Table 3.
Kendall’s τ B and κ values for food items logged by children aged 6–12 years and food items logged by their parents in a week (n 264), by gender; Ticino, Switzerland, April–June 2014
| Kendall’s τ B | κ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | 95 % CI | Girls | 95 % CI | |
| n | 127 | 137 | 127 | – | 137 | – |
| Water | 0·44 | 0·53 | 0·16 | 0·09, 0·23 | 0·24 | 0·17, 0·31 |
| Fruit | 0·65 | 0·63 | 0·21 | 0·13, 0·29 | 0·29 | 0·20, 0·38 |
| Vegetables | 0·45 | 0·61 | 0·18 | 0·10, 0·26 | 0·19 | 0·11, 0·27 |
| Starchy foods | 0·62 | 0·72 | 0·14 | 0·07, 0·21 | 0·22 | 0·14, 0·30 |
| Whole grains | 0·74 | 0·48 | 0·53 | 0·24, 0·82 | 0·28 | 0·08, 0·48 |
| Meat | 0·46 | 0·47 | 0·16 | 0·07, 0·25 | 0·30 | 0·21, 0·39 |
| Fish | 0·54 | 0·63 | 0·44 | 0·32, 0·56 | 0·54 | 0·43, 0·65 |
| Eggs | 0·68 | 0·60 | 0·53 | 0·42, 0·64 | 0·62 | 0·51, 0·73 |
| Legumes, tofu, quorn | 0·67 | 0·62 | 0·65 | 0·51, 0·79 | 0·55 | 0·42, 0·68 |
| Dairy products | 0·61 | 0·60 | 0·13 | 0·06, 0·20 | 0·19 | 0·11, 0·27 |
| Fats & oils | 0·48 | 0·56 | 0·16 | 0·08, 0·24 | 0·18 | 0·10, 0·26 |
| Sauces & dressings | 0·41 | 0·57 | 0·39 | 0·25, 0·53 | 0·44 | 0·31, 0·57 |
| Fat meat | 0·43 | 0·46 | 0·27 | 0·17, 0·37 | 0·34 | 0·24, 0·44 |
| Fast food | 0·57 | 0·60 | 0·54 | 0·43, 0·65 | 0·55 | 0·44, 0·66 |
| Junk food | 0·72 | 0·61 | 0·61 | 0·49, 0·73 | 0·41 | 0·30, 0·52 |
| Sweets | 0·60 | 0·57 | 0·11 | 0·05, 0·18 | 0·20 | 0·12, 0·28 |
| Sugar drinks | 0·53 | 0·65 | 0·31 | 0·22, 0·40 | 0·33 | 0·24, 0·42 |
| Puff pastry | 0·77 | 0·84 | 0·73 | 0·58, 0·88 | 0·80 | 0·68, 0·92 |
| Coffee | 0·73 | 0·50 | 0·67 | 0·42, 0·92 | 0·44 | 0·14, 0·74 |
All values are significant at P<0·01.