Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants (n = 72,570)
| Obesity cohort | Comparison group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls, n = 5867 | Boys, n = 6640 | Girls, n = 28,270 | Boys, n = 31,793 | |
| Nordic | 3943 (67.2) | 4400 (66.3) | 20,010 (70.8) | 22,837 (71.8) |
| Anxiety and/or depressive disordersa | 681 (11.6) | 532 (8.0) | 1707 (6.0) | 1310 (4.1) |
| Age at first anxiety and/or depressive disorders | 14.5 (2.3) | 13.9 (2.7) | 14.7 (2.5) | 14.0 (2.8) |
| Anxiety disorderb | 518 (8.8) | 403 (6.1) | 1331 (4.7) | 995 (3.1) |
| Age at first anxiety disorder | 14.4 (2.4) | 13.8 (2.8) | 14.5 (2.5) | 13.8 (2.9) |
| Depressive disorderb | 426 (7.3) | 297 (4.5) | 966 (3.4) | 634 (2.0) |
| Age at first depressive disorder | 15.1 (1.8) | 14.5 (2.4) | 15.4 (1.9) | 14.8 (2.3) |
| Neuropsychiatric disorderc | 786 (13.4) | 1412 (21.3) | 1301 (4.6) | 2793 (8.8) |
| ADHD/ADD | 612 (10.4) | 1107 (16.7) | 1005 (3.6) | 2286 (7.2) |
| Autism spectrum disorder | 201 (3.4) | 473 (7.1) | 342 (1.2) | 809 (2.5) |
| Mild intellectual disability | 127 (2.2) | 207 (3.1) | 186 (0.7) | 331 (1.0) |
| Parental anxiety/depressiond | 3129 (53.3) | 3666 (53.3) | 11,663 (41.3) | 13,382 (42.1) |
| Mothers | 2477 (42.2) | 2891 (43.5) | 8762 (31.0) | 9916 (31.2) |
| Fathers | 1450 (24.7) | 1700 (25.6) | 5224 (18.5) | 6126 (19.3) |
| SES | ||||
| Low SES | 1067 (18.2) | 1253 (18.9) | 3593 (12.7) | 4089 (12.9) |
| Medium-low SES | 2202 (37.5) | 2513 (37.9) | 8023 (28.4) | 9057 (28.5) |
| Medium-high SES | 1996 (34.0) | 2248 (33.9) | 10,689 (37.8) | 12,182 (38.3) |
| High SES | 568 (9.7) | 590 (8.9) | 5564 (19.7) | 6037 (19.0) |
| Missing | 34 (0.6) | 36 (0.5) | 403 (1.4) | 433 (1.4) |
Data is n (%) or mean (SD)
aDiagnosis of anxiety and/or depression and/or prescription of medication to treat anxiety and/or depression
bDiagnosis and/or prescription medication
cIncludes ADHD/ADD, autism spectrum disorder, and mild intellectual disability in the child
dIncludes maternal and paternal diagnosis of anxiety and depression or at least two dispensed prescriptions of anxiolytics/antidepressants
Abbreviation: SES socioeconomic status