Table 3.

Statistical differences between weight status groups (normal weight vs. overweight/obese)

How often do you eat or drink . . . ?	% at Baseline normal weight (n = 198)	% at Baseline overweight/obese (n = 170)	% at Follow-up normal weight (n = 198)	% at Follow-up overweight/obese (n = 170)	P -Valuea
Vegetables
several time a day	3.1	3.0	8.6	4.7	P(nwb) = .05
					P(owc) = .01
daily	28.0	29.8	33.8	44.7
several times a week	47.7	53.0	48.0	40.6
less often	13.0	7.1	8.1	8.8
never	0	0	0	0
Fruits
several time a day	8.3	9.5	14.1	14.2	P(nw) = .04
					P(ow) = .01
daily	37.3	35.7	40.4	44.7
several times a week	29.0	24.4	26.8	28.2
less often	16.6	22.6	16.7	11.8
never	1.0	1.8	1.5	0.6
Sweets
several time a day	6.7	3.0	6.1	4.7	P(nw) = .00
					P(ow) = .32
daily	24.4	19.6	22.7	18.8
several times a week	35.8	42.9	41.4	44.1
less often	24.3	28.0	26.8	28.8
never	1.0	0.6	1.5	0.6
Meat
several time a day	8.3	9.5	7.1	4.1	P(nw) = .00
					P(ow) = .00
daily	31.6	41.7	42.9	46.5
several times a week	43.0	35.7	36.4	34.7
less often	7.8	6.0	12.1	12.9
never	1.0	0.6	1.5	0.6
Fast Food
several time a day	0	0	0	0	P(nw) = .00
					P(ow) = .00
daily	0	0.6	0	0
several times a week	5.7	7.7	7.6	7.1
less often	76.2	78.0	78.3	84.1
never	9.3	7.1	12.1	8.8
Soft drinks (coca-cola, limonade)
several time a day	3.0	3.5	3.5	0.6	P(nw) = .34
					P(ow) = .53
daily	12.1	10.6	7.1	10.6
several times a week	13.6	19.4	15.7	20.0
less often	46.5	43.5	43.4	42.4
never	22.2	22.4	27.3	24.7

Notes: χ2 test used for unadjusted comparisons between baseline and one-year follow-up,

^aP < .05 is significant

^bnw – normal weight

^cow – overweight/obese