Table 3.
Energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) in Dutch and Non-Western girls
| Dutch | Non-Western | |||||
| EBRBs | n | mean (std) | median (25th – 75th percentile) |
mean (std) | median (25th – 75th percentile) |
P Value* |
| Screen-viewing behaviour, min/day | ||||||
| television viewing | 461 | 142 (86.4) | 120 (77.1 – 180) | 1867 (112) | 161 (93.8 – 272) | .033 |
| computer use | 429 | 89 (67.6) | 68.6 (34.29 – 120) | 102 (71.2) | 81.4 (60.0 – 137) | .529 |
| Physical activity, min/day | ||||||
| active transport to school | 480 | 36.8 (28.3) | 30.0 (18.0 – 60.0) | 27.3 (24.9) | 20.0 (10.0 – 30.0) | 480 |
| organized sports | 305 | 23.5 (16.4) | 19.3 (10.7 – 30.0) | 26.1 (18.6) | 18.2 (11.8 – 37.5) | 305 |
| unorganized sports | 204 | 53.4 (75.6) | 34.3 (17.1 – 51.4) | 75.4 (93.6) | 34.3 (17.1 – 90.0) | 204 |
| Consumption of sugar-containing drinks, ml/day | ||||||
| soft drinks | 395 | 774 (634) | 657 (281 – 1142) | 918 (700) | 714 (439 – 1189) | 395 |
| fruit juices | 396 | 326 (342) | 200 (57.1 – 486) | 476 (462) | 323 (108 – 641) | 396 |
| High-caloric snack consumption, portions/day | ||||||
| savoury snacks | 453 | .58 (.51) | .43 (.14 – 86) | .77 (.59) | .57 (.29 – 1.00) | .044 |
| sweet snacks | 464 | 1.38 (.98) | 1.00 (.57 – 2.00) | 1.23 (1.10) | .86 (.43 – 2.00) | .094 |
*comparing Dutch and Non-Western adolescents, using the Mann-Whitney Test