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%) |  |