Table 3:

Adjusted predicted prevalence of unhealthy weight control behaviors and least square means of emotional well-being by teasing by family among adolescents in four ethnic groups (adjusted for BMI)

Unhealthy weight control behaviors (%)
	Boys				Girls
	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^
Teased about weight by family	39.7%	62.0%	22.3	<.001	50.4%	70.2%	19.8	<.001
Ethnic groups				.008				<.001
Latinx	32.3%	60.1%	27.9		40.1%	57.9%	17.7
Hmong	38.9%	67.7%	28.8		61.2%	75.2%	13.9
Somali	63.7%	64.9%	1.3		61.9%	85.0%	23.1
White	23.9%	55.1%	31.2		38.3%	62.8%	24.5
Body satisfaction (mean)
	Boys				Girls
	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^
Teased about weight by family	44.4	39.6	−4.8	<.001	42.1	38.3	−3.8	.001
Ethnic groups				<.001				.001
Latinx	44.4	41.3	−3.1		42.8	39.5	−3.3
Hmong	40.4	36.0	−4.4		38.7	36.0	−2.7
Somali	46.1	38.1	−8.1		43.3	41.5	−1.8
White	46.8	42.9	−3.9		43.5	38.0	−5.5
Self esteem (mean)
	Boys				Girls
	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^
Teased about weight by family	18.2	16.7	−1.5	<.001	17.8	15.9	−1.9	<.001
Ethnic groups				<.001				<.001
Latinx	18.6	17.5	−1.1		17.7	16.4	−1.2
Hmong	16.8	15.6	−1.3		16.5	15.1	−1.5
Somali	18.1	16.8	−1.4		19.3	16.9	−2.4
White	19.2	17.2	−2.0		17.6	15.3	−2.3
Depressive symptoms (mean)
	Boys				Girls
	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^	No	Yes	Difference*	p- value^
Teased about weight by family	15.4	17.2	1.8	<.001	17.1	20.4	3.2	<.001
Ethnic groups				.031				.099
Latinx	15.6	17.1	1.5		17.3	20.3	3.0
Hmong	15.5	18.1	2.5		17.9	20.0	2.1
Somali	14.7	14.6	−0.1		15.4	20.0	4.6
White	15.6	19.1	3.5		18.0	21.4	3.5

^*prevalence difference between those who have and have not been teased about weight by family

^{^}p-value for main effect