Table 2 Parental lifestyle and food habits
Variable name | Description | Mean | Frequency | Standard deviation | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awareness | Awareness of high-calorie diet | 2.461 | 0.636 | 1 | 3 | |
Yes aware | 53.8% | |||||
Yes, more less aware | 38.5% | |||||
No aware | 7.7% | |||||
Information about healthy lifestyle | Magazine (1 if yes) | 0.738 | 0.441 | 0 | 1 | |
Yes | 73.9% | |||||
No | 26.1% | |||||
Television and radio (1 if yes) | 0.861 | 0.346 | 0 | 1 | ||
Yes | 86.2% | |||||
No | 13.8% | |||||
Consumption of unhealthy foods | Frequency of consumption | |||||
Sweet snack | 3.300 | 1.344 | 1 | 6 | ||
Salty snack | 2.715 | 1.115 | 1 | 6 | ||
Salami | 2.953 | 1.018 | 1 | 6 | ||
Junk foods | 1.269 | 0.539 | 1 | 6 | ||
Soft drink | 2.376 | 1.163 | 1 | 6 | ||
Energy drink | 1.538 | 0.933 | 1 | 6 | ||
Chocolate | 2.723 | 1.134 | 1 | 6 | ||
Sauce (e.g., mayonnaise, ketchup) | 2.007 | 0.952 | 1 | 6 | ||
Candy | 2.946 | 1.354 | 1 | 6 | ||
Physical activity | Frequency of physical activity | 3.246 | 1.288 | 1 | 5 | |
Everyday | 14.6% | |||||
3 times a week | 11.5% | |||||
1–2 times a week | 26.2% | |||||
Rarely | 30.0% | |||||
Never | 17.7% |