Table 2.
The diet quality and physical activity levels of rural and urban students in 2005 and 2008.
| 2005 | 2008 | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural (n = 2685) | Urban (n = 2185) | Rural (n = 1052) | Urban (n = 4033) | ||
| Diet quality* | |||||
| Poor† | 1411 (52.6)a | 1041 (47.6)b | 542 (51.5) | 2049 (50.8)c | <.001ab; .016bc |
| Average | 1166 (43.4)a | 1038 (47.5)b | 461 (43.8) | 1803 (44.7)c | .005ab; .036bc |
| Superior | 108 (4.0) | 106 (4.9) | 49 (4.7) | 181 (4.5) | All >.05 |
| PAQ-Cठ| |||||
| PAQ-c Score|| | 2.87 ± .03a | 2.90 ± .03 | 3.00 ± .04b | 2.88 ± .03c | .003ab; .008bc |
*Diet quality is based on whether participants met minimum food group recommendations for Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide and was classified as poor (0-1 food group), average (2-3 food groups), or superior (all 4 food groups).
†Reported as n (%), superscripts in each row indicate source of significant differences.
‡PAQ-C: Scores range from 1 (no physical activity) to 5 (high amount of physical activity) and are adjusted for SES, sex and age. A score of 3 is considerate moderate activity.
§Sample size for PAQ-C: (rural 2005: n = 2423, urban 2005: n = 1938, rural 2008: n = 976, urban 2008: n = 3097), significant main effect for year (P = .024) and an interaction (P = .033).
||Reported as Mean ± standard error. As a follow-up to significant interactions superscripts in each row indicate source of significant differences at P < .05 using a test of simple effects to compare differences by year and by residence.