Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n=7628*; 3659 girls, 3609 boys, mean age=17.63 years)
| Total | Boys | Girls | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Suicidal ideation | |||
| Young-HUNT1 | 939 (23.1) | 417 (20.1) | 522 (26.3) |
| Young-HUNT3 | 742 (23.1) | 311 (20.2) | 431 (25.3) |
| Weight categories (BMI)† | |||
| Obese | 296 (4.5) | 143 (4.3) | 153 (4.7) |
| Overweight | 1072 (16.4) | 552 (16.8) | 520 (16.1) |
| Normal weight | 4855 (74.5) | 2443 (74.1) | 2412 (74.8) |
| Underweight | 296 (4.5) | 157 (4.8) | 139 (4.3) |
| Body size perception | |||
| Very fat | 154 (2.1) | 41 (1.1) | 113 (3.1) |
| Quite fat | 1639 (22.7) | 606 (17.0) | 1033 (28.4) |
| About the same as others | 4119 (57.2) | 2097 (58.7) | 2022 (55.7) |
| Quite thin | 1210 (16.8) | 771 (21.4) | 439 (12.1) |
| Very thin | 84 (1.2) | 58 (1.6) | 26 (0.7) |
| Intention to lose weight | |||
| Yes | 1085 (15.1) | 256 (7.2) | 829 (22.9) |
| No, but I need to lose weight | 1282 (17.8) | 428 (12.0) | 854 (23.6) |
| No, I am comfortable with my weight | 4827 (67.1) | 2890 (80.9) | 1937 (53.5) |
| Disordered eating | |||
| Poor appetite/undereating | 338 (4.7) | 74 (2.1) | 264 (7.3) |
| Uncontrolled appetite/overeating | 843 (11.8) | 363 (10.2) | 480 (13.3) |
| Anxiety/depression | 1484 (20.9) | 439 (12.5) | 1045 (29.2) |