Table 1 Participant characteristics overall and according to overeating behavior† at the Project Viva early adolescent visit
Overall, n = 619 | Early adolescent overeating behavior | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n = 58 (9%) | No, n = 561 (91%) | ||
Mean (SD), median (IQR), or n (column %) | |||
Maternal characteristics | |||
Age, years, median (IQR) | 32.5 (6.2) | 32.3 (7.4) | 32.6 (6.0) |
Pre-pregnancy BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 24.6 (5.2) | 25.7 (6.6) | 24.5 (5.0) |
College graduate, n (%) | |||
No | 162 (26%) | 21 (36%) | 141 (25%) |
Yes | 456 (74%) | 37 (64%) | 419 (75%) |
Smoked during pregnancy, n (%) | |||
No | 558 (90%) | 51 (88%) | 507 (91%) |
Yes | 60 (10%) | 7 (12%) | 53 (9%) |
Excessive GWG, n (%) | |||
No | 260 (43%) | 27 (47%) | 233 (42%) |
Yes | 349 (57%) | 31 (53%) | 318 (58%) |
Participant characteristics in early adolescence | |||
Age, years, median (IQR) | 12.9 (1.0) | 13.0 (1.3) | 12.9 (0.9) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Male | 293 (47%) | 20 (34%) | 273 (49%) |
Female | 326 (53%) | 38 (66%) | 288 (51%) |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||
Black | 92 (15%) | 15 (26%) | 77 (14%) |
Hispanic | 25 (4%) | 6 (10%) | 19 (3%) |
White | 400 (65%) | 28 (48%) | 372 (66%) |
Other | 101 (16%) | 9 (16%) | 92 (16%) |
BMI z-score, units, mean (SD) | 0.37 (1.08) | 0.84 (0.95) | 0.32 (1.08) |
BMI category, n (%) | |||
Normal weight | 451 (73%) | 33 (57%) | 418 (75%) |
Overweight | 91 (15%) | 12 (21%) | 79 (14%) |
Obesity | 77 (12%) | 13 (22%) | 64 (11%) |
Pubertal development scale, points, mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) |
Overeating behavior (3-category exposure), n (%) | |||
No overeating | 561 (91%) | 561 (100%) | |
Overeating behavior without LOC | 34 (5%) | 34 (59%) | |
Binge eating behavior (overeating with LOC) | 24 (4%) | 24 (41%) | |