Table II.
Association of parent education to hostility, adiposity, and insulin among 1222 adolescents in the PSD Study
| Parent education |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤HS (n = 268) |
>HS, <College (n = 349) |
College (n = 348) |
Professional degree (n = 257) |
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| Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | P | |
| Hostility | 54.0 | 8.1 | 54.0 | 52.9 | 8.1 | 53.0 | 51.5 | 8.3 | 52.0 | 50.0 | 8.1 | 50.0 | <.001 |
| BMI | 24.9 | 6.6 | 23.0 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 5.4 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 4.4 | 21.8 | <.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 83.4 | 16.2 | 79.1 | 85.0 | 16.8 | 81.0 | 82.1 | 13.4 | 78.6 | 82.7 | 14.8 | 78.2 | .016 |
| Insulin (mIU/L) | |||||||||||||
| Baseline | 24.0 | 26.3 | 16.1 | 20.9 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 10.9 | <.001 |
| Follow-up | 25.0 | 26.5 | 16.8 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 11.7 | <.001 |
HS, high school.