Table 3.

Dietary assessment.

VI. Dietary assessment	Age group			Test of significance χ2	p
	Total (n = 153)	<10 (n = 80)	≥10 (n = 73)
	Number (%)	Number (%)	Number (%)
Number of meals eaten regularly
One	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0.740	0.480
Two	8 (5.2%)	3 (3.8%)	5 (6.8%)
Three	145 (94.8%)	77 (96.3%)	68 (93.2)
Meals satisfying appetite
No	26 (17.0%)	11 (13.8%)	15 (20.5%)	1.250	0.263
Yes	127 (83.0%)	69 (86.3%)	58 (79.5%)
Number of snacks consumed regularly
One	69 (45.1%)	36 (45.0%)	33 (45.2%)	0.611	0.737
Two	64 (41.8%)	32 (40.0%)	32 (43.8%)
Three	20 (13.1%)	12 (15.0%)	8 (11.0%)
Regular breakfast intake
No	27 (17.6%)	14 (17.5%)	13 (17.8%)	0.002	0.960
Yes	126 (82.4%)	66 (82.5%)	60 (82.2%)
Types of snacks usually consumed
Fruits	32 (20.9%)	18 (22.5%)	14 (19.2%)	5.880	0.208
Vegetables	5 (3.3%)	2 (2.5%)	3 (4.1%)
Sweets	75 (49.0%)	36 (45.0%)	39 (53.4%)
Salty snacks (potato chips)	29 (19.0%)	14 (17.5%)	15 (20.5%)
Milk or yoghurt	12 (7.8%)	10 (12.5%)	2 (2.7%)
Daily intake of proteins
Adequate	68 (44.4%)	35 (43.8%)	33 (45.2%)	0.033	0.856
Inadequate	85 (55.6%)	45 (56.3%)	40 (54.8%)
Daily intake of fruits
Adequate	74 (48.4%)	41 (51.3%)	33 (45.2%)	0.558	0.518
Inadequate	79 (51.6%)	39 (48.8%)	40 (54.8%)
Daily intake of vegetables
Adequate	69 (45.1%)	37 (46.3%)	32 (43.8%)	0.090	0.764
Inadequate	84 (54.9%)	43 (53.8%)	41 (56.2%)
Daily intake of milk or dairy products
Adequate	13 (8.5%)	6 (7.5%)	7 (9.6%)	0.214	0.643
Inadequate	140 (91.5%)	74 (92.5%)	66 (90.4%)

χ ²: chi-square test.