Table 8.
Differences (Mann–Whitney U test) in dietary pattern scores according to parents’ educational attainment among the urban adolescents aged 12 to 13 years, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia, July 2011–March 2012
| Mean rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | Refined-grain pattern | Snack-food pattern | Plant-based food pattern | High-energy food pattern |
| Father's educational attainment | |||||
| Secondary and below | 184 | 185·1 | 183·8 | 192·6 | 198·1 |
| Tertiary | 189 | 188·9 | 190·1 | 181·5 | 176·2 |
| Z | −0·3 | −0·6 | −1·0 | −2·0 | |
| Mann–Whitney U | 17 033·5 | 16 799·0 | 16 351·0 | 15 346·5 | |
| Mother's educational attainment | |||||
| Secondary and below | 211 | 194·7 | 189·4 | 199·1 | 207·6 |
| Tertiary | 178 | 195·4 | 201·7 | 190·1 | 180·1 |
| Z | −0·1 | −1·1 | −0·8 | −2·4 | |
| Mann–Whitney U | 18 717·0 | 17 596·0 | 17 913·5 | 16 120·5* | |
*P < 0·05.