Table 2.
Vegetable intake (g/day) for girls in Food Neophobia Scale categories—mean ± 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 = 297) and by sedentary behavior (n = 297), as well as from urban area (n = 292) and suburban area (n = 302).
| Food Neophobia Category | Neophilic | Neophilic Tendency | Neutral | Neophobic Tendency | Neophobic | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 594) | 242.2 ± 151.9 200 * (50–700) |
213.4 ± 149.8 200 * (0–800) |
179.8 ± 123.8 150 * (0–700) |
112.8 ± 90.0 100 * (0–400) |
94.5 ± 90.5 75 * (0–300) |
0.0000 |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Girls characterized by an active lifestyle (n = 297) | 263.9 ± 152.2 275 * (100–700) |
222.5 ± 163.1 200 * (0–800) |
185.4 ± 125.7 200 * (0–700) |
111.5 ± 96.9 100 * (0–400) |
108.2 ± 92.4 100 (0–300) |
0.0000 |
| Girls characterized by sedentary behavior (n = 297) | 214.3 ± 152.5 125 * (50–500) |
204.3 ± 136.1 200 * (0–600) |
174.5 ± 122.1 100 * (0–700) |
114.4 ± 85.2 100 * (0–300) |
77.8 ± 90.5 50 * (0–300) |
0.0007 |
| p-Value | 0.3141 | 0.7540 | 0.3693 | 0.7915 | 0.4250 | |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Girls from urban area (n = 292) | 223.9 ± 164.4 150 * (50–700) |
209.9 ± 154.3 200 * (0–800) |
179.3 ± 124.3 150 * (0–700) |
137.2 ± 112.6 100 *(0–400) |
128.6 ± 122 100 (0–300) |
0.0724 |
| Girls from suburban area (n = 302) | 288.9 ± 108.3 300 (100–400) |
217.0 ± 146.3 200 * (0–600) |
180.3 ± 123.7 150 * (0–700) |
93.8 ± 65.4 100 * (0–300) |
76.2 ± 66.9 | 0.0000 |
| p-Value | 0.1368 | 0.6165 | 0.9303 | 0.2340 | 0.4054 | |
* distribution different than normal (verified using Shapiro—Wilk test—p ≤ 0.05).