Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and correlations amongst variables for boys and girls

Girls
Variable	Number of respondents	Source	Scale range	Mean	SD	Variable
						1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. BMI z-score (7 years)	4040	Clinic	–	0.14	0.03
2. BMI z-score (11 years)	3287	Clinic	–	0.25	1.17	0.87**
3. Depressive symptoms (11 years)	3253	Clinic	0 – 26	3.84	3.49	0.01	0.26
4. Body dissatisfaction (11 years)	3038	Questionnaire	−4 – +4	0.26	0.68	0.50**	0.57**	0.06*
5. Breast developmental stage (13 years)	2500	Questionnaire	1 – 5	3.5	0.90	0.26**	0.30**	−0.02	0.13**
6. Depressive symptoms (14 years)	2735	Clinic	0 – 26	5.73	4.91	0.07**	0.08**	0.26**	0.07**	0.10**
7. Disordered eating (14 years)	2588	Questionnaire	0 – 8	1.63	1.58	0.34**	0.37**	0.18**	0.27**	0.16**	0.35**

Boys
Variable	Number of respondents	Source	Scale range	Mean	SD	Variable
						1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. BMI z-score (7 years)	4155	Clinic	–	0.13	1.06
2. BMI z-score (11 years)	3249	Clinic	–	0.36	1.16	0.86**
3. Depressive symptoms (11 years)	3196	Clinic	0 – 26	4.14	3.44	0.00	0.01
4. Body dissatisfaction (11 years)	2791	Questionnaire	−4 – +4	0.07	0.64	0.48**	0.53**	0.04*
5. Height z-score (13 years)	2926	Clinic	–	0.45	1.05	0.26**	0.30**	−0.03	0.13**
6. Depressive symptoms (14 years)	2636	Clinic	0 – 26	4.13	3.85	−0.00	0.02	0.33**	0.04	0.01
7. Disordered eating (14 years)	2036	Questionnaire	0 – 8	0.73	1.11	0.34**	0.40**	0.11**	0.25**	0.08**	0.16**

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001