Gender-specific responses to multifaceted factors associated with disordered eating among adolescents of 7th to 9th grade

Table 1 Sample characteristics

	All (N = 729)		Females (N = 372, 51.03%)		Males (N = 357, 48.97%)		X² (df)/F-test	P value
	N/Means	%/SD	N/Means	%/SD	N/Means	%/SD	X² (df)/F-test	P value
Age	13.83	0.99	13.83	1.00	13.84	0.97	0.03(1)	0.85
Perceivwd body image							11.73(2)	0.00
Normal weight	346	47.50	194	52.20	152	42.60
Overweight/obese	233	31.96	119	32.00	114	31.90
Underweight	150	20.60	59	15.90	91	25.50
Disordered eating (EAT-26)
Yes	83	11.40	43	11.60	40	11.20	0.02(1)	0.88
Friend weight-teasing
Yes	184	25.20	103	27.70	81	22.70	2.41(1)	0.12
Family weight-teasing
Yes	173	23.70	96	25.80	77	21.60	1.8(1)	0.10
Family pressure to control weight (0–3)	1.30	1.13	1.4	1.14	1.19	1.10	6.39(1)	0.01
Friend pressure to control weight	0.43	0.83	0.48	0.86	0.39	0.80	2.23(1)	0.14
Perceived family support (4–16)	12.30	2.62	12.35	2.73	12.26	2.50	0.22(1)	0.64
Perceived friend support (4–16)	12.42	2.44	12.57	2.38	12.27	2.50	2.62(1)	0.11
Low peer acceptance
Yes	116	15.91	47	12.60	69	19.32	6.10(1)	0.01
Father with college degree or above
Yes	229	31.40	109	29.30	120	33.60	1.57(1)	0.21
Mother with college degree or above
Yes
Immigrant family
Yes	178	24.40	92	24.70	86	24.10	0.04(1)	0.84
Family type							5.97(2)	0.05
Traditional family	471	64.60	228	61.30	243	68.10
Extended family	122	16.73	62	16.70	60	16.80
Single-parent family	136	18.66	82	22.04	54	15.12
Unhealthy eating behaviors (0–12)	6.22	2.41	6.12	2.37	6.32	2.46	6.98(1)	0.27
Regular execrise
Yes	219	30.00	64	17.20	155	43.40	59.56(1)	0.00
Moderate to severe depressive mood
Yes	119	16.30	74	19.89	45	16.32	7.08(1)	0.01

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