Table 1 Relationship between resistance to eating and socio-demographic factors

Age^† (y)

14.15 ± 1.32

13.89 ± 1.03

0.03*

Height^† (cm)

170.30 ± 74.30

165.23 ± 9.57

0.17

Weight^† (kg)

61.48 ± 15.82

61.29 ± 18.58

0.92

BMI^† (kg/m²)

22.25 ± 4.42

22.30 ± 6.36

0.94

Fat mass^† (%)

19.35 ± 8.20

18.93 ± 8.93

0.66

Muscle mass^† (%)

38.21 ± 3.60

38.07 ± 4.003

0.74

Metabolic rate^† (kcal/d)

1637.82 ± 217.07

1643.55 ± 230.84

81.9

Knowledge score^†

63.05 ± 3.6

64.58 ± 5.55

0.01*

Physical activity^† (m/d)

1012.20 ± 1477.36

841.2626 ± 885.27

0.13

Mother’s weight^† (kg)

79.7979 ± 35.58

77.26 ± 9.40

0.19

Mother’s Height^† (cm)

165.54 ± 4.70

164.63 ± 5.29

0.11

Mother’s marital status^‡

Married

429 (99.5%)

100 (97.1%)

0.35

Divorced

2 (0.4%)

2 (2.0%)

Mother’s educational level^‡

Without a high school diploma

23 (5.3%)

9 (8.7%)

0.11

With a high school Diploma

375 (86.8%)

81 (78.7%)

Academic education

33 (7.9%)

12 (12.6%)

Mothers’ occupational status^‡

Without a job

384 (88.9%)

86 (83.5%)

0.13

With a job

48 (11.1%)

17 (16.5%)

Number of rs9930506 allele of FTO gene^‡(n = 233)

1

56 (35.4%)

29 (38.7%)

0.17

2

72 (45.6%)

39 (52.0%)

3

30 (19.0%)

7 (9.3%)