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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population (N = 8,746)

From: Anorexia nervosa, depression and suicidal thoughts among Chinese adolescents: a national school-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Number (%)

Gender

 Male

4,339(49.61)

 Female

4,407(50.39)

Grade

 Junior school students

4,414(50.47)

 Senior school students

4,332(49.53)

Smoking

 Yes

1,877(21.46)

 No

6,869(78.54)

Academic achievement

 High

3,605(41.22)

 Average

3,602(41.18)

 Low

1,539(17.60)

Living arrangement

 Two biological parents

6,543(74.81)

 Biological father or mother

921(10.53)

 Others

1,282(14.66)

Family socioeconomic status

 High

472(5.40)

 Average

6,829(78.08)

 Low

1,445(16.52)

Relationship with parents

 Good

7,152(91.90)

 Average

533(6.85)

 Poor

97(1.25)

Relationship with classmates

 Good

5,255(60.08)

 Average

3,266(37.34)

 Poor

225(2.57)

Feelings about school

 Good

5,249(60.02)

 Average

3,061(35.00)

 Bad

436(4.99)

Reactions to parent-child conflict

 Suffer in silence

6,898(78.87)

 Argue with parents

1,848(21.13)

Anorexia nervosa

 Never

2,538(29.02)

 Occasionally

4,783(54.69)

 Sometimes

1,169(13.37)

 Often

256(2.93)

Suicidal thoughts

 Yes

1,069(12.22)

 No

7,677(87.78)

Depression

 Yes

1,952(22.32)

 No

6,794(77.68)