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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2014 Sep;18(7):1619–1627. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1402-y

Table 5.

Diet, exercise and feelings about healthy foods by gender

All
n = 302
Boys
n = 144
Girls
n = 158

Variable mean ± SD mean ± SD mean ± SD P value
Time Spent Playing (Hours/Week) 1.9 ± 1.5 2.0 ± 1.6 1.7 ± 1.3 0.08
Hours Played/Week n(%) 0.06
≤ mean = 2 235(77.8) 106(73.6) 129(81.7)
> mean = 2 67(22.2) 38(26.4) 29(18.4)
Time Spent Watching TV(Hours/Week) 4.7 ± 5.3 4.4 ± 5.1 4.9 ± 5.4 0.44
Hours Watched TV/Week n(%) 0.46
≤ mean = 5 297(98.3) 141(97.9) 156(98.7)
> mean = 5 5(1.7) 3(2.1) 2(1.3)
Regular Diet (Number of Portions/Day)
Meat,Fish,Poultry,eggs,beans 1.5 ± 0.7 1.4 ± 0.7 1.5 ± 0.7 0.65
Dairy 1.6 ± 1.0 1.6 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 1.2 0.29
Fruits 2.1 ± 1.2 2.1 ± 1.3 2.1 ± 1.0 0.99
Vegetables 1.6 ± 0.8 1.6 ± 0.8 1.6 ± 0.8 0.58
Bread/Carbohydrates 1.7 ± 0.9 1.7 ± 1.0 1.7 ± 0.8 0.51
Feelings about healthy foods n(%)
Fruits 0.89
Happy 238 (78.8) 113 (78.5) 125 (79.1)
Unhappy 64 (21.2) 31 (21.5) 33 (20.9)
Vegetables 0.98
Happy 220 (72.9) 105 (72.9) 115 (72.8)
Unhappy 82 (27.2) 39 (27.1) 43 (27.2)
Water 0.67
Happy 221 (73.2) 107 (74.3) 114 (72.2)
Unhappy 81 (26.8) 37 (25.7) 44 (27.9)