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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2019 Apr 10;122:88–93. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.04.007

Table 2:

Bivariate associations between ethnic group and family teasing, and well-being

Boys Girls
Latino Hmong Somali White Latina Hmong Somali White
% % % % % % % %
Teased about weight by family 17.7b 35.6a 12.1b 16.0b F=12.1, p<.001 28.1b 42.9a 28.6bc 18.3c F=12.7, p<.001
Unhealthy weight control behaviors 40.0b 51.4a 59.3a 26.6c F=14.5, p<.001 47.6b 66.4a 64.2a 41.4b F=13.0, <.001
Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean
Body satisfaction (13–65) 43.1b 38.1a 46.0bc 47.0c F=22.1, p<.001 41.0b 37.9a 43.2b 43.0b F=7.9, p<.001
Self esteem (6–24) 18.3b 16.3a 18.1b 19.0c F=30.3, p<.001 17.3b 15.9a 18.6c 17.2b F=12.7, p<.001
Depressive symptoms (10–30) 16.0a 16.5a 14.4b 16.0a F=3.2, p=.024 18.2ab 18.8a 16.7b 18.5a F=2.4, p=.066
Acculturation score (0–6) 3.6b 4.5a 2.0c -- F=56.0, p<.001 3.6b 4.3a 2.3c -- F=35.1, p<.001
BMI (13.6–44.9) 24.6a 24.9a 21.8b 22.5b 12.6, p<.001 24.4b 22.9a 23.6ab 22.9a 4.6, p=.003
a:

within gender and outcomes, cells that share a superscript do not differ at p<.05.

b:

within gender and outcomes, cells that share a superscript do not differ at p<.05.

c:

within gender and outcomes, cells that share a superscript do not differ at p<.05.