Table 1.
Demography, anthropometry and depression
| Boys n = 19884 |
Girls n = 19658 |
Total n = 39542 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Demography | |||
| Age years (sd) | 17.1 (0.29) | 17.1 (0.27) | 17.1 (0.28) |
| Parents working % | |||
| yes | 93.2 | 92.4 | 92.8 |
| no | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Parents together % | |||
| yes | 71.1 | 71.2 | 71.2 |
| no (1) | 28.8 | 28.7 | 28.8 |
| Anthropometry | |||
| Weight Kg (sd) | 67.6 (10.3) | 56.3 (8.5) | 62.0 (11.0) |
| Height cm (sd) | 177.3 (7.0) | 164.9 (6.3) | 171.1 (9.1) |
| BMI mean (sd) | 21.5 (2.9) | 20.7 (3.0) | 21.1 (3.0) |
| BMI category, % | |||
| < = 17.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| > 17.0-24.0 | 82.8 | 85.5 | 84.1 |
| > 24.0-29.0 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 10.8 |
| > 29 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Depression | |||
| ADRS mean (sd) | 1.3 (1.9) | 2.2 (2.3) | 1.7 (2.1) |
| ADRS score % | |||
| 0-2 | 80.2 | 64.0 | 72.0 |
| 3-5 | 15.2 | 25.5 | 20.0 |
| > = 6 | 4.5 | 10.4 | 7.5 |
Source: ESCAPAD 2008, OFDT
(1) This category includes young people whose parents are divorced or separated for other reasons, and also those who have lost one or both parents
Notes: sd = standard deviation;