Table 1 Comparison of variables of adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years by ED symptoms, in Caxias do Sul, 2016
Variables | Categories | ED Symptoms | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 445) | No (n = 337) | ||
Gender | Female | 283 (63.6%) | 79 (23.4%) |
Male | 162 (36.4%) | 258 (76.6%) | |
Age (years) | 14 to 15 | 234 (52.5%) | 180 (53.4%) |
16 to 17 | 211 (47.2%) | 157 (46.6%) | |
Maternal Education | No or Incomplete Elementary School | 314 (70.6%) | 182 (54.0%) |
Complete Elementary School | 131 (29.4%) | 155 (46.0%) | |
School Location | Central | 296 (66.5%) | 238 (70.6%) |
Peripheral | 149 (33.5%) | 99 (29.4%) | |
Sedentary Habits | ≤ 2 h/day | 192 (43.1%) | 168 (49.8%) |
> 2 h/day | 253 (56.9%) | 169 (50.2%) | |
Physical Activity | Yes | 169 (38.0%) | 127 (37.7%) |
No | 276 (62.0%) | 210 (62.3%) | |
BMI | No Overweight | 244 (54.8%) | 279 (82.8%) |
With Overweight | 201 (45.2%) | 58 (17.2%) | |
BID | Satisfied | 159 (35.7%) | 269 (79.8%) |
Not Satisfied | 286 (64.3%) | 68 (20.2%) | |
BID Classification†| With Excess | 195 (55.1%) | - |
With Thinness | 156 (44.9%) | - | |