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Table 1 Summary of participant demographic information (N = 2204)

From: Exploring associations between positive and negative valanced parental comments about adolescents’ bodies and eating and eating problems: a community study

 

Sons

Daughters

Total population

N

Median (IQR)

N

Median (IQR)

N

Median (IQR)

Age

1042

14.92 (13.58–16.08)

1162

14.67 (13.50–15.83)

2204

14.75 (13.58–15.92)

BMI%ile

1004

57.35 (26.05–82.58)

1148

50.10 (24.55–73.00)

2152

52.80 (24.83–77.25)

Eating Disorder Symptomology (EDEQ-WS)

1038

0.29 (0.00–1.08)

1161

1.58 (.50–3.58)

2199

0.75 (.08–2.42)

Psychological Distress (K10)

1042

15.00 (12.00–21.00)

1162

20.00 (14.00–29.00)

2204

17.00 (13.00–25.00)

  1. BMI%ile Body Mass Index percentile (kg/m2), EDEQ-WS Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Weight/Shape Sub Scale, K10 Kessler 10-item scale, N/n participant number (all/sub-group), IQR inter quartile range