Table 2.
Correlation of dietary habits with different BMI categories (normal, overweight, and obese).
| Dietary habits | Normal | Overweight | Obese | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Eating breakfast | ||||
| Do not eat | 69 (31.4%) | 71 (32.3%) | 61 (27.7%) | 0.789 |
| Eating regularly | 335 (35.4%) | 316 (33.4%) | 221 (23.3%) | |
| Eating sometimes | 299 (34.6%) | 299 (34.6%) | 202 (23.4%) | |
| Drinking soft drinks | ||||
| Do not drink | 219 (35.9%) | 198 (32.5%) | 138 (22.6%) | 0.070 |
| 1–3 times/week | 373 (35.3%) | 362 (34.2%) | 241 (22.8%) | |
| More than 3 times/week | 108 (30.5%) | 121 (34.2%) | 105 (29.7%) | |
| Eating vegetables (fresh or cooked) | ||||
| Do not eat | 57 (29.1%) | 78 (39.8%) | 45 (23.0%) | |
| Eating 1–3 times/week | 407 (34.0%) | 401 (33.5%) | 298 (24.9%) | 0.399 |
| Eating more than 3 times/week | 225 (36.9%) | 202 (33.1%) | 136 (22.3%) | |
| Eating fruits | ||||
| Do not eat | 106 (30.9%) | 116 (33.8%) | 88 (25.7%) | 0.256 |
| Eating 1–3 times/week | 447 (35.4%) | 428 (33.9%) | 306 (24.2%) | |
| Eating more than 3 times/week | 136 (35.5%) | 129 (33.7%) | 83 (21.7%) | |
| Consuming diary product | ||||
| Do not eat | 71 (30.9%) | 73 (31.7%) | 65 (28.3%) | 0.397 |
| Eating 1–3 times/week | 357 (34.4%) | 363 (35.0%) | 248 (23.9%) | |
| Eating more than 3 times/week | 252 (35.6%) | 236 (33.3%) | 162 (22.9%) | |
| Consuming fast food | ||||
| Do not eat | 184 (35.8%) | 161 (31.3%) | 117 (22.8%) | 0.05 |
| Eating 1–3 times/week | 419 (34.6%) | 422 (34.8%) | 285 (23.5%) | |
| Eating more than 3 times/week | 80 (31.5%) | 87 (34.3%) | 74 (29.1%) | |
| Consuming French fries/potato chips | ||||
| Do not eat | 221 (36.5%) | 198 (32.7%) | 139 (23.0%) | 0.312 |
| Eating 1–3 times/week | 410 (35.1%) | 390 (33.4%) | 283 (24.2%) | |
| Eating more than 3 times/week | 52 (26.5%) | 75 (38.3%) | 53 (27.0%) | |
| Eating cakes/biscuits/donuts | ||||
| Do not eat | 172 (35.8%) | 164 (34.1%) | 105 (21.8%) | 0.845 |
| Eating 1–3 times/week | 412 (34.2%) | 407 (33.8%) | 295 (24.5%) | |
| Eating more than 3 times/week | 94 (32.3%) | 97 (33.3%) | 77 (26.5%) | |
| Sweats/chocolate | ||||
| Do not eat | 143 (34.4%) | 140 (33.7%) | 94 (22.6%) | 0.717 |
| Eating 1–3 times/week | 412 (34.8%) | 407 (34.4%) | 282 (23.8%) | |
| Eating more than 3 times/week | 123 (33.5%) | 119 (32.4%) | 95 (25.9%) | |
| Energy drinks | ||||
| Do not drink | 523 (34.9%) | 505 (33.7%) | 356 (23.7%) | 0.899 |
| Drinking 1–3 times/week | 125 (33.4%) | 128 (34.2%) | 89 (23.8%) | |
| Drinking more than 3 times/week | 29 (33.7%) | 29 (33.7%) | 24 (27.9%) | |