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Table 2 Sample characteristics at baseline, 16 months, 5 years, and 12 years

From: The development of emotional overeating: a longitudinal twin study from toddlerhood to early adolescence

 

Baseline

N(%)

Mean (SD)

16 months

N(%)

Mean (SD)

5 years

N(%)

Mean (SD)

12 years

N(%)

Mean (SD)

Sample size with EOE scores (n)

4804

3784

2064

964

Age (months or years)

-

15.8 (0.1)

5.15 (0.13)

12.69 (0.43)

Sex assigned at birth (males)

2386 (49.67%)

1862 (49.21%)

1009 (48.89%)

472 (48.96%)

Zygosity (monozygotic twins)

1498 (31.18%)

1228 (32.45%)

696 (33.72%)

334 (34.65%)

Gestational Age (in weeks)

36.2 (2.48)

36.21 (2.46)

36.26 (2.43)

36.32 (2.53)

Weight at Birth (in kg)

2.46 (0.54)

2.47 (0.54)

2.46 (0.54)

2.47 (0.53)

Maternal Age at Birth

32.95 (5.19)

33.37 (5.04)

33.84 (4.74)

34.23 (4.37)

Ethnicity (White)

4178 (86.99%)

4114 (88.42%)

1850 (89.63%)

872 (90.46%)

EOE Score (SD)

-

1.64 (0.59)

1.57 (0.51)

1.75 (0.61)

  1. Abbreviations: EOE: Emotional overeating, SD: Standard deviation