Table 1 Participant characteristics according to presence of diabetes
From: Diabetes and disordered eating behaviours in a community-based sample of Australian adolescents
Total sample (n = 4854) | Diabetes (n = 52) | No diabetes (n = 4802) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | ||||
Age mean (SD) | 14.4 (1.6) | 14.5 (1.9) | 14.4 (1.6) | 0.55 |
BMI percentile mean (SD) | 54.1 (30.9) | 61.7 (27.7) | 54.0 (30.9) | 0.14 |
SEIFA mean (SD) | 985.0 (42.0) | 977.9 (41.3) | 985.1 (42.0) | 0.24 |
SEIFA decile mean (SD) | 5.3 (1.9) | 5.6 (1.6) | 5.3 (1.9) | 0.30 |
% (n) | ||||
Sex [boys] | 47.0 (2282) | 59.6 (31) | 46.9 (2251) | 0.07 |
Weight category | ||||
Underweight | 7.5 (366) | 3.9 (2) | 7.6 (364) | |
Normal Weight | 64.8 (3144) | 51.9 (27) | 64.9 (3117) | |
Overweight | 12.6 (612) | 7.7 (4) | 12.7 (608) | |
Obese | 15.1 (732) | 36.5 (19) | 14.9 (713) | <.001 |
Country of birth | ||||
Australian | 89.6 (4347) | 84.6 (44) | 89.6 (4303) | |
European | 2.1 (102) | 1.9 (1) | 2.1 (101) | |
Asian | 5.5 (267) | 5.8 (3) | 5.5 (264) | |
Other | 2.8 (138) | 7.7 (4) | 2.8 (134) | 0.26 |