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Table 2 Association between dietary factors and child’s BMI

From: Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among Palestinian school-age children and the associated risk factors: a cross sectional study

  

BMI of Children

 

Characteristics

Normal n (%)

Overweight n (%)

Obese n (%)

Underweight n (%)

Total n (%)

p-value

Having breakfast

Never

25

67.6%

5

13.5%

4

10.8%

3

8.1%

37

100.0%

0.239

Once a month

28

59.6%

7

14.9%

7

14.9%

5

10.6%

47

100.0%

Twice a week

43

64.2%

11

16.4%

11

16.4%

2

3.0%

67

100.0%

Most days

190

61.9%

45

14.7%

59

19.2%

13

4.2%

307

100.0%

More than once a day

48

78.7%

7

11.5%

6

9.8%

0

.0%

61

100.0%

Meat intake

Never

15

60.0%

6

24.0%

3

12.0%

1

4.0%

25

100.0%

0.139

Once a month

26

55.3%

11

23.4%

5

10.6%

5

10.6%

47

100.0%

Twice a week

153

63.8%

32

13.3%

48

20.0%

7

2.9%

240

100.0%

Most days

141

68.8%

25

12.2%

29

14.1%

10

4.9%

205

100.0%

More than once a day

14

63.6%

5

22.7%

2

9.1%

1

4.5%

22

100.0%

Fish intake

Never

63

60.0%

19

18.1%

20

19.0%

3

2.9%

105

100.0%

0.076

Once a month

208

67.1%

44

14.2%

45

14.5%

13

4.2%

310

100.0%

Twice a week

50

59.5%

8

9.5%

21

25.0%

5

6.0%

84

100.0%

Most days

14

66.7%

2

9.5%

4

19.0%

1

4.8%

21

100.0%

More than once a day

4

57.1%

1

14.3%

0

.0%

2

28.6%

7

100.0%

Diary intake

Never

7

77.8%

1

11.1%

1

11.1%

0

.0%

9

100.0%

0.497

Once a month

19

67.9%

6

21.4%

3

10.7%

0

.0%

28

100.0%

Twice a week

55

62.5%

13

14.8%

15

17.0%

5

5.7%

88

100.0%

Most days

164

65.1%

42

16.7%

38

15.1%

8

3.2%

252

100.0%

More than once a day

108

64.3%

16

9.5%

34

20.2%

10

6.0%

168

100.0%

Rice and Pasta intake

Never

3

42.9%

3

42.9%

0

.0%

1

14.3%

7

100.0%

0.094

Once a month

27

79.4%

5

14.7%

1

2.9%

1

2.9%

34

100.0%

Twice a week

100

60.2%

25

15.1%

31

18.7%

10

6.0%

166

100.0%

Most days

182

66.7%

36

13.2%

48

17.6%

7

2.6%

273

100.0%

More than once a day

40

59.7%

11

16.4%

11

16.4%

5

7.5%

67

100.0%

Cereals at breakfast

Never

126

61.2%

34

16.5%

34

16.5%

12

5.8%

206

100.0%

0.511

Once a month

76

72.4%

10

9.5%

17

16.2%

2

1.9%

105

100.0%

Twice a week

78

63.9%

19

15.6%

21

17.2%

4

3.3%

122

100.0%

Most days

49

60.5%

15

18.5%

12

14.8%

5

6.2%

81

100.0%

More than once a day

9

56.3%

2

12.5%

5

31.3%

0

.0%

16

100.0%

Bread intake

Never

3

60.0%

1

20.0%

0

.0%

1

20.0%

5

100.0%

0.4

Once a month

23

65.7%

5

14.3%

5

14.3%

2

5.7%

35

100.0%

Twice a week

22

57.9%

7

18.4%

9

23.7%

0

.0%

38

100.0%

Most days

118

67.8%

26

14.9%

24

13.8%

6

3.4%

174

100.0%

More than once a day

185

64.2%

39

13.2%

51

17.7%

14

4.9%

289

100.0%

Fruits intake

Never

4

66.7%

0

.0%

2

33.3%

0

.0%

6

100.0%

.895

Once a month

21

67.7%

4

12.9%

4

12.9%

2

6.5%

31

100.0%

Twice a week

72

63.2%

16

14.0%

22

19.3%

4

3.5%

114

100.0%

Most days

146

65.2%

30

13.4%

39

17.4%

9

4.0%

224

100.0%

More than once a day

107

63.3%

30

17.8%

23

13.6%

9

5.3%

169

100.0%

Fruit juice intake

Never

18

47.4%

9

23.7%

9

23.7%

2

5.3%

38

100.0%

0.45

Once a month

49

62.8%

14

17.9%

13

16.7%

2

2.6%

78

100.0%

Twice a week

116

61.7%

26

13.8%

37

19.7%

9

4.8%

188

100.0%

Most days

128

69.9%

21

11.5%

25

13.7%

9

4.9%

183

100.0%

More than once a day

40

69.0%

9

15.5%

7

12.1%

2

3.4%

58

100.0%

Vegetables intake

Never

6

42.9%

3

21.4%

3

21.4%

2

14.3%

14

100.0%

0.695

Once a month

34

63.0%

8

14.8%

9

16.7%

3

5.6%

54

100.0%

Twice a week

90

65.7%

20

14.6%

21

15.3%

6

4.4%

137

100.0%

Most days

157

66.5%

34

14.4%

39

16.5%

6

2.5%

236

100.0%

More than once a day

63

61.8%

13

12.7%

19

18.6%

7

6.9%

102

100.0%

Salad intake

Never

13

54.2%

3

12.5%

5

20.8%

3

12.5%

24

100.0%

0.515

Once a month

34

68.0%

9

18.0%

5

10.0%

2

4.0%

50

100.0%

Twice a week

161

64.9%

39

15.7%

40

16.1%

8

3.2%

248

100.0%

Most days

111

64.2%

19

11.0%

33

19.1%

10

5.8%

173

100.0%

More than once a day

32

64.0%

9

18.0%

8

16.0%

1

2.0%

50

100.0%

Chips intake

Never

11

52.4%

1

4.8%

6

28.6%

3

14.3%

21

100.0%

0.337

Once a month

35

72.9%

7

14.6%

4

8.3%

2

4.2%

48

100.0%

Twice a week

69

66.3%

16

15.4%

17

16.3%

2

1.9%

104

100.0%

Most days

129

63.2%

31

15.2%

33

16.2%

11

5.4%

204

100.0%

More than once a day

109

64.5%

24

14.2%

30

17.8%

6

3.6%

169

100.0%

Chocolate intake

Never

10

52.6%

6

31.6%

2

10.5%

1

5.3%

19

100.0%

0.016

Once a month

28

63.6%

5

11.4%

8

18.2%

3

6.8%

44

100.0%

Twice a week

87

61.7%

28

19.9%

24

17.0%

2

1.4%

141

100.0%

Most days

132

60.6%

27

12.4%

43

19.7%

16

7.3%

218

100.0%

More than once a day

91

75.2%

14

11.6%

14

11.6%

2

1.7%

121

100.0%

Carbonated Beverages intake

Never

72

60.5%

18

15.1%

22

18.5%

7

5.9%

119

100.0%

0.581

Once a month

81

69.8%

13

11.2%

14

12.1%

8

6.9%

116

100.0%

Twice a week

114

63.0%

28

15.5%

33

18.2%

6

3.3%

181

100.0%

Most days

58

66.7%

16

18.4%

12

13.8%

1

1.1%

87

100.0%

More than once a day

27

64.3%

5

11.9%

8

19.0%

2

4.8%

42

100.0%

Energy drinks intake

Never

305

64.2%

71

14.9%

78

16.4%

21

4.4%

475

100.0%

0.749

Once a month

12

60.0%

3

15.0%

4

20.0%

1

5.0%

20

100.0%

Twice a week

20

71.4%

0

.0%

7

25.0%

1

3.6%

28

100.0%

Most days

8

72.7%

2

18.2%

1

9.1%

0

.0%

11

100.0%

More than once a day

5

55.6%

2

22.2%

1

11.1%

1

11.1%

9

100.0%

Diet carbonated drinks intake

Never

312

65.4%

69

14.5%

75

15.7%

21

4.4%

477

100.0%

0.087

Once a month

14

53.8%

6

23.1%

5

19.2%

1

3.8%

26

100.0%

Twice a week

13

68.4%

1

5.3%

4

21.1%

1

5.3%

19

100.0%

Most days

6

46.2%

1

7.7%

6

46.2%

0

.0%

13

100.0%

More than once a day

3

42.9%

3

42.9%

0

.0%

1

14.3%

7

100.0%

Sweets (Knafeh, Cakes)

Never

23

62.2%

8

21.6%

4

10.8%

2

5.4%

37

100.0%

0.04

Once a month

101

63.1%

20

12.5%

33

20.6%

6

3.8%

160

100.0%

Twice a week

147

62.6%

40

17.0%

42

17.9%

6

2.6%

235

100.0%

Most days

66

73.3%

7

7.8%

9

10.0%

8

8.9%

90

100.0%

More than once a day

15

65.2%

5

21.7%

1

4.3%

2

8.7%

23

100.0%

Fast food intake

Never

26

57.8%

8

17.8%

9

20.0%

2

4.4%

45

100.0%

0.656

Once a month

119

66.1%

24

13.3%

32

17.8%

5

2.8%

180

100.0%

Twice a week

137

62.3%

31

14.1%

38

17.3%

14

6.4%

220

100.0%

Most days

55

71.4%

11

14.3%

8

10.4%

3

3.9%

77

100.0%

More than once a day

16

61.5%

6

23.1%

4

15.4%

0

.0%

26

100.0%

Nuts intake

Never

23

59.0%

7

17.9%

9

23.1%

0

.0%

39

100.0%

0.829

Once a month

118

65.2%

25

13.8%

29

16.0%

9

5.0%

181

100.0%

Twice a week

131

62.1%

37

17.5%

33

15.6%

10

4.7%

211

100.0%

Most days

62

69.7%

8

9.0%

15

16.9%

4

4.5%

89

100.0%

More than once a day

16

66.7%

3

12.5%

4

16.7%

1

4.2%

24

100.0%