Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population according to gender: Swiss adults, 2010 (Swiss Food Panel)
| Males (n 2938)† | Females (n 3234)† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or % | sd | Mean or % | sd | F or χ 2 | df1, df2 or df | |
| Eating behaviour | ||||||
| Snack frequency per week | 5·2 | 5·4 | 6·6 | 5·8 | 90·7*** | 1, 6103‡ |
| Daily breakfast (%) | 66·6 | – | 71·9 | – | 19·8*** | 1 |
| Daily lunch (%) | 72·0 | – | 76·8 | – | 18·8*** | 1 |
| Daily dinner (%) | 82·3 | – | 83·0 | – | 0·5NS | 1 |
| Having family meals 4–7 times/week (%) | 71·3 | – | 64·7 | – | 29·6*** | 1 |
| Watching TV during the main meal 4–7 times/week (%) | 11·5 | – | 14·0 | – | 8·1** | 1 |
| Dietary behaviour (consumption frequency per week) | ||||||
| Sweets and savouries | 4·7 | 4·9 | 4·6 | 4·8 | 0·7NS | 1, 6049‡ |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | 0·8 | 2·0 | 0·3 | 1·3 | 102·1*** | 1, 6083‡ |
| Meat | 5·7 | 4·2 | 4·0 | 3·3 | 280·2*** | 1, 6065‡ |
| Convenience food | 1·2 | 2·6 | 0·7 | 1·5 | 72·1*** | 1, 5984‡ |
| Vegetables (servings/week) | 17·9 | 10·9 | 21·4 | 11·5 | 146·9*** | 1, 6066‡ |
| Fruit (pieces/week) | 8·8 | 7·9 | 11·2 | 8·0 | 143·9*** | 1, 6083‡ |
| Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics | ||||||
| Age (years) | 56·9 | 15·1 | 52·1 | 15·1 | 155·6*** | 1, 6089‡ |
| Health consciousness | 4·4 | 1·0 | 4·7 | 0·9 | 144·3*** | 1, 6088‡ |
| Wine and beer consumption frequency per week | 3·4 | 3·7 | 1·6 | 2·4 | 463·3*** | 1, 6129‡ |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25·8 | 3·7 | 23·5 | 4·3 | 491·5*** | 1, 6097‡ |
| Overweight (%) | 54·0 | – | 28·0 | – | 429·4*** | 1 |
| Physical activity ≥30 min/d (%) | 66·6 | – | 60·2 | – | 25·3*** | 1 |
| Having children ≤16 years old (%) | 20·3 | – | 29·1 | – | 61·7*** | 1 |
| Education (%) | ||||||
| Low | 8·9 | – | 12·6 | – | 50·2*** | 2 |
| Middle | 34·8 | – | 39·6 | – | ||
| High | 56·3 | – | 47·8 | – | ||
TV, television.
*P < 0·05, **P < 0·01, ***P < 0·001.
†n could vary due to missing values.
‡Values are indicated as df1, df2.