Table 2 Profile of weight control behavior use among those adolescents engaging solely in healthy behaviors to lose or maintain weight in the absence of unhealthy weight control behaviors, stratified by weight status and sex
From: Adolescents who engage exclusively in healthy weight control behaviors: Who are they?
Weight status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall % (n) | Not overweight % (n) | Overweight % (n) | Obese % (n) | |
Girls | ||||
Prevalence of specific types of healthy weight control behavior | ||||
Exercise | 54.1 (192) | 55.5 (136) | 60.7 (37) | 38.8 (19) |
Ate fruit and vegetables | 54.1 (192) | 52.0 (128) | 52.5 (32) | 66.7 (32) |
Drank less soda | 41.2 (145) | 38.3 (93) | 50.8 (31) | 43.8 (21) |
Ate less sweets | 28.1 (99) | 24.2 (59) | 43.3 (26) | 28.6 (14) |
Ate less fat | 26.7 (94) | 22.5 (55) | 42.6 (26) | 27.7 (13) |
Watched my portion size | 18.4 (65) | 16.3 (40) | 27.9 (17) | 16.7 (8) |
Number of healthy weight control behaviors | ||||
1 | 44.9 (160) | 48.0 (118) | 36.1 (22) | 40.8 (20) |
2 | 24.7 (88) | 25.2 (62) | 18.0 (11) | 30.6 (15) |
3 | 10.4 (37) | 10.6 (26) | 11.5 (7) | 8.2 (4) |
4 | 9.6 (34) | 7.3 (18) | 14.8 (9) | 14.3 (7) |
5 | 5.1 (18) | 5.3 (13) | 6.5 (4) | 2.0 (1) |
6 | 5.3 (19) | 3.7 (9) | 13.1 (8) | 4.1 (2) |
Boys | ||||
Prevalence of specific types of healthy weight control behavior | ||||
Exercise | 72.6 (275) | 75.0 (180) | 77.6 (45) | 61.7 (50) |
Ate fruit and vegetables | 41.0 (155) | 43.9 (105) | 41.4 (24) | 32.1 (26) |
Drank less soda | 33.2 (122) | 29.6 (68) | 35.1 (20) | 42.0 (34) |
Ate less sweets | 24.9 (94) | 18.1 (43) | 31.0 (18) | 40.7 (33) |
Ate less fat | 17.3 (65) | 16.5 (39) | 20.7 (12) | 17.3 (14) |
Watched my portion size | 11.7 (44) | 7.6 (18) | 17.2 (10) | 19.8 (16) |
Number of healthy weight control behaviors | ||||
1 | 48.0 (182) | 50.0 (120) | 50.0 (29) | 40.7 (33) |
2 | 28.5 (108) | 28.8 (69) | 22.4 (13) | 32.1 (26) |
3 | 10.6 (40) | 11.3 (27) | 5.2 (3) | 12.4 (10) |
4 | 5.5 (21) | 4.2 (10) | 8.6 (5) | 7.4 (6) |
5 | 4.0 (15) | 4.2 (10) | 5.2 (3) | 2.5 (2) |
6 | 3.4 (13) | 1.7 (4) | 8.6 (5) | 4.9 (4) |