Table 1 |
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Description of the families surveyed. |
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N |
Snacker |
No snacker |
Overall |
p-value1 |
BMI |
p-value2 |
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608 |
607 |
1215 |
(Snackers only) |
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Number of children in the family |
p < 0.001 |
p = 0.232 |
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One |
63 (10.4) |
109 (18.0) |
172 (14.2) |
17.6 [15.2; 19.2] |
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Two or more |
545 (89.6) |
498 (82.0) |
1043 (85.8) |
17.3 [15.3; 20.4] |
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Number of Children in the family aged 6-10 yrs |
p = 0.001 |
p = 0.047 |
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One |
395 (65.0) |
450 (74.1) |
845 (69.5) |
17.8 [15.3; 20.4] |
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Two or more |
213 (35.0) |
157 (25.9) |
370 (30.5) |
16.6 [15.3; 19.0] |
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Family Composition |
p = 0.003 |
p = 0.017 |
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Normal (father, mother and children) |
527 (86.7) |
558 (91.9) |
1085 (89.3) |
17.6 [15.3; 19.2] |
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Enlarged (normal with grandparents or other relatives living together) |
81 (13.3) |
49 (8.1) |
130 (10.7) |
16.6 [16.0; 23.1] |
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Father's Education |
1213 |
p < 0.001 |
p = 0.005 |
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Up to the mandatory school |
312 (51.3) |
233 (38.5) |
545 (44.9) |
17.6 [15.9; 20.4] |
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High school degree |
225 (37.0) |
270 (44.6) |
495 (40.8) |
17.8 [15.2; 19.2] |
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BS or more |
71 (11.7) |
102 (16.9) |
173 (14.3) |
15.9 [13.9; 20.0] |
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Mother's Education |
1208 |
p = 0.001 |
p = 0.060 |
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Up to the mandatory school |
246 (40.8) |
208 (34.4) |
454 (37.6) |
17.8 [16.0; 20.7] |
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High school degree |
306 (50.7) |
309 (51.1) |
615 (50.9) |
17.3 [15.2; 19.0] |
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BS or more |
51 (8.5) |
88 (14.5) |
139 (11.5) |
17.5 [14.5; 19.4] |
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Father's Job |
1211 |
p = ns |
p = 0.005 |
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Independent worker |
221 (36.3) |
237 (39.3) |
458 (37.8) |
18.1 [15.3; 20.4] |
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Dependent worker |
377 (62.0) |
359 (59.5) |
736 (60.8) |
17.1 [15.3; 19.2] |
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Other (retired, unemployed) |
10 (1.6) |
7 (1.2) |
17 (1.4) |
15.3 [15.3; 15.3] |
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Mother's Job |
1207 |
p = ns |
p = 0.010 |
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Independent worker |
91 (15.1) |
89 (14.7) |
180 (14.9) |
16.6 [15.9; 18.2] |
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Dependent worker |
247 (41.0) |
257 (42.5) |
504 (41.8) |
17.3 [14.9; 19.0] |
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Other (retired, unemployed, housewife) |
265 (43.9) |
258 (42.7) |
523 (43.3) |
17.8 [15.9; 20.8] |
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Mother has a full time job (40 hrs per week) |
1207 |
p = ns |
p = 0.053 |
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Yes |
129 (38.7) |
134 (39.0) |
263 (38.8) |
16.5 [14.9; 19.0] |
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No |
204 (61.3) |
210 (61.0) |
414 (61.2) |
17.8 [15.3; 18.3] |
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Who is taking care of the child outside schooltime |
1213 |
p = 0.009 |
p < 0.001 |
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Mother/Father |
499 (82.1) |
529 (87.4) |
1028 (84.7) |
17.6 [15.9; 20.4] |
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Other people |
109 (17.9) |
76 (12.6) |
185 (15.3) |
15.3 [14.6; 18.8] |
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Exercise Time (hours per week) of the mother |
1175 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
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None |
428 (74.8) |
416 (69.0) |
844 (71.8) |
16.7 [15.3; 18.8] |
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Between one and three hours |
68 (11.9) |
138 (22.9) |
206 (17.5) |
19.0 [17.8; 20.8] |
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Four hours or more |
76 (13.3) |
49 (8.1) |
125 (10.6) |
18.3 [14.9; 20.4] |
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Mother's BMI |
1161 |
23 [21; 24] |
22 [20; 24] |
22 [20; 24] |
p = 0.015 |
p < 0.001 |
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Underweight/normal |
454 (79.9) |
472 (79.6) |
926 (79.8) |
p = 0.002 |
16.7 [15.3; 18.8] |
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Overweight |
72 (12.7) |
101 (17.0) |
173 (14.9) |
20.0 [17.6; 20.4] |
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Obese |
42 (7.4) |
20 (3.4) |
62 (5.3) |
21.4 [14.3; 23.4] |
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Exercise Time (hours per week) of the father |
1176 |
p = ns |
p = 0.025 |
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None |
425 (73.7) |
424 (70.8) |
849 (72.2) |
17.4 [15.8; 19.2] |
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Between one and three hours |
93 (16.1) |
100 (16.7) |
193 (16.4) |
17.8 [15.3; 20.8] |
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Between four and six hours |
43 (7.5) |
57 (9.5) |
100 (8.5) |
18.3 [14.9; 19.2] |
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Seven hours or more |
16 (2.8) |
18 (3.0) |
34 (2.9) |
14.8 [11.6; 22.4] |
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Father's BMI |
1100 |
25 [24; 27] |
25 [24; 27] |
25 [24; 27] |
p = 0.152 |
p < 0.001 |
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Underweight/normal |
265 (48.4) |
285 (51.5) |
550 (50.0) |
p = ns |
16.6 [15.3; 18.7] |
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Overweight |
243 (44.4) |
227 (41.0) |
470 (42.7) |
17.8 [15.1; 20.7] |
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Obese |
39 (7.1) |
41 (7.4) |
80 (7.3) |
18.3 [17.6; 22.8] |
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Nationality of the family |
1193 |
p = ns |
p = 0.003 |
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Italian |
557 (94.7) |
579 (95.7) |
1136 (95.2) |
17.4 [15.3; 19.8] |
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Mixed Italian and other nationality |
21 (3.6) |
20 (3.3) |
41 (3.4) |
21.4 [15.3; 25.7] |
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Other nationality |
10 (1.7) |
6 (1.0) |
16 (1.3) |
- |
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N refers to the number of valid responses. If no indicated, the number is 1215. Absolute numbers and percentages. P-value1 refers to the significance of the difference among snackers and no snackers, p-value2 to the difference in BMI across categories of each variable in the snackers only group. |
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Gregori et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:132 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-132 |
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