TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics by sex for entire sample (N = 139)
| Boys (n = 63) | Girls (n = 76) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 13.9 (1.4) | 14.8 (1.5) | .01* |
| Race, n (%) | .69 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 27 (42.9) | 30 (39.5) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 11 (17.5) | 16 (21.1) | |
| Hispanic | 13 (20.6) | 15 (19.7) | |
| Other/unknown | 12 (19.0) | 15 (19.7) | |
| Visit location, n (%) | .54 | ||
| Fort Belvoir | 50 (79.4) | 57 (75.0) | |
| Uniformed Services University | 13 (20.6) | 19 (25.0) | |
| BMI | 30.2 (4.8) | 30.3 (3.8) | .94 |
| BMI-z | 2.1 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.3) | .001* |
| BMI percentile | 97.2 (2.5) | 96.0 (3.0) | .01* |
| Loss-of-control eatinga, n (%) | 39 (61.9) | 44 (57.9) | .63 |
| Anxiety | 37.7 (5.3) | 39.5 (6.5) | .07 |
| Depressive symptoms | 9.7 (5.3) | 14.9 (7.8) | <.001* |
| Perceived stress | 24.9 (6.8) | 27.7 (6.4) | .02* |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 100.1 (11.8) | 95.0 (10.9) | .01* |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.6 (13.6) | 116.4 (11.5) | .05 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73.6 (10.3) | 72.9 (8.0) | .64 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 47.8 (9.2) | 54.1 (11.7) | .001* |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 101.6 (53.3) | 85.8 (44.4) | .06 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 90.0 (6.2) | 86.0 (5.8) | <.001* |
| MetSb, n (%) | .01 | ||
| Presence | 13 (20.6) | 4 (5.3) | |
| Absence | 50 (79.4) | 72 (94.7) |
Abbreviations: BMI-z, body mass index adjusted for age and sex; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Notes: Data presented as M (SD) unless otherwise noted.
a
Loss-of-control eating presence in the past 3 months.
b
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) was defined as meeting three of the following five criteria: abdominal obesity (≥90th percentile for age and sex), impaired fasting glucose (≥100 mg/dL), high triglycerides (≥90th percentile for age and sex), low HDL-C (≤10th percentile for age and sex), and high blood pressure (≥90th percentile for age, sex, and height).
*
Group differences are significant at P < .05 for independent samples t-tests or Chi-square analyses, as appropriate.