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Table 1 Sample characteristics of 2,717 Canadian participants ages 16–30 years old

From: Characterizing cheat meals among a national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults

 

Women

(n = 1,476)

Men

(n = 1,060)

TGNC

(n = 181)

  
 

M (SD) / %

M (SD) / %

M (SD) / %

pa

Fb / Vc

Age

23.1 (3.9)

22.8 (3.9)

21.8 (3.9)

< .001

8.21

Race/ethnicity

   

< .001

.10

 White

65.2

57.5

70.6

  

 Black

3.2

3.1

2.8

  

 Latino

1.9

3.2

0.6

  

 East Asian

9.3

10.8

9.6

  

 South Asian

5.3

10.2

2.8

  

 Middle Eastern

1.9

3.2

1.1

  

 Indigenous

1.5

1.0

1.1

  

 Other

1.3

1.6

0.0

  

 Multi-racial

10.4

9.3

11.3

  

Sexual identity

   

< .001

.35

 Heterosexual

57.3

70.2

5.6

  

 Gay/lesbian

2.4

14.4

16.4

  

 Bisexual

23.8

8.7

24.9

  

 Queer, questioning, or other

16.5

6.7

53.1

  

Highest completed education

   

.004

.06

 High school diploma or less

41.7

45.0

57.1

  

 College or undergraduate degree

43.8

43.3

33.3

  

 Master’s degree or higher

12.9

10.7

7.9

  

 Other

1.6

1.0

1.7

  

Weight perception

   

< .001

.09

 Very underweight

1.2

1.8

1.7

  

 Slightly underweight

8.8

14.8

10.1

  

 About the right weight

48.0

50.7

47.5

  

 Slightly overweight

32.8

27.6

32.4

  

 Very overweight

9.2

4.9

8.4

  

Current weight change behavior

   

< .001

.32

 Lose weight

57.2

32.3

52.5

  

 Stay the same weight

17.9

14.5

12.3

  

 Gain weight

7.1

44.3

10.1

  

 Not doing anything about weight

17.9

8.9

25.1

  

Cheat meals, past 12 months

53.7

60.9

52.5

.001

.07

Cheat meals, past 30 daysd

82.5

87.8

73.9

< .001

.11

Any overeating, past 28 days

63.0

71.4

71.4

< .001

.09

Any loss of control while eating, past 28 days

54.8

32.1

64.3

< .001

.24

Any binge-eating, past 28 days

49.6

29.1

60.7

< .001

.22

Any vomiting, past 28 days

13.2

6.5

30.8

< .001

.20

Any laxative use, past 28 days

9.4

3.9

27.7

< .001

.22

Any compulsive exercise, past 28 days

50.0

42.2

55.8

< .001

.09

Any fasting, past 28 days

44.8

27.6

62.5

< .001

.22

EDE-Q global score

2.6 (1.5)

1.5 (1.2)

2.8 (1.6)

< .001

27.09

  1. Women and men were defined as those who identified as cisgender (i.e., their sex at birth aligned with their current gender identity)
  2. M Mean, SD Standard deviation, TGNC Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
  3. aDifferences between genders determined using chi-square tests for categorial variables and one-way ANOVAs for continuous variables
  4. bF statistic from one-way ANOVA’s for continuous variables
  5. cEffect size determined using Cramer’s V for categorial variables
  6. dOnly asked of those who reported “yes” to cheat meals in the past 12 months