Table 2.
ANCOVA of food group consumption (times/d), by tertile of MVPA level and by sex*, among the European children from the IDEFICS study†
| Boys | Girls | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low MVPA | Medium MVPA | High MVPA | Low MVPA | Medium MVPA | High MVPA | |||||||
| Food consumption (times/d) | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se |
| Vegetables | 1·10 b | 0·03 | 1·16 | 0·03 | 1·25 b | 0·03 | 1·09 a,b | 0·03 | 1·25 a | 0·03 | 1·32 b | 0·03 |
| Fruits | 1·35 b | 0·04 | 1·37 | 0·04 | 1·53 b | 0·04 | 1·36 | 0·04 | 1·45 | 0·04 | 1·43 | 0·04 |
| Fruit juice | 1·19 | 0·05 | 1·17 | 0·05 | 1·19 | 0·05 | 1·12 | 0·05 | 1·14 | 0·05 | 1·15 | 0·05 |
| Nuts | 0·12 | 0·01 | 0·14 | 0·01 | 0·13 | 0·01 | 0·13 | 0·01 | 0·15 | 0·01 | 0·15 | 0·01 |
| Legumes | 0·16 | 0·03 | 0·19 | 0·02 | 0·16 | 0·02 | 0·13 | 0·02 | 0·14 | 0·01 | 0·16 | 0·01 |
| Soya products | 0·02 | 0·01 | 0·03 | 0·01 | 0·02 | 0·01 | 0·02 | 0·01 | 0·02 | 0·01 | 0·02 | 0·01 |
| Potatoes | 0·16 | 0·01 | 0·15 | 0·01 | 0·14 | 0·01 | 0·14 | 0·01 | 0·14 | 0·01 | 0·13 | 0·01 |
| Bread | 1·52 | 0·03 | 1·53 | 0·03 | 1·54 | 0·03 | 1·53 | 0·03 | 1·51 | 0·03 | 1·53 | 0·03 |
| Pasta | 0·53 a,b | 0·01 | 0·47 a | 0·01 | 0·48 b | 0·01 | 0·52 a | 0·02 | 0·45 a | 0·01 | 0·48 | 0·02 |
| Cereals | 0·60 | 0·02 | 0·61 | 0·02 | 0·63 | 0·02 | 0·51 b | 0·02 | 0·56 | 0·02 | 0·60 b | 0·02 |
| Milk | 1·58 | 0·05 | 1·69 | 0·05 | 1·70 | 0·05 | 1·54 | 0·05 | 1·65 | 0·05 | 1·62 | 0·05 |
| Yoghurt | 0·66 a,b | 0·02 | 0·79 a | 0·02 | 0·82 b | 0·02 | 0·65 a,b | 0·02 | 0·76 a | 0·02 | 0·78 b | 0·02 |
| Cheese | 0·97 a,b | 0·04 | 0·72 a | 0·05 | 0·73 b | 0·05 | 1·00 a,b | 0·06 | 0·75 a | 0·07 | 0·69 b | 0·08 |
| Butter | 0·53 | 0·02 | 0·56 | 0·02 | 0·60 | 0·02 | 0·51 a,b | 0·03 | 0·62 a | 0·02 | 0·65 b | 0·04 |
| Meat | 1·21 | 0·04 | 1·27 | 0·04 | 1·30 | 0·03 | 1·13 | 0·03 | 1·18 | 0·03 | 1·23 | 0·03 |
| Fish | 0·33 | 0·01 | 0·29 | 0·01 | 0·30 | 0·01 | 0·29 | 0·01 | 0·28 | 0·01 | 0·29 | 0·01 |
| Eggs | 0·33 | 0·02 | 0·36 | 0·02 | 0·35 | 0·02 | 0·33 b | 0·01 | 0·35 | 0·01 | 0·38 b | 0·01 |
| Savoury pastries | 0·12 | 0·01 | 0·11 | 0·01 | 0·10 | 0·01 | 0·11 | 0·01 | 0·11 | 0·01 | 0·09 | 0·01 |
| Biscuits | 0·37 b | 0·01 | 0·34 | 0·01 | 0·31 b | 0·01 | 0·32 | 0·01 | 0·31 | 0·01 | 0·29 | 0·01 |
| Chocolate | 0·57 | 0·02 | 0·53 | 0·02 | 0·53 | 0·02 | 0·55 | 0·02 | 0·54 | 0·02 | 0·52 | 0·02 |
| Candies | 0·29 | 0·02 | 0·27 | 0·02 | 0·32 | 0·01 | 0·27 | 0·01 | 0·27 | 0·01 | 0·30 | 0·02 |
| Ice cream | 0·27 | 0·01 | 0·24 | 0·01 | 0·24 | 0·01 | 0·26 | 0·01 | 0·23 | 0·01 | 0·25 | 0·01 |
| Jam and honey | 0·23 b | 0·01 | 0·24 | 0·01 | 0·28 b | 0·01 | 0·25 | 0·01 | 0·24 | 0·01 | 0·27 | 0·01 |
| Fast foods | 0·38 b | 0·02 | 0·36 c | 0·02 | 0·30 b,c | 0·02 | 0·36 b | 0·01 | 0·37 c | 0·01 | 0·30 b,c | 0·02 |
| Savoury snacks | 0·15 | 0·01 | 0·15 | 0·01 | 0·15 | 0·01 | 0·14 | 0·01 | 0·13 | 0·01 | 0·13 | 0·01 |
| Ketchup | 0·22 a | 0·01 | 0·26 a | 0·01 | 0·24 | 0·01 | 0·20 | 0·01 | 0·22 | 0·01 | 0·22 | 0·01 |
| Water | 4·63 | 0·08 | 4·49 | 0·08 | 4·41 | 0·08 | 4·76 a,b | 0·08 | 4·47 a | 0·08 | 4·42 b | 0·08 |
| SSB | 0·58 | 0·04 | 0·50 | 0·04 | 0·60 | 0·04 | 0·45 b | 0·04 | 0·45 c | 0·04 | 0·66 b,c | 0·04 |
MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; IDEFICS, Identification and prevention of Dietary and lifestyle induced health EFfects In Children and infantS; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages.
a,b,cFor boys and girls separately, mean values were significantly different between afirst and second tertile, bfirst and third tertile and csecond and third tertile of MVPA (P<0·05).
Covariates were age, BMI and socio-economic status. Results presented in bold font are statistically significant.
The IDEFICS study was carried out between September 2007 and June 2008 in eight European countries (Sweden, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Belgium and Estonia).