Table 6 Characterization of the high consumers according to the main study variables
N | Low | High | Combined | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 450) | (N = 150) | (N = 600) | |||
Country: Argentina | 600 | 25% (111) | 6% (9) | 20% (120) | <0.001 |
Brazil | 54% (242) | 79% (118) | 60% (360) | ||
Mexico | 22% (97) | 15% (23) | 20% (120) | ||
Toy | 600 | 48% (218) | 55% (82) | 50% (300) | 0.187 |
Gender: Male | 600 | 49% (219) | 54% (81) | 50% (300) | 0.258 |
Age class: Y7-10 | 600 | 46% (207) | 62% (93) | 50% (300) | <0.001 |
FilmSpot: NoFilmNoSpot | 600 | 20% (89) | 21% (31) | 20% (120) | 0.979 |
FilmNoSpot | 20% (92) | 19% (28) | 20% (120) | ||
FilmLowSpot | 20% (91) | 19% (29) | 20% (120) | ||
FilmMediumSpot | 20% (90) | 20% (30) | 20% (120) | ||
FilmHighSpot | 20% (88) | 21% (32) | 20% (120) | ||
Child BMI | 600 | 14.8800/16.3450/18.4475 | 15.1200/16.4900/18.0325 | 14.9125/16.3650/18.3475 | 0.86 |
Breast-feeding | 553 | 79% (330) | 86% (116) | 81% (446) | 0.189 |
Bottle-feeding | 12% (51) | 7% (10) | 11% (61) | ||
Mixed-feeding /breast + bottle) | 9% (37) | 7% (9) | 8% (46) | ||
Number of sisters: 0 | 600 | 51% (230) | 49% (73) | 50% (303) | 0.106 |
1 | 36% (160) | 31% (47) | 34% (207) | ||
2 | 9% (41) | 12% (18) | 10% (59) | ||
3 | 3% (13) | 4% (6) | 3% (19) | ||
4 | 1% (5) | 1% (2) | 1% (7) | ||
5 | 0% (0) | 1% (1) | 0% (1) | ||
6 | 0% (1) | 2% (3) | 1% (4) | ||
Number of brothers: 0 | 600 | 48% (216) | 44% (66) | 47% (282) | 0.281 |
1 | 35% (157) | 35% (52) | 35% (209) | ||
2 | 11% (50) | 15% (23) | 12% (73) | ||
3 | 5% (22) | 4% (6) | 5% (28) | ||
4 | 1% (4) | 1% (1) | 1% (5) | ||
6 | 0% (0) | 1% (1) | 0% (1) | ||
8 | 0% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (1) | ||
Weekly TV hours | 600 | 9.0/14.0/22.0 | 9.0/13.5/23.0 | 9.0/14.0/23.0 | 0.786 |
Number of TVs in the house | 600 | 1/2/2 | 1/1/2 | 1/2/2 | 0.001 |
Breakfast before school: 2–3 times per week | 600 | 5% (22) | 5% (8) | 5% (30) | 0.27 |
3–4 times per week | 8% (35) | 3% (5) | 7% (40) | ||
never | 9% (39) | 11% (16) | 9% (55) | ||
every day | 79% (354) | 81% (121) | 79% (475) | ||
Number of fruit portions per day: 1 | 600 | 38% (172) | 35% (53) | 38% (225) | 0.867 |
2 | 31% (140) | 34% (51) | 32% (191) | ||
3 | 9% (41) | 11% (17) | 10% (58) | ||
4 | 4% (18) | 4% (6) | 4% (24) | ||
none | 12% (54) | 9% (14) | 11% (68) | ||
more than 4 | 6% (25) | 6% (9) | 6% (34) | ||
Number of vegetables portions per day: 1 | 600 | 38% (171) | 34% (51) | 37% (222) | 0.271 |
2 | 23% (104) | 19% (28) | 22% (132) | ||
3 | 5% (24) | 9% (14) | 6% (38) | ||
4 | 2% (7) | 3% (5) | 2% (12) | ||
none | 30% (135) | 33% (49) | 31% (184) | ||
more than 4 | 2% (9) | 2% (3) | 2% (12) | ||
Mother’s BMI | 485 | 22.100/24.460/27.425 | 23.010/24.735/27.480 | 22.220/24.540/27.480 | 201 |
Father’s BMI | 340 | 24.3400/25.8000/27.6800 | 23.2850/25.2150/27.2025 | 24.2200/25.7450/27.5775 | 0.05 |
IBAI score | 600 | 7/10/16 | 8/13/18 | 7/11/17 | 0.006 |