Table 1.
Participant characteristics and comparison of health-promoting behaviors (HPBs) between groups (N=276).
| Variable and category | Participants, n (%) | Variable mean (SD) | HPBs—ALP-R2a (score range 44-176), mean (SD) | P value | |||||
| Age (y) | 15.3 (1.7) |
|
.03 | ||||||
|
|
13-15 | 155 (56.2) |
|
122.0 (15.0) |
|
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|
|
16-18 | 121 (43.8) |
|
125.0 (12.6) |
|
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| Sex | —b |
|
.40 | ||||||
|
|
Male | 127 (46) |
|
124.2 (14.3) |
|
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|
|
Female | 149 (54) |
|
122.5 (13.9) |
|
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| Educational level (school) | — |
|
.04 | ||||||
|
|
Primary | 28 (10.1) |
|
116.8 (13.1) |
|
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|
|
Junior high school | 118 (42.8) |
|
123.6 (14.7) |
|
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|
|
Senior high school | 119 (43.1) |
|
125.0 (13.4) |
|
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|
|
College | 11 (4) |
|
118.3 (12.5) |
|
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| Orphan status | — |
|
.73 | ||||||
|
|
Not orphan | 141 (51.1) |
|
124.2 (14.1) |
|
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|
|
Maternal | 23 (8.3) |
|
120.9 (13.9) |
|
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|
|
Paternal | 88 (31.9) |
|
123.8 (14.5) |
|
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|
|
Double | 24 (8.7) |
|
119.0 (11.5) |
|
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| Duration of residence in child welfare institutions (y) | 3.4 (2.5) |
|
.03 | ||||||
|
|
1-3 | 168 (60.9) |
|
123.6 (14.0) |
|
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|
|
4-5 | 77 (27.9) |
|
125.2 (14.1) |
|
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|
|
>5 | 31 (11.2) |
|
117.0 (13.3) |
|
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| Accreditation level of institutions | — |
|
.02 | ||||||
|
|
A | 20 (7.2) |
|
117.3 (15.0) | |||||
|
|
B | 125 (45.3) |
|
125.5 (13.4) |
|
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|
|
C | 51 (18.5) |
|
118.2 (13.9) |
|
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|
|
Unaccredited | 80 (29) |
|
124.7 (14.0) |
|
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aALP-R2: Adolescent Lifestyle Profile–Revised 2.
bNot applicable.