Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Weight spectrum and executive function in adolescents: the moderating role of negative emotions
Characteristic | Participants, mean ± SD / No. (%) |
|---|---|
Age, y | 15.32 ± 1.79 |
Sex | |
 Boys | 963 (49.8) |
 Girls | 972 (50.2) |
Household factors | |
 Parental highest education | |
  Lower than high school | 1374 (73.2) |
  High school or higher | 503 (26.8) |
 Family income (RMB) | |
   < 50,000 | 939 (58.7) |
   ≥ 50,000 | 661 (41.3) |
Individual behaviors | |
 Screen exposure time | |
  Sitting&Watching, ≥ 2 h/day | 868 (44.9) |
  Playing games, ≥ 2 h/day | 769 (39.8) |
  Sleep duration, short | 978 (51.1) |
 Physical activity |  |
  Low | 557 (28.8) |
  Moderate | 710 (36.7) |
  High | 666 (34.5) |
Predictors | |
 Overall weight spectrum (BMI z-score) | |
  Underweight, < -1 | 436 (22.5) |
  Overweight, ≥ 1 | 215 (11.1) |
  Obesity, ≥ 2 | 32 (1.7) |
 Abdominal weight spectrum (WHtR) | |
  Thinness, < 0.40 | 708 (36.6) |
  Overweight, ≥ 0.46 | 442 (22.8) |
  Obesity, ≥ 0.50 | 188 (9.7) |
Potential Moderators | |
 Depression, ≥ 14 | 492 (25.4) |
 Anxiety, ≥ 10 | 1022 (52.8) |
 Stress, ≥ 19 | 379 (19.6) |
Executive function problems | |
 GEC score | |
  Sub-clinical problem, > 60 | 393 (20.3) |
  Clinical problem, > 65 | 176 (9.1) |
 BRI score | |
  Sub-clinical problem, > 60 | 340 (17.6) |
  Clinical problem, > 65 | 224 (11.6) |
 MI score | |
  Sub-clinical problem, > 60 | 399 (20.6) |
  Clinical problem, > 65 | 127 (6.6) |