Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample (N=262).
Characteristics | Statistics | |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 15.4 (0.8) | |
Gender, n (%) |
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Boys | 114 (43.5) |
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Girls | 148 (56.5) |
Obesity status, n (%) |
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No | 198 (75.6) |
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Yes | 64 (24.4) |
FASa score, n (%) |
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Very low FAS (1-2) | 22 (8.4) |
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Low FAS (3-4) | 123 (46.9) |
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Average FAS (5) | 117 (44.7) |
School type, n (%) |
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Vocational high school | 117 (44.7) |
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General high school | 91 (34.7) |
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Middle school | 54 (20.6) |
School boarding status, n (%) |
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Nonboarder | 63 (24.4) |
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Half-boarder | 130 (50.4) |
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Full boarder | 65 (25.2) |
Family status, n (%) |
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Two-parents | 200 (76.3) |
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Single parent | 51 (19.5) |
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Other | 11 (4.2) |
Type of parental consent, n (%) |
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Written parental consent | 47 (17.9) |
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Tacit parental consent | 215 (82.1) |
aFAS: Family Affluence Scale.