Table 1.
Vegetable intake (g/day) for boys in Food Neophobia Scale categories—mean ± standard deviation (SD), as well as median, minimum, and maximum values are presented for food neophobia categories and compared between subgroups characterized by an active lifestyle (n = 210) and by sedentary behavior (n = 210), as well as from urban area (n = 210) and suburban area (n = 210).
| Food Neophobia Category | Neophilic | Neophilic Tendency | Neutral | Neophobic Tendency | Neophobic | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 420) | 204.5 ± 122.4 200 * (50–600) |
209.6 ± 161.6 200 * (0–800) |
170.0 ± 128.3 100 * (0–800) |
100.1 ± 107.3 100 * (0–500) |
46.9 ± 71.3 12.5 * (0–200) |
0.0000 |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Boys characterized by an active lifestyle (n = 210) | 212.5 ± 132.3 200 * (50–600) |
231.1 ± 172.5 200 * (0–800) |
165.8 ± 109.0 120 * (0–500) |
74.1 ± 62.9 50 * (0–200) |
108.3 ± 87.8 100 (25–200) |
0.0000 |
| Boys characterized by sedentary behavior (n = 210) | 183.3 ± 98.3 150 * (100–300) |
192.4 ± 152.0 125 * (50–800) |
173.9 ± 144.3 100 *(0–800) |
143.3 ± 148.6 100 * (0–500) |
10.0 ± 22.4 40 * (0–50) |
0.0030 |
| p-Value | 0.7681 | 0.2637 | 0.6484 | 0.2037 | 0.0737 | |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Boys form urban area (n = 210) | 222.2 ± 83.3 200 * (100–300) |
239.5 ± 199.0 200 * (0–800) |
171.1 ± 124.0 100 * (0–600) |
132.4 ± 132.0 100 *(0–500) |
70.0 ± 83.7 50 (0–200) |
0.0072 |
| Boys form suburban area (n = 210) | 192.3 ± 145.6 150* (50–600) |
177.5 ± 99.3 175 *(50–500) |
168.8 ± 132.9 100* (0–800) |
70.8 ± 69.9 50*(0–300) |
8.3 ± 14.4 0* (0–25) |
0.0000 |
| p-Value | 0.2426 | 0.5324 | 0.7404 | 0.1399 | 0.3406 | |
* distribution different than normal (verified using Shapiro—Wilk test—p ≤ 0.05).