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Age: M (SE)
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14.62 (0.023)
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14.62 (0.024)
|
14.62 (0.018)
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Percentage body fat: M (SE)
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26.26 (0.181) ***
|
19.39 (0.230) ***
|
22.74 (0.166)
|
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Region: n (%)
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East (former GDR)
|
1099 (18.4)
|
1111 (18.5)
|
2210 (18.5)
|
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West (former FRG)
|
2139 (81.6)
|
2281 (81.5)
|
4420 (81.5)
|
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Socioeconomic status (SES): n (%)
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low
|
883 (27.8)
|
945 (28.2)
|
1828 (28.0)
|
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medium
|
1568 (47.5)
|
1635 (46.8)
|
3203 (47.1)
|
|
high
|
787 (24.7)
|
812 (24.9)
|
1599 (24.8)
|
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Migrant background: n (%)
|
|
non-migrant
|
2747 (82.6)
|
2851 (82.3)
|
5598 (82.5)
|
|
migrant
|
488 (17.4)
|
540 (17.7)
|
1028 (17.5)
|
|
Pubic hair stage***: n (%)
|
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prepubescent (stage 1)
|
181 (4.9)
|
239 (6.0)
|
420 (5.5)
|
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early/mid-puberty (stage 2-3)
|
476 (13.1)
|
971 (26.0)
|
1447 (19.7)
|
|
advanced/mature (stage 4-6)
|
2531 (82.0)
|
2108 (67.9)
|
4639 (74.8)
|
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Menarche (girls)/voice change (boys): n (%)
|
|
regular menses/deep voice
|
1685 (54.8)
|
1307 (44.1)
|
n/a
|
|
irregular menses/fluctuating voice
|
627 (20.6)
|
788 (22.9)
|
n/a
|
|
no menses/no change
|
904 (24.6)
|
1242 (33.1)
|
n/a
|
|
Relative pubertal timing**: n (%)
|
|
early
|
696 (20.8)
|
623 (17.2)
|
1319 (19.0)
|
|
average
|
1845 (59.7)
|
2013 (63.5)
|
3858 (61.7)
|
|
late
|
640 (19.5)
|
670 (19.2)
|
1310 (19.3)
|
|
Body dissatisfaction (BDS) ***: n (%)
|
|
much too thin
|
56 (1.7)
|
103 (3.1)
|
159 (2.4)
|
|
too thin
|
243 (7.2)
|
547 (17.1)
|
790 (12.3)
|
|
exactly right weight
|
1169 (36.4)
|
1519 (44.5)
|
2688 (40.5)
|
|
too fat
|
1419 (44.5)
|
1021 (30.6)
|
2440 (37.4)
|
|
much too fat
|
318 (10.1)
|
158 (4.7)
|
476 (7.3)
|
|
PA frequency***: n (%)
|
|
nearly every day
|
582 (17.5)
|
987 (28.3)
|
1569 (23.0)
|
|
3-5 times/week
|
833 (26.5)
|
1201 (36.6)
|
2034 (31.7)
|
|
about 1-2 times/week
|
1104 (35.0)
|
831 (25.0)
|
1935 (29.9)
|
|
about 1-2 times/month
|
238 (7.3)
|
118 (3.8)
|
356 (5.5)
|
|
never
|
435 (13.9)
|
194 (6.3)
|
629 (10.0)
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