Table 6.
Obese adolescents$ (percentages and 95% CI) according to quintiles of dietary indices*
| Index | 1. Quintile | 3. Quintile | 5. Quintile | ß | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls |
HFD |
20.5 |
17.1 |
16.9 |
−0.061 |
.162 |
| N=2,544 |
16.7-24.6 |
14.0-20.6 |
14.1-20.0 |
|
|
|
|
HuSKY |
16.2 |
16.2 |
18.7 |
0.063 |
.159 |
|
| 12.9-20.0 |
13.1-19.8 |
15.8-22.0 |
|
|
||
|
IFI |
12.7 |
20.3 |
18.4 |
0.078 |
.092 |
|
| 9.8-16.1 |
16.5-24.5 |
14.9-22.3 |
|
|
||
| Fruit/vegetable intake |
18.8 |
18.7 |
19.2 |
0.044 |
.382 |
|
| |
15.2-22.9 |
15.3-22.4 |
16.1-22.6 |
|
|
|
| Boys |
HFD |
14.0 |
17.6 |
17.6 |
0.041 |
.364 |
| N=2,634 | 11.4-16.9 |
14.5-21.1 |
14.1-21.6 |
|
|
|
|
HuSKY |
15.9 |
18.0 |
19.2 |
0.051 |
.267 |
|
| 13.0-19.1 |
14.8-21.5 |
15.4-23.4 |
|
|
||
|
IFI |
13.6 |
19.4 |
21.0 |
0.158 |
.001 |
|
| 11.4-16.2 |
15.9-23.3 |
16.4-26.3 |
|
|
||
| Fruit/vegetable intake |
19.0 |
15.7 |
19.6 |
0.009 |
.847 |
|
| 15.9-22.3 | 12.8-19.0 | 15.9-23.7 |
Abbreviation: CI (Confidence interval), HFD (Healthy Food Diversity Index), HuSKY (Healthy Nutrition Score for Kids and Youth), IFI (Indicator Food Index).
*P values less than 0.05 (bold) were considered statistically significant.
$calculated according to Kromeyer-Hauschild et al. [35].