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Table 1 Participants characteristics

From: Family based behavioral treatment in adolescents suffering from obesity: evolution through adulthood

Demographic

Total sample n = 76

% (n)

Gender

 

Girls

63 (48)

Boys

37 (28)

Nationality

 

Swiss

65.8 (50)

European

25 (19)

Non-European countries

9.1 (7)

Education

 

Primary level1

17 (13)

Upper secondary level2

60.5 (46)

Tertiary level3

22.4 (17)

≥ 1 family member with obesity

 

First degree

53.9 (41)

Second degree

37 (27)

 

T0

T1

T2

Mean Age years (SD)

14.3 ± 1.8

15.22 ± 1.8

20 ± 1.9

Mean BMI (SD)

30.85 ± 4.4

30.18 ± 4.6

33.13 ± 6.2

BMI z-score (SD)

2.67 ± 0.64

2.43 ± 0.69

2.50 ± 1.04

  1. 1Compulsory School
  2. 2Vocational education and training/general education
  3. 3Higher vocational education/university
  4. Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; T0: pre FBBT; T1: post FBBT (one year); T2: study’s clinical interview; zs: z-score