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Table 1 Characteristics by psychological distress for girls. Fit Futures 2010–2011 (n = 458)

From: Correction to: Are pro-infammatory markers associated with psychological distress in a cross-sectional study of healthy adolescents 15–17 years of age? The Fit Futures study

 

With psychological distress

Without psychological distress

p-value*

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

Age in years mean (SD)

123

16.15 (0.44)

335

16.13 (0.41)

0.23

Body fat percentage, dichotomous

123

 

332

 

0.03

 < 30

 

33.3%

 

44.9%

 

 ≥ 30

 

66.7%

 

55.1%

 

Age menarche (years)

121

 

331

 

0.88

 Early (≤ 12.68)

 

39.7%

 

40.5%

 

 Late (> 12.68)

 

60.3%

 

59.5%

 

Smoking

123

 

334

 

< 0.01

 No, never

 

62.6%

 

85.9%

 

 Yes

 

37.4%

 

14.1%

 

Snuffing

123

 

334

 

< 0.01

 No, never

 

53.7%

 

71.3%

 

 Yes

 

46.3%

 

28.7%

 

Alcohol

123

 

335

 

0.01

 Never

 

14.6%

 

26.6%

 

 Once per month or less

 

46.3%

 

46.6%

 

 Twice or more per month

 

39.0%

 

26.9%

 

Physical activity

123

 

335

 

< 0.01

 Sedentary

 

22.0%

 

11.3%

 

 Active

 

78.0%

 

88.7%

 

Sleep (hours)

123

 

334

 

< 0.01

 Low (≤ 7)

 

51.2%

 

34.7%

 

 High (> 7)

 

48.8%

 

65.3%

 

Current infection

122

 

334

 

0.20

 No

 

82.8%

 

87.4%

 

 Yes

 

17.2%

 

12.6%

 

Chronic disease

122

 

334

 

0.01

 No

 

59.9%

 

72.2%

 

 Yes

 

41.0%

 

27.8%

 

Hormonal contraceptives

122

 

333

 

< 0.01

 No

 

50.8%

 

65.8%

 

 Yes

 

49.2%

 

34.2%

 

Intake of medication

122

 

334

 

0.05

 No

 

59.8%

 

69.8%

 

 Yes

 

40.2%

 

30.2%

 

High School Program

123

 

335

 

0.02

 General studies

 

45.5%

 

54.3%

 

 Sports and physical

 

4.9%

 

9.6%

 

 Vocational

 

49.6%

 

36.1%

 

 CRP mg/L median and IQR

97

0.72 (1.39)

297

0.47 (1.08)

0.11

IL-6 NPX median and IQR

98

2.79 (0.59)

300

2.68 (0.57)

0.05

TGF- α NPX median and IQR

98

3.90 (0.80)

300

3.90 (0.71)

0.91

TRANCE NPX median and IQR

98

5.62 (0.77)

300

5.53 (0.76)

1.00

TWEAK NPX median and IQR

98

8.94 (0.51)

300

8.88 (0.42)

0.87

Vitamin D nmol/L median and IQR

98

39.36 (25.94)

300

41.90 (24.07)

0.65

  1. *Chi-square for categorical variables and t-test or Mann Whitney U for continuous variables
  2. With psychological distress: a score above 1.85 on HSCL-10
  3. Without psychological distress: a score below 1.85 on HSCL-10
  4. Mean (SD) of continuous variable and percentages of categorical variables are reported
  5. Median and IQR are reported for inflammatory markers and Vitamin D
  6. Intake of medication: Intake of medications, analgetics or antibiotics in the last 24 h
  7. CRP C-reactive protein, IL6-α Interleukin 6 alpha, TGF-α Transforming growth factor alpha, TRANCE Tumor Necrosis Factor-related activation-induced cytokine (O14788: TNF-related activation-induced cytokine within limits of detection), TWEAK Tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (O43508: TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis within limits of detection), NPX Normalized protein expression, Vitamin D Standardized version of (25-OH)D