Table 3 Comparison of Compliances to Healthy Behavior Recommendations between Children in Healthy, Overweight and Obese Categories
From: Healthy-lifestyle behaviors associated with overweight and obesity in US rural children
n,(%) | All children | Healthy weight | Overweight | Obese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hours of sleep per night* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<10 hrs/night | 269 (69.7) | 162 (76.1) | 31 (48.4) | 76(69.7) |
≥10 hrs/night | 117 (30.3) | 51 (23.9) | 33 (51.6) | 33(30.3) |
Hours of screen-time on weekday | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤2 hrs/day | 117 (35.3) | 57 (32.4) | 25 (41.7) | 35 (36.8) |
>2 hrs/day | 214 (64.7) | 119 (67.6) | 35 (58.3) | 60 (63.2) |
Servings of fruit per day | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<2 | 142 (36.3) | 83 (38.8) | 21(32.8) | 37 (33.3) |
≥2 | 249 (63.7) | 131 (61.2) | 43(67.2) | 74 (66.7) |
Servings of vegetables per day | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<2 | 153 (39.3) | 95 (44.4) | 21 (33.3) | 39 (33.6) |
≥2 | 236 (60.7) | 119 (55.6) | 43 (66.7) | 77 (66.4) |
My child drinks whole milk* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 245 (62.3) | 118 (54.9) | 42 (64.6) | 85 (75.2) |
Yes | 148 (37.7) | 97 (45.1) | 23 (35.4) | 28 (24.8) |
My child drinks low fat milk 1%* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 335 (85.2) | 187 (86.9) | 60 (92.3) | 88 (77.8) |
Yes | 58 (14.7) | 28 (13.1) | 5 (7.7) | 25 (21.0) |
My child drinks non-fat milk | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 382 (97.2) | 212 (98.6) | 64 (98.5) | 106 (93.8) |
Yes | 11 (2.8) | 3 (1.4) | 1 (1.5) | 7 (6.2) |
Number of Soda cans per day | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<1 can/day | 5 (3.8) | 3 (4.5) | 0 | 2 (5.1) |
≥1 can/day | 127 (96.2) | 64 (95.5) | 26 (100.0) | 37 (94.9) |
Number of sugar-sweetened drink cans per day | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<1 can/day | 3 (2.0) | 1 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (4.2) |
≥1 can/day | 149 (98.0) | 82 (98.8) | 21 (100.0) | 46 (95.8) |