Table 1 Sociodemographic and binge eating characteristics of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study participants (N = 10,197)
From: The social epidemiology of binge-eating disorder and behaviors in early adolescents
Sociodemographic characteristics | Totals | Binge-eating disorder | Binge-eating behavior | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | P-Value | Yes | No | P-Value | ||
Age (years) | 12.03 | 12.03 | 12.00 | 0.562 | 12.06 | 12 | 0.103 |
Sex (%) | – | – | – | 0.869 | – | – | 0.087 |
Female | 48.8% | 51.4% | 48.8% | 45.0% | 49.1% | ||
Male | 51.2% | 48.6% | 51.2% | 55.0% | 50.9% | ||
Race/ethnicity (%) | – | – | – | 0.073 | – | – | < 0.001 |
White | 54.0% | 54.0% | 52.1% | 45.8% | 54.6% | ||
Latino / Hispanic | 19.8% | 20.4% | 19.8% | 26.7% | 19.4% | ||
Black | 16.1% | 21.7% | 16.0% | 14.7% | 16.2% | ||
Asian | 5.4% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 5.3% | ||
Native American | 3.2% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 3.0% | ||
Other | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% | ||
Household income (%) | – | – | – | 0.001 | – | – | < 0.001 |
Less than or equal to $75,000 | 54.9% | 74.2% | 54.7% | 65.1% | 54.2% | ||
More than $75,000 | 45.1% | 45.3% | 25.8% | 34.9% | 45.8% | ||
Parents' highest education (%) | – | – | – | 0.376 | – | – | 0.013 |
High school education or less | 18.4% | 21.6% | 18.4% | 22.5% | 18.2% | ||
College education or more | 81.6% | 78.4% | 81.6% | 77.5% | 81.8% | ||
Gay or bisexual (%) | – | – | – | < 0.001 | – | – | 0.008 |
No | 87.3% | 79.1% | 87.4% | 82.5% | 87.7% | ||
Yes | 4.4% | 9.8% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 4.2% | ||
Maybe | 3.8% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 3.7% | ||
Don't understand the question | 3.2% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.2% | ||