Selected baseline characteristics of female adolescents in the study population* (n=273)
| Perceived importance of being thin (0–10 scale) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | % (n) | Mean | p Value |
| *Subjects include female adolescents aged 12–15 who had smoked at most 1 cigarette by baseline | |||
| †Baseline smoking status: non-susceptible non-smoker = girls who had never even puffed and were not susceptible to smoking; susceptible non-smoker = girls who had never even puffed but were susceptible to smoking; smoked at most 1 cigarette = girls who had smoked or puffed at most a whole cigarette. | |||
| Age group | |||
| 12–13 years | 54.8 (149) | 6.56 | 0.547 |
| 14–15 years | 45.2 (123) | 6.78 | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 84.1 (228) | 6.62 | 0.6905 |
| Other | 15.9 (43) | 6.82 | |
| Education level of adult informant | |||
| High school or less | 44.4 (120) | 6.74 | 0.6895 |
| More than high school | 55.6 (150) | 6.60 | |
| Baseline smoking status† | |||
| Non-susceptible non-smoker | 53.3 (145) | 6.6 | 0.6733 |
| Susceptible non-smoker | 22.4 (61) | 6.48 | |
| Smoked at most 1 cigarette | 24.3 (66) | 6.91 | |
| Belief at baseline that smoking keeps weight down | |||
| Yes | 20.0 (53) | 6.94 | 0.4230 |
| No | 80.0 (212) | 6.59 | |
| Dieting behaviour | |||
| Yes | 29.7 (80 | 8.21 | 0.0001 |
| No | 70.3 (189) | 5.99 | |
| Weight self evaluation | |||
| Underweight | 9.4 (25) | 5.00 | 0.0001 |
| Just about right | 71.8 (191) | 6.53 | |
| Overweight | 18.8 (50) | 7.88 | |
| Depression index | |||
| Low | 34.9 (94) | 6.12 | 0.0774 |
| Medium | 33.8 (91) | 6.86 | |
| High | 31.2 (84) | 7.03 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| BMI <20 | 58.6 (160) | 6.47 | 0.4434 |
| 20⩾ BMI <23 | 28.6 (78) | 6.95 | |
| 23⩾ BMI | 12.8 (35) | 6.83 | |