Table 3 |
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Description of the social network of the index child. |
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N |
Snacker |
No snacker |
Overall |
p-value1 |
BMI |
p-value2 |
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858 |
658 |
1516 |
(Snackers only) |
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Gender |
1510 |
p = ns |
p = 0.093 |
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Male |
468 (54.9) |
367 (55.8) |
835 (55.3) |
17.4 [15.9; 19.0] |
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Female |
384 (45.1) |
291 (44.2) |
675 (44.7) |
17.6 [16.0; 20.4] |
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Age |
1510 |
p = 0.005 |
p < 0.001 |
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At most 8 yrs |
498 (58.5) |
337 (51.2) |
835 (55.3) |
16.6 [15.3; 19.2] |
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Older than 8 yrs |
354 (41.5) |
321 (48.8) |
675 (44.7) |
17.8 [16.6; 20.4] |
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Place of friendship |
1496 |
p = ns |
p = 0.003 |
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School |
570 (67.9) |
467 (71.2) |
1037 (69.3) |
17.7 [15.3; 20.4] |
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Child of a relative |
126 (15.0) |
97 (14.8) |
223 (14.9) |
16.8 [15.8; 20.4] |
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Neighbor |
114 (13.6) |
75 (11.4) |
189 (12.6) |
17.7 [16.5; 20.7] |
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Sport/other places |
30 (3.6) |
17 (2.6) |
47 (3.1) |
16.9 [15.9; 17.8] |
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Time (hours) of sport activities per week |
1493 |
p = 0.002 |
p < 0.001 |
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None |
336 (40.0) |
223 (34.2) |
559 (37.4) |
17.6 [16.5; 20.4] |
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Between one and three hours |
306 (36.4) |
296 (45.3) |
602 (40.3) |
16.5 [15.0; 20.0] |
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More than three hours |
198 (23.6) |
134 (20.5) |
332 (22.2) |
17.8 [16.0; 20.4] |
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Number of different sport activities per week |
934 |
p = ns |
p = 0.018 |
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One sport activity |
422 (83.7) |
362 (84.2) |
784 (83.9) |
17.1 [15.3; 19.7] |
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Two or more sport activities |
82 (16.3) |
68 (15.8) |
150 (16.1) |
17.8 [15.9; 20.8] |
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Is the friend eating snacks |
1181 |
p < 0.001 |
p = 0.200 |
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Yes |
612 (89.5) |
379 (76.3) |
991 (83.9) |
17.8 [16.0; 20.4] |
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No |
72 (10.5) |
118 (23.7) |
190 (16.1) |
17.8 [16.6; 21.0] |
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Number of snacks per day of the friend |
668 |
p = ns |
p < 0.001 |
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At most one |
150 (37.9) |
105 (38.6) |
255 (38.2) |
17.1 [15.8; 18.1] |
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Not more than two |
120 (30.3) |
88 (32.4) |
208 (31.1) |
18.3 [16.5; 20.4] |
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Not more than three |
96 (24.2) |
53 (19.5) |
149 (22.3) |
20.4 [17.4; 22.4] |
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More than three |
30 (7.6) |
26 (9.6) |
56 (8.4) |
16.5 [15.3; 19.8] |
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What is your perception on the weight of your child |
1484 |
p = 0.82 |
p < 0.001 |
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He/she is underweight |
84 (10.1) |
89 (13.7) |
173 (11.7) |
19.0 [16.7; 20.7] |
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He/she is normal |
588 (70.5) |
432 (66.5) |
1020 (68.7) |
17.4 [15.4; 19.2] |
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He/she is overweight |
162 (19.4) |
129 (19.8) |
291 (19.6) |
17.8 [16.5; 20.4] |
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N refers to the number of valid responses. If no indicated, the number is 1516. 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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