Table 1.
Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the sample
| Total sample (n = 51) | Age group 0–5 years (n = 23) | Age group 6–17 years (n = 28) | Test | p | |ES| | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child sociodemographics | ||||||
| Age, years, M (SD) | 7.49 (5.44) | 2.35 (1.82) | 11.71 (3.33) | t(49) = − 12.065 | < 0.001 | 3.396 |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 23 (45.10) | 7 (30.40) | 16 (57.10) | Fisher’s exact test | 0.090 | 0.267 |
| Nationality, German, n (%)a | 43 (100.00) | 18 (100.00) | 25 (100.00) | – | – | – |
| Child anthropometrics (objective), M (SD) | ||||||
| Height, cm | 120.00 (34.29) | 88.73 (17.44) | 145.68 (20.31) | t(49) = − 10.610 | < 0.001 | 2.986 |
| Weight, kg | 23.86 (14.78) | 11.87 (5.19) | 33.71 (12.63) | t(37.32) = − 8.333 | < 0.001 | 2.184 |
| BMI-SDS | − 1.53 (1.02) | − 1.25 (1.11) | − 1.76 (0.89) | t(49) = 1.812 | 0.076 | 0.513 |
| Child weight status, n (%)b | χ2(2) = 4.297 | 0.117 | 0.290 | |||
| Severe underweight | 21 (41.20) | 6 (26.10) | 15 (53.60) | |||
| Underweight | 12 (23.50) | 6 (26.10) | 6 (21.40) | |||
| Normal weight | 18 (35.3) | 11 (47.80) | 7 (25.00) | |||
| Child treatment-setting status, n (%) | Fisher’s exact test | 0.404 | 0.136 | |||
| Inpatient treatment | 26 (51.00) | 10 (43.50) | 16 (57.10) | |||
| Outpatient treatment | 25 (49.00) | 13 (56.50) | 12 (42.90) | |||
| Parent sociodemographics | ||||||
| Age, years, M (SD) | 37.76 (7.01) | 33.24 (3.72) | 40.96 (7.07) | t(36.46) = − 4.537 | < 0.001 | 1.329 |
| Sex, female, n (%)a | 38 (74.50) | 17 (100.00) | 21 (87.50) | Fisher’s exact test | 0.254 | 0.236 |
| High education (≥ 12 school years), n (%)a | 21 (51.22) | 8 (47.10) | 13 (54.20) | Fisher’s exact test | 0.756 | 0.070 |
| Marital status, n (%)a | χ2(2) = 0.437 | 0.804 | 0.103 | |||
| Single | 10 (24.39) | 5 (29.40) | 5 (20.80) | |||
| Married | 28 (68.29) | 11 (64.70) | 17 (70.80) | |||
| Separated | 3 (7.31) | 1 (5.90) | 2 (8.30) | |||
| Widowed | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |||
| BMI (kg/m2, subjective), M (SD) | 25.21 (6.39) | 24.90 (7.04) | 25.45 (6.00) | t(40) = − 0.268 | 0.790 | 0.085 |
BMI body mass index (kg/m2), SDS standard deviation score
aDue to missing data, values may not sum up to N = 51 (100%)
bChild weight status was determined by German reference data classifying severe underweight (BMI-SDS ≤ − 1.88), underweight (− 1.88 < BMI-SDS ≤ − 1.28), normal weight (− 1.28 < BMI-SDS < 1.28) [47]