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Table 2 Dietary and lifestyle characteristics amongst adolescents (n = 1047) in KSA by MUO or MHO status

From: Prevalence and predictors of metabolically healthy obesity in adolescents: findings from the national “Jeeluna” study in Saudi-Arabia

 

IDF

CR

 

MUO

(n = 828)

MHO

(n = 219)

p-value

MUO

(n = 798)

MHO

(n = 249)

p-value

Dietary habits

 Regular breakfast consumption during the past month

  No

360 (44)

104 (48.2)

0.27

353 (44.7)

111 (45.1)

0.92

  Yes

459 (56)

112 (51.9)

 

436 (55.3)

135 (54.9)

 

 Frequency of snacks consumption/d

  0

444 (54.1)

124 (57.4)

0.39

437 (55.3)

131 (53.3)

0.5

  1

220 (26.8)

48 (22.2)

 

207 (26.2)

61 (24.8)

 

   ≥ 2

157 (19.1)

44 (20.4)

 

147 (18.6)

54 (22)

 

 Frequency of fruits consumption/d

  0

503 (61.1)

134 (61.5)

0.51

475 (59.9)

162 (65.3)

0.31

  1

125 (15.2)

27 (12.4)

 

119 (15)

33 (13.3)

 

   ≥ 2

195 (23.7)

57 (26.2)

 

199 (25.1)

53 (21.4)

 

 Frequency of vegetables consumption/d

  0

385 (46.8)

100 (46.1)

0.59

357 (45)

128 (51.8)

0.14

  1

266 (32.3)

65 (30)

 

263 (33.2)

68 (27.5)

 

   ≥ 2

172 (20.9)

52 (24)

 

173 (21.8)

51 (20.7)

 

 Frequency of soft drinks consumption/d

   ≤ 1

320 (38.8)

95 (44.2)

0.15

317 (39.9)

98 (40.0)

0.98

   ≥ 2

504 (61.2)

120 (55.8)

 

477 (60.1)

147 (60.0)

 

 Frequency of energy drinks consumption/d

  0

657 (79.8)

170 (78.3)

0.63

629 (79.2)

198 (80.5)

0.67

   ≥ 1

166 (20.2)

47 (21.7)

 

165 (20.8)

48 (19.5)

 

 Frequency of milk consumption/d

  0

468 (57.3)

129 (60.3)

0.73

449 (57.1)

148 (60.4)

0.66

  1

223 (27.3)

54 (25.2)

 

215 (27.4)

62 (25.3)

 

   ≥ 2

126 (15.4)

31 (14.5)

 

122 (15.5)

35 (14.3)

 

Frequency of fast food consumption/week

2.03 ± 1.94

1.87 ± 1.78

0.29

2.03 ± 1.95

1.9 ± 1.76

0.36

Physical Activity and sedentarity

 Exercise in school

  No

486 (59.7)

130 (60.8)

0.78

464 (59)

152 (62.8)

0.29

  Yes

328 (40.3)

84 (39.3)

 

322 (41)

90 (37.2)

 

   Frequency of exercise for at least 30 mn during the past week

1.76 ± 2.34

1.64 ± 2.3

0.51

1.8 ± 2.36

1.52 ± 2.2

0.11

 Screen time

   ≤ 2 h/d

132 (18.7)

37 (19.5)

0.81

126 (18.5)

43 (20)

0.63

   > 2 h/d

573 (81.3)

153 (80.5)

 

554 (81.5)

172 (80)

 

Sleep

 Number of hours of sleep per night, during week days

  Adequate

325 (40.3)

100 (46.3)

0.11

312 (40.1)

113 (46.5)

0.07

  Inadequate

481 (59.7)

116 (53.7)

 

467 (60)

130 (53.5)

 

 Number of hours of sleep per night, during weekends

  Adequate

334 (48.1)

92 (50.8)

0.52

323 (48.4)

103 (49.5)

0.78

  Inadequate

360 (51.9)

89 (49.2)

 

344 (51.6)

105 (50.5)

 

Number of days went to sleep during the day in the past week

3.79 ± 2.86

3.86 ± 2.95

0.73

3.69 ± 2.89

4.14 ± 2.83

0.03

Smoking

 Smoking cigarettes during the past month

  No

746 (91.2)

196 (91.2)

0.99

715 (91)

227 (91.9)

0.65

  Yes

72 (8.8)

19 (8.8)

 

71 (9)

20 (8.1)

 

 Smoking Shisha during the past month

  No

755 (92.4)

200 (93.5)

0.6

726 (92.6)

229 (92.7)

0.95

  Yes

62 (7.6)

14 (6.5)

 

58 (7.4)

18 (7.3)

 
  1. Screen time was assessed based on the time spent watching television, using the internet, chatting and playing videogames
  2. Adequate sleep defined as a minimum of 9 h for 10–12 year old adolescents and as a minimum of 8 h for those aged13 years or older [82]
  3. Abbreviations: CR: Cardiovascular risks; d: Day; IDF: International Diabetes Federation; KSA: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; MHO: Metabolically healthy obesity; mn: Minutes; MUO: Metabolically unhealthy obesity