Table 2.
Eating habits and prevalence of overweight and obesity in third-grade children before (n 1836) and after (n 3483) implementation of the prevention programme. Cross-sectional surveys in primary schools in the Aquitaine region, France
| Before programme (school year 2004/2005) | After programme (school year 2008/2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % | n | % | P (χ 2 test) |
| Breakfast intake | 0·14 | ||||
| Never or sometimes | 67 | 3·7 | 100 | 2·9 | |
| Always | 1769 | 96·3 | 3383 | 97·1 | |
| Morning snack intake | <10−4 | ||||
| Yes | 804 | 43·8 | 974 | 28·0 | |
| No | 1032 | 56·2 | 2509 | 72·0 | |
| Light afternoon meal intake | <10−2 | ||||
| Yes | 1657 | 90·3 | 3232 | 92·8 | |
| No | 179 | 9·7 | 231 | 7·2 | |
| Nibbling | <10−2 | ||||
| Yes | 356 | 19·4 | 559 | 16·0 | |
| No | 1480 | 80·6 | 2924 | 84·0 | |
| Overweight (including obesity) | |||||
| Yes | 226 | 12·3 | 447 | 12·8 | 0·58 |
| No | 1610 | 87·7 | 3036 | 87·2 | |
| Obesity | |||||
| Yes | 54 | 2·9 | 99 | 2·8 | 0·84 |
| No | 1782 | 97·1 | 3384 | 97·2 | |