Table 2 |
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Description of the children 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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Gender |
p = ns |
p = 0.214 |
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Male |
344 (56.6) |
331 (54.5) |
675 (55.6) |
17.8 [15.9; 20.0] |
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Female |
264 (43.4) |
276 (45.5) |
540 (44.4) |
17.1 [14.9; 20.4] |
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Age (years) |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
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6 |
128 (21.1) |
121 (19.9) |
249 (20.5) |
16.5 [14.9; 19.0] |
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7 |
120 (19.7) |
102 (16.8) |
222 (18.3) |
18.0 [16.0; 20.0] |
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8 |
167 (27.5) |
114 (18.8) |
281 (23.1) |
15.9 [14.6; 20.7] |
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9 |
102 (16.8) |
135 (22.2) |
237 (19.5) |
17.1 [16.2; 20.4] |
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10 |
91 (15.0) |
135 (22.2) |
226 (18.6) |
17.8 [17.4; 19.8] |
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BMI |
1082 |
17 [15; 20] |
18 [15; 20] |
18 [15; 20] |
p = 0.120 |
p < 0.001 |
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Underweight/normal |
326 (60.3) |
325 (60.1) |
651 (60.2) |
15.9 [14.6; 16.8] |
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At risk of overweight |
91 (16.8) |
101 (18.7) |
192 (17.7) |
18.3 [18.1; 20.4] |
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Overweight |
124 (22.9) |
115 (21.3) |
239 (22.1) |
21.9 [20.7; 23.4] |
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Interest of the child for the snack |
1145 |
p = ns |
p < 0.001 |
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Focused on the product |
208 (35.9) |
173 (30.6) |
381 (33.3) |
18.3 [16.5; 20.4] |
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Focused on the gadget accompanying the snack |
372 (64.1) |
392 (69.4) |
764 (66.7) |
16.6 [14.9; 19.0] |
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Age of the mother at time of child birth |
1187 |
30 [27; 33] |
31 [28; 34] |
30 [28; 33] |
p < 0.001 |
17.4 [15.3; 20.0] |
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Time of sleeping of the child per day |
1187 |
p = 0.002 |
p < 0.001 |
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At most 8 hours |
210 (36.0) |
168 (27.8) |
378 (31.8) |
18.0 [16.0; 20.7] |
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More than 8 hours |
373 (64.0) |
436 (72.2) |
809 (68.2) |
16.7 [15.2; 19.4] |
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Time when the child wakes up |
1186 |
p = ns |
p < 0.001 |
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7.30 AM or earlier |
369 (63.3) |
402 (66.7) |
771 (65.0) |
17.1 [14.9; 19.2] |
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Between 7.30 AM and 8.30 AM |
101 (17.3) |
105 (17.4) |
206 (17.4) |
18.1 [16.7; 21.0] |
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After 8.30 AM |
113 (19.4) |
96 (15.9) |
209 (17.6) |
17.1 [16.0; 20.6] |
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Number of meals per day of the child |
1188 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
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At most three |
69 (11.8) |
132 (21.8) |
201 (16.9) |
16.9 [14.5; 17.9] |
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Four |
334 (57.3) |
334 (55.2) |
668 (56.2) |
16.8 [15.3; 20.0] |
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Five or more |
180 (30.9) |
139 (23.0) |
319 (26.9) |
18.3 [16.0; 20.4] |
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Place of meals |
1209 |
p = 0.088 |
p = 0.010 |
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At home |
538 (89.2) |
558 (92.1) |
1096 (90.7) |
17.6 [15.3; 20.0] |
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Outside home |
65 (10.8) |
48 (7.9) |
113 (9.3) |
16.5 [14.9; 17.8] |
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The place of meals is changing during the week |
1208 |
p = ns |
p = 0.065 |
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Yes |
217 (36.0) |
205 (33.9) |
422 (34.9) |
17.3 [14.9; 20.0] |
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No |
386 (64.0) |
400 (66.1) |
786 (65.1) |
17.6 [15.4; 20.4] |
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Number of different sport activities per week |
1190 |
p = ns |
p = 0.008 |
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None |
175 (29.5) |
176 (29.5) |
351 (29.5) |
17.6 [16.0; 20.4] |
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One sport |
312 (52.6) |
318 (53.3) |
630 (52.9) |
17.6 [15.2; 20.0] |
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Two |
82 (13.8) |
85 (14.2) |
167 (14.0) |
17.1 [14.9; 20.4] |
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Three or more |
24 (4.0) |
18 (3.0) |
42 (3.5) |
16.0 [14.3; 17.5] |
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Time (hours) of sport activities per week |
1190 |
p = ns |
p = 0.133 |
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None |
175 (29.5) |
176 (29.5) |
351 (29.5) |
17.6 [16.0; 20.4] |
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Between one and three hours |
252 (42.5) |
246 (41.2) |
498 (41.8) |
17.8 [14.8; 20.4] |
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More than three hours |
166 (28.0) |
175 (29.3) |
341 (28.7) |
17.4 [15.3; 19.2] |
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Hours per day watching TV or playing videogames |
1115 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
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At most one hour |
144 (26.4) |
233 (40.9) |
377 (33.8) |
17.4 [14.5; 18.0] |
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Between one and two hours |
224 (41.1) |
215 (37.7) |
439 (39.4) |
17.1 [15.3; 20.2] |
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More than two hours |
177 (32.5) |
122 (21.4) |
299 (26.8) |
17.8 [15.9; 20.4] |
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Hours of studying outside school time |
1041 |
p = 0.113 |
p = 0.006 |
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At most three hours |
116 (23.2) |
131 (24.2) |
247 (23.7) |
16.8 [14.5; 20.7] |
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Between three and seven hours |
179 (35.8) |
221 (40.9) |
400 (38.4) |
17.4 [15.3; 19.0] |
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More than seven hours |
205 (41.0) |
189 (34.9) |
394 (37.8) |
18.1 [16.0; 20.4] |
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What is your perception on the weight of your child |
1204 |
p = ns |
p < 0.001 |
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He/she is underweight |
69 (13.9) |
60 (11.7) |
129 (12.8) |
14.5 [13.8; 15.3] |
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He/she is normal |
428 (86.1) |
454 (88.3) |
882 (87.2) |
16.8 [15.3; 19.0] |
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He/she is overweight |
101 (16.9) |
92 (15.2) |
193 (16.0) |
20.6 [18.1; 22.8] |
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How much, in Kg |
298 |
4 [3; 5] |
3 [2; 5] |
3 [2; 5] |
p < 0.001 |
18.1 [14.6; 21.4] |
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How much (in case of overweight), in Kg |
182 |
5 [3; 10] |
3 [2; 6] |
4 [2; 7] |
p < 0.001 |
20.6 [18.1; 22.8] |
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Number of close friends aged 6-10 yrs |
1135 |
p = 0.188 |
p = 0.001 |
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None |
39 (6.9) |
56 (9.8) |
95 (8.4) |
18.9 [14.3; 22.8] |
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Between one and three |
100 (17.7) |
93 (16.3) |
193 (17.0) |
17.8 [16.7; 20.8] |
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More than three |
427 (75.4) |
420 (73.8) |
847 (74.6) |
17.6 [15.3; 19.2] |
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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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