Table 3 Children’s food habits and lifestyle
Variable name | Description | Mean | Frequency | Standard deviation | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food habits | Daily fruit consumption | 2.223 | 0.925 | 1 | 4 | |
Yes, everyday | 25.4% | |||||
Often | 35.4% | |||||
Sometimes | 30.7% | |||||
No, never | 8.5% | |||||
Daily vegetable consumption | 2.500 | 0.917 | 1 | 4 | ||
Yes, everyday | 16.9% | |||||
Often | 28.5% | |||||
Sometimes | 42.3% | |||||
No, never | 12.3% | |||||
Weekly candy consumption | 2.707 | 1.601 | 1 | 5 | ||
Everyday | 16.9% | |||||
3–4 times a week | 23.1% | |||||
1–2 times a week | 31.5% | |||||
Rarely | 28.5% | |||||
Never | 0.0% | |||||
Weekly soft-drink consumption | 2.600 | 1.528 | 1 | 5 | ||
Everyday | 13.9% | |||||
3–4 times a week | 26.9% | |||||
1–2 times a week | 31.5% | |||||
Rarely | 22.3% | |||||
Never | 5.4% | |||||
Fast food | Frequency of eating at fast food | 4.461 | 1.330 | 1 | 6 | |
More than once a week | 5.3% | |||||
3–4 times a month | 0.8% | |||||
2–3 times a month | 6.1% | |||||
Once a month | 8.5% | |||||
Rarely | 73.9% | |||||
Never | 5.4% | |||||
Physical activity | Practice of physical activity (1 if yes) | 0.423 | 0.495 | 0 | 1 | |
Yes | 42.3% | |||||
No | 57.7% |