Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (N = 1531)
| Males n=724 |
Females n=807 |
|
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Race | ||
| White | 23.0 | 18.7 |
| African American | 27.1 | 29.0 |
| Hispanic | 15.5 | 15.4 |
| Asian | 21.6 | 19.7 |
| Native American | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Mixed/other race | 8.6 | 13.3 |
| BMI | ||
| Non-overweight weight (<85th percentile) | 58.0 | 62.2 |
| Overweight (≥85th percentile) | 42.0 | 37.8 |
| Number of favorite shows in top 25 | ||
| 1 | 47.7 | 55.3 |
| 2 | 35.8 | 34.0 |
| 3 | 16.6 | 10.8 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (range=11–20) | 14.3 (2.0) | 14.2 (1.9) |
| Body Satisfaction (range=13–65) | 44.9 (12.6) | 43.1 (12.9) |
| Teasing exposure | ||
| Total teasing incidents (range=0–65) | 15.7 (13.4) | 13.5 (10.5) |
| Total weight-teasing incidents (range=0–15) | 4.9 (3.7) | 4.6 (3.3) |
| Percent of total teasing incidents that are weight-related (range=0–75) | 34.3 (20.2) | 34.9 (20.9) |
| Percent of weight-related incidents with overweight targets (range=0–100) | 49.3 (31.8) | 51.0 (32.1) |