| Boys (N=6,557) | Girls (N=6,126) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or Proportion | SD | Mean or Proportion | SD | |
| Depressive symptoms | .110 | .176 | ||
| Actual Weight, (ref. = normal) | .659 | .701 | ||
| Underweight | .042 | .030 | ||
| Overweight | .299 | .268 | ||
| Weight Perceptions (ref. = about right) | .577 | .504 | ||
| Underweight perceptions | .202 | .107 | ||
| Overweight perceptions | .221 | .389 | ||
| Sociodemographic Background | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity (ref. = White) | .680 | .698 | ||
| Black | .153 | .146 | ||
| Latino/a | .126 | .119 | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | .041 | .037 | ||
| Nativity (1 = U.S. born) | .941 | .933 | ||
| Age (in years) | 16.083 | 1.658 | 15.800 | 1.598 |
| Income percentile group | 2.140 | 1.540 | 2.172 | 1.594 |
| Parent’s highest education level | 5.378 | 1.709 | 5.414 | 1.726 |
| Family Structure, lives with: (ref. = both parents) | .557 | .575 | ||
| Parent and a stepparent | .167 | .156 | ||
| Single parent | .230 | .235 | ||
| Other | .045 | .034 | ||
| Other Control Variables | ||||
| At least one parent is obese (1 = yes) | .227 | .224 | ||
| High Level of Physical Activity (1 = yes) | .753 | .692 | ||
| Fair/poor self-assessed health (1 = yes) | .060 | .073 | ||
Notes:
- Source: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
- Parent’s highest education level is an ordinal variable ranging from 1 (no schooling) to 8 (post-college education) with a mean value of 5.4, which represents that at least 1 parent attended some postsecondary institution. Family Income percentile categories range from 1 to 6 with an average value of 2.4, which represents a family income in the 50th percentile of the distribution.