Table 5.
Diet, exercise and feelings about healthy foods by gender
| All n = 302 |
Boys n = 144 |
Girls n = 158 |
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| 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) | ||