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Table 1 Proportion of Swedish adolescents reaching the goals of a healthy dietary intake and regular physical activity in relation to socio-demographic characteristics (n = 11,222)

From: Dietary intake, leisure time activities and obesity among adolescents in Western Sweden: a cross-sectional study

 

Total sample

Fruit and vegetables at least daily

Fish ≥ 2 times per week

Regular physical activity weeklya

Sex (%)

    

 Girls

50.7

49.5**

14.8

60.3**

 Boys

49.3

34.4

15.0

64.3

Grown up in Sweden (%)

    

 Yes

95.4

41.5***

14.7*

62.6**

 No

1.3

52.1

21.2

47.8

 Partly

3.3

54.6

18.5

58.7

Living area (%)

    

 Urban, inner city

15.2

45.8**

16.9*

61.3***

 Urban, general

55.3

41.8

15.2

64.9

 Rural

29.5

40.3

13.3

58.0

Housing style (%)

    

 Own residency

65.9

41.9

14.3

64.2***

 Row house

14.8

42.2

16.2

66.3

 Apartment

19.3

42.4

15.6

52.6

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; and *** p < 0.0001, calculated by Chi-square test
  2. a Defined as regular moderate or vigorous physical activity