Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample
From: Maternal stress and depressive symptoms and adolescents’ body mass index: a prospective study
Total study sample (N = 336 parents and adolescents) | |
|---|---|
Age of the child (years) at T1; mean (SD) | 12.9 (.6) |
Range | 11.3–14.8 |
Gender (% male) | 47.9 |
Age of the mother (years); mean (SD) | 44.6 (4.2) |
Range | 29.8–55.5 |
Educational level mother (%) | |
Primary school/high school | 9.4 |
Secondary vocational education (MBO) | 36.7 |
Higher professional education (HBO) | 43.3 |
University | 10.6 |
Educational level adolescent (%) | |
pre-vocational education (VMBO) | 34.2 |
higher general secondary education (HAVO) | 8.2 |
pre-university education (VWO) | 57.6 |
Adolescent zBMI at T1; mean (SD) | .10 (1.1) |
Range | −2.9 – 2.9 |
Adolescent zBMI at T2; mean (SD) | .18 (1.1) |
Range | −2.8 – 2.9 |
zBMI categories at T1 (%) | |
< −2 | 1.9 |
-2 to 2 | 93.7 |
2+ | 4.4 |
zBMI categories at T2 (%) | |
< −2 | 2.4 |
-2 to 2 | 91.7 |
2+ | 5.8 |
Maternal BMI score; mean (SD) | 24.6 (4.2) |
Range | 16.6–43.0 |
Maternal CESD score; mean (SD) | 16.6 (3.1) |
Range | 10–30 |
Maternal PSS Score; mean (SD) | 7.9 (2.2) |
Range | 4–18 |
Maternal financial stress; mean (SD) | 1.5 (.7) |
Range | 1–4 |
Maternal stress at home; mean (SD) | 2.0 (.6) |
Range | 1–4 |
Maternal stress at work; mean (SD) | 2.1 (.7) |
Range | 1–4 |
Marital status (single household status) (%) | 10.1 |
The quality of parent/child relationship as rated by parents; mean (SD) | 89.2 (11.6) |
Range | 17–100 |
Child stress; mean (SD) | 1.9 (.6) |
Range | 1–4 |
Child depressive symptoms | 14.7 (3.9) |
Range | 10–33 |