Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for depressive symptoms and body dissatisfaction at Time 1 (baseline), Time 2 (5 year follow up), and Time 3 (10 year follow up) for the younger cohort and older cohort
| Depressive symptoms1 M (95% CI) |
Body dissatisfaction2 M (95% CI) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | ||
| Younger females (n=326) | 10.7 (10.4–11.0) |
11.6 (11.2–11.9) |
12.0 (11.6–12.0) |
28.5 (27.5–29.6) |
30.1 (29.0–31.2) |
31.3 (30.3–32.4) |
|
| Younger males (n=251) | 9.3 (9.0–9.7) |
10.5 (10.1–10.8) |
10.6 (10.2–11.0) |
24.0 (22.8–25.3) |
26.1 (24.9–27.4) |
26.3 (25.1–27.4) |
|
| Older females (n=757) | 11.2 (11.0–11.4) |
11.8 (11.6–12.0) |
11.5 (11.2–11.7) |
29.7 (29.1–30.4) |
29.7 (29.0–30.3) |
31.7 (31.0–32.4) |
|
| Older males (n=568) |
9.8 (9.6–10.1) |
10.4 (10.2–10.6) |
10.3 (10.1–10.6) |
24.3 (23.6–25.0) |
25.0 (24.3–25.8) |
26.5 (25.8–27.3) |
|
1
: Higher scores indicate greater depressive symptoms, possible scale range = 6–18
2
: Higher scores indicate greater body dissatisfaction, possible scale range = 10–50