Table 2 Student food intakes, physical examination and metabolic analytes by Overall Competence (OCS)
| Â | Â | OCSa | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Z-score ≤ 6 | Z-score > 6 | ||
Mean (SE) Dietary score (YHEI-TW) | 48.1 (0.5) | 44.0 (1.1) | 48.4 (0.5) | <0.001 |
Mean (SE) Food consumption (times/week) | ||||
 Fast foods consumption | 1.7 (0.1) | 2.3 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.1) | 0.086 |
 Fast foods from fast food chain store | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.7 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.029 |
 Fast foods from non-fast food chain store | 1.3 (0.1) | 1.6 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.1) | 0.206 |
 Sugary beverages consumption | 5.4 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.6) | 5.3 (0.2) | 0.053 |
Dairy products consumption | ||||
 Milk | 3.5 (0.2) | 3.0 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.2) | 0.499 |
 Flavored milk | 0.7 (0.1) | 1.4 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.1) | 0.015 |
 Yoghurt | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.342 |
 Cheese | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.035 |
Development of puberty | ||||
Menarche (girls only) (%) | 0.929 | |||
 Yes | 94.0 | 93.5 | 94.0 |  |
 No | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 |  |
Beard growth (boys only) (%) | 0.036 | |||
 Not yet | 33.4 | 45.3 | 32.4 |  |
 At first | 31.4 | 36.9 | 30.9 |  |
 In progress | 33.8 | 13.2 | 35.4 |  |
 Completed | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 |  |
Mean (SE) Body compositions | ||||
 Height (cm) | 161 (0.3) | 160 (1.2) | 161 (0.3) | 0.716 |
 Weight (kg) | 54.2 (0.5) | 56.7 (1.7) | 54.0 (0.5) | 0.146 |
 Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) | 20.8 (0.2) | 21.9 (0.5) | 20.8 (0.2) | 0.046 |
 Triceps skin fold thickness (TSF, mm) | 16.6 (0.4) | 17.2 (0.9) | 16.6 (0.4) | 0.496 |
 Mid Arm Muscle Circumference (MAMC, cm) | 20.0 (0.2) | 21.5 (1.2) | 19.9 (0.2) | 0.221 |
 waist circumference (WC, cm) | 74.2 (0.5) | 76.2 (1.2) | 74.1 (0.5) | 0.114 |
Mean (SE) Blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||
 Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | 105 (0.5) | 106 (1.5) | 105 (0.5) | 0.520 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) | 60.5 (0.7) | 61.5 (1.2) | 60.4 (0.7) | 0.301 |
Mean (SE) Plasma metabolic analytes | ||||
 Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 95.4 (0.4) | 95.2 (0.9) | 95.4 (0.4) | 0.835 |
 Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 158 (1.4) | 155 (3.3) | 159 (1.4) | 0.191 |
 Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 71.4 (1.8) | 78.3 (5.5) | 71.0 (1.7) | 0.150 |
 HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 55.3 (0.7) | 50.8 (1.9) | 55.6 (0.7) | 0.022 |
 LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 88.8 (1.2) | 87.9 (3.2) | 88.8 (1.2) | 0.761 |
 Uric acid (mg/dL) | 5.8 (0.1) | 6.2 (0.2) | 5.74 (0.1) | 0.063 |