Table 1. Eating of meals in the surveyed group of youth.
Analyzed factor | 5–85 BMI percentile | ≥85 BMI percentile | p* | |||
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n | % | n | % | |||
Girls | <3 meals | 18.8 | 192 | 24.5 | 36 | 0.107 |
≥3 meals | 81.2 | 827 | 75.5 | 111 | ||
Boys | <3 meals | 12.8 | 68 | 18.8 | 25 | 0.072 |
≥3 meals | 87.2 | 465 | 81.2 | 108 | ||
Total | <3 meals | 16.8* | 260 | 21.8* | 61 | 0.041* |
≥3 meals | 83.2* | 1,292 | 78.2* | 219 |
Note:
Pearson’s chi-squared test.