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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of children and adolescents in the present study

From: Body image perceptions and symptoms of disturbed eating behavior among children and adolescents in Germany

 

Total sample

Girls

Boys

Gender (n, %)

 Female

828 (55.1)

  

 Male

676 (44.9)

  

Age group (n, %)

 Pre-adolescent (11–12 years)

482 (32.0)

248 (30.2)

231 (34.5)

 Early-adolescent (13–14 years)

495 (32.9)

277 (33.7)

214 (32.0)

 Adolescent (15–17 years)

527 (35.0)

297 (36.1)

224 (32.5)

School form (n, %)

 High

597 (39.9)

383 (46.9)

209 (31.2)

 Medium

750 (50.2)

377 (46.1)

367 (54.9)

 Low

151 (10.1)

57 (7.0)

93 (13.9)

Age (M, SD)

 

13.6 (1.8)

13.7 (1.7)

13.6 (1.8)

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation