Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Sex
Total (N = 125) | Girls (n = 69) | Boys (n = 56) | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
†Age, y | 14.46 (1.55) | 14.77 (1.56) | 14.07 (1.46) | .01 |
Race, % | .997 | |||
White | 56.1 | 57.1 | 54.9 | |
Black | 24.6 | 23.8 | 25.5 | |
More than one race | 12.3 | 12.7 | 11.8 | |
Asian | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | |
Other | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | |
Ethnicity, % | .55 | |||
Hispanic | 19.1 | 17.2 | 21.6 | |
BMI-z | 1.98 (0.43) | 2.00 (0. 39) | 1.96 (0.48) | .66 |
Anxiety Symptoms | 38.61 (5.92) | 39.71 (6.31) | 37.29 (5.15) | .023 |
Entry criteria presence, % | .366 | |||
Anxiety (only) | 41.9 | 42.5 | 37.9 | .083 |
Loss-of-control eating (only) | 6.5 | 4.1 | 10.3 | .157 |
Anxiety and loss-of-control eating | 51.6 | 53.4 | 51.7 | .442 |
Note. BMIz = Body mass index z-score;
Mean (Standard Deviation); p-value represents sex comparison. P values are reflective of sex comparisons based on t-tests for continuous variables and Fisher’s Exact tests for categorical variables.