Table 2.
Association between different food groups included in the KIDMED questionnaire and psychosocial health problems (SDQ subscales) among Spanish adolescents.
| R 2 | B | SE | β | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional problems (score) | 0.142 | ||||
| Has fresh or cooked vegetables more than once a day | 0.418 | 0.218 | 0.073 | 0.056 | |
| Consumes fish regularly (at least 2–3/week) | −0.355 | 0.212 | −0.064 | 0.095 | |
| Consumes nuts regularly (at least 2–3/week) | −0.755 | 0.208 | −0.138 | <0.001 | |
| Skips breakfast | 0.636 | 0.291 | 0.086 | 0.029 | |
| Conduct problems (score) | 0.111 | ||||
| Takes a fruit or fruit juice every day | −0.326 | 0.152 | −0.084 | 0.032 | |
| Consumes pasta or rice almost every day (≥5/week) | 0.320 | 0.135 | 0.092 | 0.019 | |
| Skips breakfast | 0.430 | 0.190 | 0.091 | 0.024 | |
| Hyperactivity problems (score) | 0.083 | ||||
| Takes sweets and candy several times every day | 0.557 | 0.215 | 0.105 | 0.010 | |
| Has a second fruit every day | −0.588 | 0.178 | −0.132 | <0.001 | |
| Peer problems (score) | 0.053 | ||||
| Has fresh or cooked vegetables more than once a day | 0.406 | 0.151 | 0.108 | 0.007 | |
| Consumes fish regularly (at least 2–3/week) | −0.251 | 0.146 | −0.069 | 0.086 | |
| Skips breakfast | 0.363 | 0.201 | 0.074 | 0.072 | |
| Pro-social scale (score) | 0.090 | ||||
| Likes pulses and eats them >1/week | 0.720 | 0.184 | 0.153 | <0.001 | |
| SDQ total difficulties (score) | 0.120 | ||||
| Takes a fruit or fruit juice every day | −1.114 | 0.540 | −0.082 | 0.039 | |
| Has fresh or cooked vegetables more than once a day | 1.106 | 0.496 | 0.087 | 0.026 | |
| Consumes fish regularly (at least 2–3/week) | −0.881 | 0.480 | −0.072 | 0.067 | |
| Consumes nuts regularly (at least 2–3/week) | −1.212 | 0.472 | −0.099 | 0.010 | |
| Skips breakfast | 1.649 | 0.661 | 0.100 | 0.013 |
B: unstandardized beta coefficient; β: standardized beta coefficient; KIDMED: Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for children and teenagers; SE: standard error. Analyses were fully adjusted for age, sex, waist circumference, sleep duration, socioeconomic status, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, alcohol consumption, and tobacco consumption. The p values in bold indicate statistical significance for the corresponding predictor in the model (p < 0.05).