Table 1.
The schoolchildren described by the applied variables, per cent (n)
| Boys | Girls | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years | 13 years | 15 years | 11 years | 13 years | 15 years | ||||||||
| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | n = 3913 | |
| Dependent variables | |||||||||||||
| Low frequency of fruit intake 1 | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 66.2 | (432) | 74.4 | (495) | 81.8 | (467) | 57.3 | (422) | 62.6 | (418) | 63.6 | (394) | 2628 |
| No | 33.1 | (216) | 24.5 | (163) | 16.5 | (94) | 41.3 | (304) | 36.7 | (245) | 35.5 | (220) | 1242 |
| Missing | 0.8 | (5) | 1.1 | (7) | 1.8 | (10) | 1.4 | (10) | 0.8 | (5) | 1.0 | (6) | 43 |
| Low frequency of vegetable intake 1 | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 67.5 | (441) | 74.3 | (494) | 78.3 | (447) | 65.2 | (480) | 67.7 | (452) | 71.6 | (444) | 2758 |
| No | 31.6 | (206) | 23.2 | (154) | 19.6 | (112) | 33.0 | (243) | 31.4 | (210) | 27.1 | (168) | 1093 |
| Missing | 0.9 | (6) | 2.6 | (17) | 2.1 | (12) | 1.8 | (13) | 0.9 | (6) | 1.3 | (8) | 62 |
| Independent variables | |||||||||||||
| Breakfast consumption | |||||||||||||
| Irregular2 | 12.6 | (82) | 15.0 | (100) | 18.7 | (107) | 12.6 | (93) | 23.7 | (158) | 26.8 | (166) | 706 |
| Regular | 86.2 | (563) | 84.5 | (562) | 79.5 | (454) | 86.7 | (638) | 75.5 | (504) | 71.9 | (446) | 3167 |
| Missing | 1.2 | (8) | 0.5 | (3) | 1.8 | (10) | 0.7 | (5) | 0.9 | (6) | 1.3 | (8) | 40 |
| Lunch consumption | |||||||||||||
| Irregular2 | 24.7 | (161) | 34.1 | (227) | 31.9 | (182) | 17.4 | (128) | 36.1 | (241) | 31.9 | (198) | 1137 |
| Regular | 74.1 | (484) | 65.4 | (435) | 66.4 | (379) | 81.7 | (601) | 63.2 | (422) | 67.3 | (417) | 2738 |
| Missing | 1.2 | (8) | 0.5 | (3) | 1.8 | (10) | 1.0 | (7) | 0.8 | (5) | 0.8 | (5) | 38 |
| Evening meal consumption | |||||||||||||
| Irregular3 | 6.9 | (45) | 7.7 | (51) | 7.5 | (43) | 5.8 | (43) | 11.5 | (77) | 18.1 | (112) | 371 |
| Regular | 91.9 | (600) | 91.9 | (611) | 91.4 | (522) | 93.6 | (689) | 88.2 | (589) | 81.1 | (503) | 3514 |
| Missing | 1.2 | (8) | 0.5 | (3) | 1.1 | (6) | 0.5 | (4) | 0.3 | (2) | 0.8 | (5) | 28 |
| Covariates | |||||||||||||
| Overweight status | |||||||||||||
| Overweight | 10.6 | (69) | 8.4 | (56) | 13.5 | (77) | 9.7 | (71) | 8.1 | (54) | 9.8 | (61) | 388 |
| Not overweight | 76.0 | (496) | 79.9 | (531) | 78.1 | (446) | 74.2 | (546) | 83.1 | (555) | 83.7 | (519) | 3093 |
| Missing | 13.5 | (88) | 11.7 | (78) | 8.4 | (48) | 16.2 | (119) | 8.8 | (59) | 6.5 | (40) | 432 |
| Intended weight loss | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 16.9 | (110) | 13.2 | (88) | 10.9 | (62) | 22.8 | (168) | 30.1 | (201) | 35.3 | (219) | 848 |
| No | 82.2 | (537) | 85.7 | (570) | 87.7 | (501) | 75.4 | (555) | 68.3 | (456) | 62.9 | (390) | 3009 |
| Missing | 0.9 | (6) | 1.1 | (7) | 1.4 | (8) | 1.8 | (13) | 1.7 | (11) | 1.8 | (11) | 56 |
| See oneself as fat | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 25.6 | (167) | 25.7 | (171) | 22.9 | (131) | 33.0 | (243) | 44.0 | (294) | 48.2 | (299) | 1305 |
| No | 73.7 | (481) | 73.5 | (489) | 74.8 | (427) | 66.4 | (489) | 55.2 | (369) | 50.5 | (313) | 2568 |
| Missing | 0.8 | (5) | 0.8 | (5) | 2.3 | (13) | 0.5 | (4) | 0.8 | (5) | 1.3 | (8) | 40 |
| Family type | |||||||||||||
| Traditional | 60.5 | (395) | 62.4 | (415) | 66.0 | (377) | 60.3 | (444) | 58.7 | (392) | 58.7 | (364) | 2387 |
| Single parent | 14.6 | (95) | 15.2 | (101) | 13.7 | (78) | 13.5 | (99) | 15.3 | (102) | 13.6 | (84) | 559 |
| Reconstructed | 11.2 | (73) | 11.9 | (79) | 9.8 | (56) | 12.9 | (95) | 12.0 | (80) | 12.7 | (79) | 462 |
| Others | 1.8 | (12) | 1.2 | (8) | 1.1 | (6) | 1.2 | (9) | 2.0 | (13) | 2.3 | (14) | 62 |
| Missing | 11.9 | (78) | 9.3 | (62) | 9.5 | (54) | 12.1 | (89) | 12.1 | (81) | 12.7 | (79) | 443 |
| Family social class | |||||||||||||
| High | 21.9 | (143) | 19.6 | (130) | 30.1 | (172) | 21.1 | (155) | 20.1 | (134) | 25.5 | (158) | 892 |
| Medium | 47.0 | (307) | 52.3 | (348) | 49.2 | (281) | 51.2 | (377) | 55.7 | (372) | 53.7 | (333) | 2018 |
| Low | 17.9 | (117) | 16.1 | (107) | 15.1 | (86) | 16.9 | (124) | 15.1 | (101) | 15.3 | (95) | 630 |
| Missing | 13.2 | (86) | 12.0 | (80) | 5.6 | (32) | 10.9 | (80) | 9.1 | (61) | 5.5 | (34) | 373 |
1Eat fruit/vegetables 5-6 days a week or less 2 Eat breakfast/lunch three weekdays or less
3Eat evening meal four weekdays or less