||||||
āNo | 2452 | 77% | 80% | 61% | 65% | <0.001 | 2199 | 71% | 74% | 58% | 37% | <0.001 |
āYes | 799 | 24% | 20% | 39% | 35% | Ā | 880 | 29% | 26% | 42% | 63% | Ā |
Weight intentions | ||||||||||||
āNothing/maintain weight | 1205 | 36% | 41% | 19% | 10% | <0.001 | 1370 | 43% | 46% | 29% | 17% | <0.001 |
āLose weight | 1907 | 57% | 51% | 75% | 87% | Ā | 1005 | 30% | 27% | 54% | 63% | Ā |
āGain weight | 248 | 7% | 8% | 6% | 4% | Ā | 825 | 26% | 27% | 17% | 20% | Ā |
BMI | ||||||||||||
āUnderweight | 52 | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <0.001 | 92 | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 0.001 |
āNormal weight | 2241 | 72% | 75% | 61% | 62% | Ā | 1900 | 64% | 65% | 56% | 53% | Ā |
āOverweight | 526 | 16% | 15% | 21% | 19% | Ā | 522 | 17% | 17% | 18% | 15% | Ā |
āObese | 373 | 11% | 9% | 17% | 18% | Ā | 511 | 16% | 14% | 23% | 30% | Ā |
Teased about weight | ||||||||||||
āNo | 2178 | 67% | 73% | 52% | 32% | <0.001 | 2415 | 77% | 78% | 69% | 63% | 0.001 |
āYes | 1173 | 33% | 27% | 48% | 68% | Ā | 767 | 23% | 22% | 31% | 38% | Ā |
Physical activity | ||||||||||||
āNone | 657 | 20% | 19% | 26% | 20% | 0.123 | 351 | 10% | 9% | 17% | 40% | <0.001 |
āLow | 684 | 21% | 21% | 20% | 21% | Ā | 432 | 14% | 13% | 23% | 25% | Ā |
āModerate | 1172 | 37% | 38% | 31% | 41% | Ā | 1052 | 35% | 37% | 31% | 13% | Ā |
āHigh | 754 | 22% | 22% | 23% | 18% | Ā | 1254 | 40% | 42% | 29% | 21% | Ā |