Table 1.
Participant characteristics and ED symptoms (SCOFF items) from early adolescence to early adulthood
| Variable n (%) |
12 years n = 1336 |
15 years n = 1443 |
17 years n = 1269 |
20 years n = 1243 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n boys/girls (%) | 638/698 (47.8/52.3) | 690/753 (47.8/52.3) | 582/687 (45.9/54.1) | 525/718 (42.2/57.8) |
| Ethnic origin, n (%) | ||||
| Canadian/European | 1104 (82.6) | 1186 (82.1) | 1036 (81.6) | 1010 (81.3) |
| American–Indian | 41 (3.1) | 40 (2.8) | 43 (3.4) | 35 (2.8) |
| African, Haitian | 22 (1.7) | 24 (1.7) | 24 (1.9) | 25 (2.0) |
| Other | 162 (12.1) | 183 (12.7) | 161 (12.7) | 167 (13.4) |
| Unknown | 7 (0.5) | 10 (0.7) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (0.5) |
| ED risk n (%) | 299 (22.4%) | 489 (33.9%) | 447 (35.2%) | 124 (10%) |
| Sick n (%) | 204 (15.2%) | 54 (3.7%) | 67 (5.3%) | 64 (5.1%) |
| Control n (%) | 240 (17.8%) | 561 (38.9%) | 486 (38.4%) | 475 (38.2%) |
| One stone n (%) | 186 (13.9%) | 202 (15.9%) | 227 (15.7%) | 125 (10.1%) |
| Fat n (%) | 167 (12.4%) | 314 (21.8%) | 244 (19.2%) | 207 (16.7%) |
| Food n (%) | 335 (24.9%) | 649 (45%) | 632 (49.9%) | 500 (40.2%) |
Sick, Control, One Stone, Fat, and Food refer to the five items of the SCOFF questionnaire. ED risk indicates the number of people (%) that has at least 2 items on the SCOFF questionnaire are scored positive. The numbers listed for the Sick, Control, One stone, Fat or Food item indicates the number of people (%) scoring positive on the item of interest