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Table 1 The schoolchildren described by the applied variables, % (n)

From: Association between fruits and vegetables intake and frequency of breakfast and snacks consumption: a cross-sectional study

 

Boys

Girls

Total

 

11 years

13 years

15 years

11 years

13 years

15 years

 
 

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

N = 3291

Dependent variables

Low frequency of fruit intake

   Yes

56.0

335

60.1

382

70.3

329

53.1

285

56.7

351

60.3

261

1943

   No

43.6

261

39.8

253

29.3

137

46.6

250

43.1

267

39.7

172

1340

   Missing

0.4

2

0.1

1

0.4

2

0.3

2

0.2

1

0.0

0

8

Low frequency of vegetable intake

   Yes

75.1

449

72.5

461

78.2

366

65.0

349

68.2

422

64.0

277

2324

   No

23.9

143

27.0

172

21.4

100

34.3

184

31.7

196

35.8

155

950

   Missing

1.0

6

0.5

3

0.4

2

0.7

4

0.1

1

0.2

1

17

Independent variables

Breakfast consumption

   Irregular

17.9

107

27.0

172

34.0

159

24.0

129

36.8

228

45.3

196

991

   Regular

79.3

474

71.9

457

65.0

304

74.5

400

62.4

386

54.3

235

2256

   Missing

2.8

17

1.1

7

1.0

5

1.5

8

0.8

5

0.4

2

44

Sneak consumption

   Irregular

53.3

319

45.4

289

50.0

234

37.8

203

39.4

244

49.7

215

1504

   Regular

44.0

263

54.6

347

49.6

232

60.9

327

60.6

375

50.3

218

1762

   Missing

2.7

16

0.0

0

0.4

2

1.3

7

0.0

0

0.0

0

25

Covariates

Nutritional status

   Overweight

15.1

90

14.0

89

14.1

66

10.1

54

9.0

56

9.2

40

395

   Not overweight

65.2

372

58.3

371

75.6

354

57.9

311

76.9

476

83.4

361

2245

   Missing

22.7

136

27.7

176

10.3

48

32.0

172

14.1

87

7.4

32

651

Intended weight loss

   Yes

13.2

79

10.7

68

8.5

40

12.3

66

19.1

118

23.8

103

474

   No

86.3

516

88.7

564

91.5

428

87.5

470

80.8

500

76.0

329

2807

   Missing

0.5

3

0.6

4

0.0

0

0.2

1

0.1

1

0.2

1

10

See oneself as fat

   Yes

19.9

119

19.3

123

17.3

81

22.2

119

27.0

167

33.0

143

752

   No

78.6

470

79.6

506

82.3

385

77.7

417

72.5

449

66.1

286

2513

   Missing

1.5

9

1.1

7

0.4

2

0.1

1

0.5

3

0.9

4

26

Family type

   Traditional

76.6

458

79.1

503

80.3

376

79.1

425

79.5

792

79.0

342

2596

   Single parent

13.4

80

14.3

91

16.5

77

15.1

81

16.6

103

18.7

81

513

   Others

3.7

22

2.0

13

1.3

6

1.1

6

1.3

8

1.4

6

61

   Missing

6.3

38

4.6

29

1.9

9

4.7

25

2.6

16

0.9

4

121

FAS

   High

49.0

293

55.7

354

58.1

272

42.6

229

53.2

329

49.0

212

1689

   Medium

36.0

215

36.3

231

34.8

163

44.9

241

40.2

249

41.6

180

1279

   Low

9.4

56

6.0

38

5.8

27

10.8

58

5.8

36

7.9

34

249

   Missing

5.6

34

2.0

13

1.3

6

1.7

9

0.8

5

1.5

7

74