Table 3.
Fruit intake (g/day) for boys 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 = 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 = 594) | 243.2 ± 157.4 200 * (33.3–700) |
204.0 ± 142.1 200 * (0–600) |
189.1 ± 135.0 200 * (0–700) |
133.5 ± 113.6 100 * (0–500) |
45.8 ± 42.5 0 (0–100) |
0.0000 |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Boys characterized by an active lifestyle (n = 210) | 276.0 ± 169.5 225 (100–700) |
214.5 ± 136.8 200 * (66.7–600) |
202.3 ± 137.3 200 * (0–700) |
136.0 ± 112.3 100 * (0–500) |
88.9 ± 19.2 100 * (66.7–100) |
0.0059 |
| Boys characterized by sedentary behavior (n = 210) | 155.6 ± 72.0 200 * (33.3–200) |
195.5 ± 147.2 200 * (0–600) |
176.8 ± 132.1 158.3 * (0–700) |
129.3 ± 119.7 100 * (0–400) |
20.0 ± 27.4 0 * (0–50) |
0.0068 |
| p-Value | 0.1506 | 0.4201 | 0.1162 | 0.5763 | 0.0369 | |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Boys from urban area (n = 210) | 227.8 ± 97.2 200 (100–400) |
225.6 ± 153.3 200 * (0–600) |
183.6 ± 129.8 200 * (0–700) |
173.7 ± 135.8 150 * (0–500) |
60.0 ± 41.8 50 (0–100) |
0.0170 |
| Boys from suburban area (n = 210) | 253.8 ± 191.7 200 * (33.3–700) |
180.7 ± 126.9 175 * (0–600) |
194.6 ± 140.3 200 * (0–700) |
97.1 ± 75.3 100 * (0–600) |
22.2 ± 38.5 0 * (0–66.7) |
0.0007 |
| p-Value | 0.7894 | 0.2325 | 0.6350 | 0.0451 | 0.7894 | |
* distribution different than normal (verified using Shapiro—Wilk test—p ≤ 0.05).