Table 2 Distribution of variables and relationship with eating behaviors and physical activities level scores among urban school and college-going adolescents

Mean ± SD

–

2.07 ± .737

1.76 ± .713

2.48 ± .747

–

–

–

Gender

.090 ^e

.083 ^e

.053 ^e

Female

2355 (51.1)

2.14 ± .753

1.70 ± .719

2.44 ± .728

779 (33.1)

1521 (64.6)

55 (2.3)

16.657^* (< .001)

Male

2254 (48.9)

2.01 ± .715

1.82 ± .701

2.52 ± .766

627 (27.8)

1556 (69.0)

71 (3.1)

Age Categories

.072 ^e

.091 ^e

.058 ^e

 < 16

506 (11.0)

2.22 ± .736

1.90 ± .821

2.60 ± .727

122 (24.1)

374 (73.9)

10 (2.0)

38.819^* (< .001)

16–17

2503 (54.3)

2.05 ± .734

1.71 ± .665

2.47 ± .738

789 (31.5)

1668 (66.6)

46 (1.8)

18 + 

1600 (34.7)

2.07 ± .738

1.80 ± .739

2.45 ± .765

495 (30.9)

1035 (64.7)

70 (4.4)

Residence type

.073 ^e

.040 ^e

.015 ^e

City

2893 (62.8)

2.12 ± .758

1.74 ± .708

2.49 ± .746

890 (30.8)

1924 (66.5)

79 (2.7)

0.246 (.884)

Town

1716 (37.2)

2.01 ± .697

1.80 ± .720

2.47 ± .751

516 (30.1)

1153 (67.2)

47 (2.7)

Father’s education

.071 ^e

.100 ^e

.088 ^e

HSC and below

3247 (70.4)

2.04 ± .707

1.71 ± .673

2.44 ± .742

979 (30.2)

2194 (67.6)

74 (2.3)

9.843^* (.007)

Graduate and above

1362 (29.6)

2.16 ± .799

1.87 ± .789

2.58 ± .751

427 (31.4)

883 (64.8)

52 (3.8)

Mother’s education

.057 ^e

.043 ^e

.047 ^e

HSC and below

3793 (82.3)

2.06 ± .718

1.74 ± .699

2.46 ± .743

1154 (30.4)

2552 (67.3)

87 (2.3)

16.095^* (.000)

Graduate and above

816 (17.7)

2.17 ± .817

1.83 ± .767

2.56 ± .763

252 (30.9)

525 (64.3)

39 (4.8)

Father’s occupation

.058 ^e

.099 ^e

.050 ^e

Service

1543 (33.5)

2.11 ± .769

1.83 ± .764

2.53 ± .762

498 (32.3)

988 (64.0)

57 (3.7)

12.854^* (.012)

Business

1914 (41.5)

2.09 ± .733

1.77 ± .727

2.46 ± .735

565 (29.5)

1305 (68.2)

44 (2.3)

Retired or others

1152 (25.0)

2.00 ± .696

1.65 ± .593

2.44 ± .746

343 (29.8)

784 (68.1)

25 (2.2)

Mother’s occupation

.037 ^e

.074 ^e

.079 ^e

Service

426 (9.2)

2.16 ± .789

1.88 ± .811

2.59 ± .804

124 (29.1)

275 (64.6)

27 (6.3)

28.356^* (< .001)

Housewife

4088 (88.7)

2.07 ± .730

1.74 ± .692

2.46 ± .735

1247 (30.5)

2747 (67.2)

94 (2.3)

Business or others

95 (2.1)

2.03 ± .779

1.99 ± 1.00

2.79 ± .903

35 (36.8)

55 (57.9)

5 (5.3)

Perceived stress^a

.106^*(.000)

.108^*(.000)

.295^*(.000)

–

–

–

.043^e

Stress categories

.102 ^e

.128 ^e

.248 ^e

Low stress

1776 (38.5)

1.98 ± .703

1.64 ± .619

2.26 ± .718

524 (29.5)

1197 (67.4)

55 (3.1)

10.583^* (.032)

Moderate stress

2568 (55.7)

2.12 ± .738

1.83 ± .751

2.60 ± .710

781 (30.4)

1719 (66.9)

68 (2.6)

High stress

265 (5.7)

2.21 ± .883

1.79 ± .804

2.84 ± .882

101 (38.1)

161 (60.8)

3 (1.1)

BMI

.201^*(.000)

.061^* (.000)

.055^* (.000)

–

–

–

BMI categories

.209 ^e

.075 ^e

.051 ^e

Underweight

1088 (23.6)

1.84 ± .620

1.67 ± .630

2.43 ± .718

327 (30.1)

736 (67.6)

25 (2.3)

9.871^* (.043)

Normal weight

2219 (48.1)

2.07 ± .747

1.76 ± .703

2.48 ± .759

667 (30.1)

1475 (66.5)

77 (3.5)

Overweight/obesity

1302 (28.2)

2.27 ± .754

1.82 ± .783

2.53 ± .749

412 (31.6)

866 (66.5)

24 (1.8)

Physical activity and lifestyle

.040 ^e

.066 ^e

.022 ^e

Sedentary

1406 (30.5)

2.04 ± .752

1.73 ± .705

2.50 ± .748

–

–

–

Moderately active

3077 (66.8)

2.09 ± .744

1.76 ± .709

2.47 ± .742

–

–

–

Active

126 (2.7)

2.19 ± .895

2.02 ± .811

2.47 ± .863

–

–

–

Smoking habit

.047 ^e

.022 ^e

.017 ^e

Yes

207 (4.5)

1.91 ± .674

1.83 ± .739

2.54 ± .806

68 (32.9)

134 (64.7)

5 (2.4)

0.604 (.739)

No

4402 (95.5)

2.08 ± .739

1.75 ± .711

2.48 ± .745

1338 (30.4)

2943 (66.9)

121 (2.7)