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Table 1 Health-related and socioeconomic characteristics of study participants according to the body mass index status

From: Association between watching eating broadcast “Mukbang and Cookbang” and body mass index status in South Korean adolescents stratified by gender

Variables

Boys (N = 25,749)

Girls (N = 24,704)

Underweight

Normal

Overweight

Obese

p-value

Underweight

Normal

Overweight

Obese

p-value

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Mukbang and Cookbang

        

< 0.001

        

0.007

 

Never

789

(8.5)

6219

(67.0)

933

(10.0)

1347

(14.5)

 

565

(11.0)

3745

(72.9)

396

(7.7)

434

(8.4)

 
 

Ever

1139

(6.9)

10,727

(65.2)

1846

(11.2)

2749

(16.7)

 

1863

(9.5)

14,329

(73.2)

1570

(8.0)

1802

(9.2)

 

Age

        

< 0.001

        

< 0.001

 

12–15

1076

(7.2)

10,061

(67.3)

1628

(10.9)

2191

(14.6)

 

1419

(9.8)

10,846

(74.7)

1134

(7.8)

1123

(7.7)

 
 

16–18

852

(7.9)

6885

(63.8)

1151

(10.7)

1905

(17.7)

 

1009

(9.9)

7228

(71.0)

832

(8.2)

1113

(10.9)

 

Family structure

        

< 0.001

        

< 0.001

 

Both parents

1337

(7.4)

11,799

(65.4)

1989

(11.0)

2909

(16.1)

 

1931

(9.7)

14,529

(73.3)

1583

(8.0)

1779

(9.0)

 
 

Single parent

76

(7.3)

637

(61.0)

115

(11.0)

217

(20.8)

 

82

(7.8)

721

(68.5)

113

(10.7)

136

(12.9)

 
 

No parent

515

(7.7)

4510

(67.6)

675

(10.1)

970

(14.5)

 

415

(10.8)

2824

(73.7)

270

(7.0)

321

(8.4)

 

Sweetened beverages

        

< 0.001

        

< 0.001

 

Non-drinker

120

(7.8)

956

(61.9)

188

(12.2)

281

(18.2)

 

170

(9.7)

1282

(72.9)

144

(8.2)

163

(9.3)

 
 

Low

487

(7.0)

4442

(64.3)

787

(11.4)

1193

(17.3)

 

741

(8.9)

6083

(73.3)

696

(8.4)

777

(9.4)

 
 

Middle

627

(7.0)

5835

(65.3)

1036

(11.6)

1434

(16.1)

 

764

(9.2)

6067

(73.1)

696

(8.4)

769

(9.3)

 
 

High

694

(8.3)

5713

(68.3)

768

(9.2)

1188

(14.2)

 

753

(11.9)

4642

(73.1)

430

(6.8)

527

(8.3)

 

Fast-food

        

< 0.001

        

0.001

 

Low

1334

(7.2)

11,971

(64.9)

2076

(11.3)

3067

(16.6)

 

1779

(9.6)

13,516

(72.9)

1525

(8.2)

1724

(9.3)

 
 

High

594

(8.1)

4975

(68.1)

703

(9.6)

1029

(14.1)

 

649

(10.5)

4558

(74.0)

441

(7.2)

512

(8.3)

 

Alcohol status

        

0.001

        

< 0.001

 

Non-drinker

1262

(8.0)

10,414

(65.9)

1670

(10.6)

2450

(15.5)

 

1791

(10.2)

13,029

(74.1)

1324

(7.5)

1440

(8.2)

 
 

Past drinker

633

(6.6)

6270

(65.7)

1069

(11.2)

1569

(16.4)

 

610

(8.8)

4918

(71.1)

614

(8.9)

774

(11.2)

 
 

Current drinker

33

(8.0)

262

(63.6)

40

(9.7)

77

(18.7)

 

27

(13.2)

127

(62.3)

28

(13.7)

22

(10.8)

 

Smoking status

        

0.001

        

0.000

 

Non-smoker

1753

(7.7)

14,946

(65.6)

2478

(10.9)

3593

(15.8)

 

2274

(9.7)

17,130

(73.4)

1846

(7.9)

2075

(8.9)

 
 

Current smoker

175

(5.9)

2000

(67.1)

301

(10.1)

503

(16.9)

 

154

(11.2)

944

(68.5)

120

(8.7)

161

(11.7)

 

Academic achievement

        

< 0.001

        

< 0.001

 

High

789

(7.7)

6975

(68.2)

1116

(10.9)

1345

(13.2)

 

971

(10.3)

7137

(75.9)

656

(7.0)

637

(6.8)

 
 

Middle

541

(7.3)

4895

(65.6)

798

(10.7)

1227

(16.4)

 

699

(9.1)

5735

(74.5)

613

(8.0)

652

(8.5)

 
 

Low

598

(7.4)

5076

(63.0)

865

(10.7)

1524

(18.9)

 

758

(10.0)

5202

(68.4)

697

(9.2)

947

(12.5)

 

Sleep duration

        

0.015

        

0.179

 

More than 8 h

234

(8.0)

1968

(67.4)

290

(9.9)

429

(14.7)

 

155

(10.2)

1100

(72.3)

126

(8.3)

140

(9.2)

 
 

6–8 h

750

(7.4)

6694

(66.2)

1119

(11.1)

1547

(15.3)

 

770

(9.6)

5866

(73.3)

681

(8.5)

687

(8.6)

 
 

Less than 6 h

944

(7.4)

8284

(65.1)

1370

(10.8)

2120

(16.7)

 

1503

(9.9)

11,108

(73.2)

1159

(7.6)

1409

(9.3)

 

Perceived stress level

        

< 0.001

        

< 0.001

 

Low

402

(7.5)

3673

(68.6)

534

(10.0)

742

(13.9)

 

315

(9.8)

2384

(74.2)

230

(7.2)

286

(8.9)

 
 

Middle

818

(7.3)

7510

(66.6)

1208

(10.7)

1734

(15.4)

 

967

(9.7)

7406

(74.6)

759

(7.7)

789

(8.0)

 
 

High

708

(7.8)

5763

(63.1)

1037

(11.4)

1620

(17.7)

 

1146

(9.9)

8284

(71.6)

977

(8.4)

1161

(10.0)

 

Physical activity

        

< 0.001

        

0.025

 

Insufficient

1624

(8.3)

12,581

(64.5)

2122

(10.9)

3189

(16.3)

 

2246

(10.0)

16,406

(73.1)

1772

(7.9)

2032

(9.0)

 
 

Sufficient

304

(4.9)

4365

(70.0)

657

(10.5)

907

(14.6)

 

182

(8.1)

1668

(74.2)

194

(8.6)

204

(9.1)

 

Muscle strengthening exercises

        

< 0.001

        

0.003

 

Insufficient

1381

(8.7)

9912

(62.3)

1770

(11.1)

2848

(17.9)

 

2221

(10.0)

16,174

(72.8)

1794

(8.1)

2016

(9.1)

 
 

Sufficient

547

(5.6)

7034

(71.5)

1009

(10.3)

1248

(12.7)

 

207

(8.3)

1900

(76.0)

172

(6.9)

220

(8.8)

 

Total

1928

(7.5)

16,946

(65.8)

2779

(10.8)

4096

(15.9)

 

2428

(9.8)

18,074

(73.2)

1966

(8.0)

2236

(9.1)