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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Prevalence of probable eating disorders and associated risk factors in children and adolescents aged 5–16 years in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates: observational case–control study

Category

Normal (%)

Obese (%)

Total

Gender

 Female

156 (54)

121 (46)

277

 Male

132 (46)

142 (54)

274

Total

288 (52)

263 (48)

551

  1. Normal weight participants and obese are based on the WHO BMI z score definition, as mentioned earlier