Table 6 Frequency of intake of fast food items among Swedish girls and boys (n = 11,222)
Food item | Frequency of intake | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1/month | ≥1–3/month | ≥1/week | ≥2–3/week | ≥4/week | p-valuea | |
Hamburgers (%) | ||||||
Girls | 28.5 | 59.7 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
Boys | 15.9 | 60.5 | 18.0 | 3.7 | 1.9 | <0.0001 |
French fries (%) | ||||||
Girls | 25.9 | 56.1 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
Boys | 18.8 | 54.3 | 18.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | <0.0001 |
Sausages, hot dog (%) | ||||||
Girls | 25.8 | 40.1 | 26.6 | 6.7 | 0.9 | |
Boys | 14.4 | 38.9 | 37.3 | 7.5 | 1.9 | <0.0001 |
Pizza (%) | ||||||
Girls | 27.6 | 63.8 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
Boys | 14.8 | 62.3 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | <0.0001 |
Fast food (%)b | ||||||
Girls | 1.8 | 4.8 | 57.6 | 30.4 | 5.5 | <0.0001 |
Boys | 0.3 | 2.0 | 43.5 | 42.3 | 11.9 | |