Table 3 Food intake and eating and activity behaviors according to weight category
From: Psychosocial, behavioral and clinical correlates of children with overweight and obesity
| Variable | na | Weight Category | p-value** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | Obese | Severely Obese | |||
| Food intake and eating behaviors among all participants | |||||
| # servings per day Water, n (%) | 102 | 0.31 | |||
| 1–3 /month to 1/day | 5 (26.3%) | 5 (16.7%) | 6 (11.3%) | ||
| 2–3 /day | 3 (15.8%) | 11 (36.7%) | 14 (26.4%) | ||
| More than 3/day | 11 (57.9%) | 14 (46.7%) | 33 (62.3%) | ||
| # servings per day Regular Soda, n (%) | 100 | 0.50 | |||
| None | 6 (31.6%) | 10 (34.5%) | 23 (44.2%) | ||
| 1–3 /month to 1/week | 6 (31.6%) | 11 (37.9%) | 20 (38.5%) | ||
| 2–4 /week to more than 3/day | 7 (36.8%) | 8 (27.6%) | 9 (17.3%) | ||
| # servings per day Diet Soda, n (%) | 102 | 0.96 | |||
| None | 13 (72.2%) | 19 (63.3%) | 36 (66.7%) | ||
| 1–3 /month to 1/week | 4 (22.2%) | 7 (23.3%) | 12 (22.2%) | ||
| 2–4 /week to more than 3/day | 1 (5.6%) | 4 (13.3%) | 6 (11.1%) | ||
| # servings per day Fruits, n (%) | 100 | 0.13 | |||
| None | 3 (16.7%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.0%) | ||
| 1–3 /month to 1/week | 3 (16.7%) | 5 (16.1%) | 8 (15.7%) | ||
| 2–4 /week to more than 3/day | 12 (66.7%) | 26 (83.9%) | 42 (82.4%) | ||
| # servings per day Vegetables, n (%) | 103 | 0.42 | |||
| None | 1 (5.6%) | 1 (3.2%) | 3 (5.6%) | ||
| 1–3 /month to 1/week | 1 (5.6%) | 8 (25.8%) | 8 (14.8%) | ||
| 2–4 /week to more than 3/day | 16 (88.9%) | 22 (71.0%) | 43 (79.6%) | ||
| # days per week eat dinner at home; median (min, max) | 102 | 4.0 (0,7.0) | 4. 0 (0,7.0) | 3.0 (0,7.0) | 0.06 |
| # days per week eat fast food; median (min, max) | 103 | 1.0 (0,4.0) | 2.0 (0,5.0) | 1.0 (0,7.0) | 0.19 |
| # days per week eat breakfast; median (min, max) | 95 | 6.0 (0,7.0) | 7.0 (0,7.0) | 5.5 (0,7.0) | 0.72 |
| Eating behaviors among the subsample of adolescents 13 years and older | |||||
| Eat when bored or upset; n (%) | 69 | 0.022 | |||
| Never to less than once a month | 13 (100%) | 11 (57.9%) | 18 (48.6%) | ||
| 1 to 2 times a month | 0 (0%) | 4 (21.1%) | 9 (24.3%) | ||
| Once a week or more | 0 (0%) | 4 (21.1%) | 10 (27.0%) | ||
| Could not stop eating; n (%) | 69 | 0.17 | |||
| Never to less than once a month | 13 (100%) | 14 (73.7%) | 26 (70.3%) | ||
| 1–2 times a month | 0 (0%) | 5 (26.3%) | 9 (24.3%) | ||
| Once a week or more | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5.4%) | ||
| TFEQ-R18 Eating Behavior Scores (0–100); median (min, max) | |||||
| Cognitive Restraint (CR) | 71 | 45.6 (0,59.1) | 40.9 (0,68.2) | 40.9 (13.6,77.3) | 0.86 |
| Uncontrolled Eating (UE) | 71 | 29.2 (3.7,51.9) | 40.7 (0,92.6) | 40.7 (3.7,83.3) | 0.11 |
| Emotional Eating (EE) | 70 | 11.1 (0, 66.7) | 16.7 (0,100.0) | 33.3 (0,100.0) | 0.026 |
| Activity behaviors among all participants | |||||
| # hours watching TV per day during weekdays; median (min, max) | 103 | 3.0 (1.0,6.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 7.0) | 3.0 (1.0,7.0) | 0.18 |
| # hours playing video games per day during weekdays; median (min, max) | 101 | 3.0 (1.0,7.0) | 3.0 (1.0,7.0) | 3.0 (1.0,7.0) | 0.59 |
| # days per week active for 30 + mins/day; median (min, max) | 103 | 3.0 (1.0,7.0) | 3.0 (0, 7.0) | 3.0 (0, 7.0) | 0.90 |
| # organized sports teams/physical activities in the past year ; n, % | 103 | 0.044 | |||
| None | 3 (15.8%) | 11 (35.5%) | 25 (47.2%) | ||
| One | 7 (36.8%) | 9 (29.0%) | 19 (35.8%) | ||
| Two or more | 9 (47.4%) | 11 (35.5%) | 9 (17.0%) | ||