Table 4.
Fruit 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) | 253.1 ± 142.0 200 * (100–800) |
220.3 ± 139.3 200 * (0–700) |
213.6 ± 136.5 200 * (0–800) |
185.7 ± 126.0 200 * (0–500) |
137.5 ± 123.4 100 * (0–500) |
0.0041 |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Girls characterized by an active lifestyle (n = 297) | 277.8 ± 148.7 275 * (100–800) |
224.7 ± 137.4 200 * (20–600) |
232.0 ± 135.8 200 * (0–700) |
179.0 ± 113.9 200 * (0–500) |
177.3 ± 150.6 100 * (0–500) |
0.0484 |
| Girls characterized by sedentary behavior (n = 297) | 221.4 ± 131.1 200 * (100–500) |
215.9 ± 142.3 200 * (0–700) |
196.3 ± 135.3 200 * (0–800) |
193.6 ± 141.0 200 * (0–500) |
88.9 ± 54.6 100 (0–200) |
0.0345 |
| p-Value | 0.1775 | 0.6296 | 0.0022 | 0.8727 | 0.2241 | |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Girls from urban area (n = 292) | 258.7 ± 158.6 200 * (100–800) |
205.2 ± 139.6 200 * (0–700) |
200.8 ± 137.4 200 * (0–750) |
198.0 ± 145.4 200 (0–500) |
214.3 ± 165.1 200 (50–500) |
0.3521 |
| Girls from suburban area (n = 302) | 238.9 ± 92.8 200 (100–400) |
236.0 ± 138.5 200 * (30–600) |
225.6 ± 135.0 200 * (0–800) |
176.0 ± 109.9 200 * (0–500) |
96.2 ± 72.1 100 (0–300) |
0.0008 |
| p-Value | 1.0000 | 0.1566 | 0.0228 | 0.6995 | 0.0372 | |
* distribution different than normal (verified using Shapiro—Wilk test—p ≤ 0.05).