Table 1:
Characteristics of the sample, N=1577
| Total | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | N | % | n | % | |
| Group | ||||||
| Latinx | 471 | 29.9 | 216 | 28.2 | 255 | 31.4 |
| Hmong | 480 | 30.4 | 218 | 28.5 | 262 | 32.3 |
| Somali | 114 | 7.2 | 60 | 7.8 | 54 | 6.7 |
| White | 512 | 32.5 | 272 | 35.5 | 240 | 29.6 |
| Ever teased about weight by family | ||||||
| No | 1148 | 74.0 | 587 | 78.2 | 561 | 70.0 |
| Yes | 404 | 26.0 | 164 | 21.8 | 240 | 30.0 |
| Unhealthy weight control behaviors | 733 | 46.7 | 305 | 40.0 | 428 | 53.0 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Body satisfaction (13–65) | 42.0 | 12.7 | 43.3 | 12.7 | 40.7 | 12.6 |
| Self esteem (6–24) | 17.4 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 16.9 | 3.5 |
| Depressive symptoms (10–30) | 17.3 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 18.4 | 5.1 |
| Acculturation score (0–6)* | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| BMI (13.6–44.9) | 23.6 | 5.5 | 23.7 | 5.5 | 23.4 | 5.4 |
*
excluding white students