Table 4.
Consumption of sweetened products according to BMI, physical activity and sedentary activities in the Catholic Middle Eastern community of Montreal (n 190)
| Predictor | n | % | Mean* | sd | P value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI‡ | 0.89 | ||||
| Normal weight | 91 | 48 | 81·3 | 55·8 | |
| Overweight | 69 | 36 | 69·7 | 48·9 | |
| Obese | 30 | 16 | 70·5 | 38·3 | |
| Physical activity‡ | 0·01 | ||||
| No activity | 58 | 31 | 84·6 | 58·9 | |
| 1 time/week | 53 | 28 | 76·4 | 46·0 | |
| 2 times/week | 31 | 16 | 66·4 | 34·8 | |
| 3 times/week | 30 | 16 | 53·2 | 37·2 | |
| ≥4 times/week | 18 | 9 | 95·2 | 67·4 | |
| Television viewing | 0·02 | ||||
| <1 h/d | 121 | 64 | 70·5 | 49·3 | |
| 1–2 h/d | 61 | 32 | 84·1 | 53·6 | |
| ≥3 h/d | 8 | 4 | 88·7 | 54·9 | |
| Recreational computer use | 0·00 | ||||
| <1 h/d | 80 | 42 | 62·3 | 39·7 | |
| 1–2 h/d | 56 | 30 | 76·3 | 48·9 | |
| ≥3 h/d | 54 | 28 | 94·8 | 62·2 |
*Mean daily amount of total sugars (g/d) from all sweetened products.
†All univariate regressions were controlled for age and performed with the generalized linear model (scale response was gamma with log-link function).
‡A quadratic regression analysis was performed to account for the U-shaped relationship between physical activity and consumption of sweetened products.