Table 3.
Factors (eating habits) associated with overweight/obesity
| Variable | n = 303 (%) | Non-overweight/obese n = 216 (%) |
Overweight/obese n = 87 (%) |
x2statisticsa (df) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat meals regularly on daily basis | |||||
| Yes | 226 (74.6) | 165 (76.4) | 61 (70.1) | 1.29 (1) | 0.256 |
| No | 77 (25.4) | 51 (23.6) | 26 (29.9) | ||
| Number of regular meals | |||||
| < 3 meals/day | 101 (33.3) | 71 (32.9) | 30 (34.5) | 9.00 (2) | 0.011 |
| 3 meals/day | 159 (52.5) | 122 (56.5) | 37 (42.5) | ||
| > 3 meals/day | 43 (14.2) | 23 (10.6) | 20 (23.0) | ||
| Eat breakfast every day | |||||
| Yes | 129 (42.6) | 95 (44.0) | 34 (39.1) | 0.61 (1) | 0.435 |
| No | 174 (57.4) | 121 (56.0) | 53 (60.9) | ||
| Snack in between regular meals | |||||
| Yes | 249 (82.2) | 183 (84.7) | 66 (75.9) | 3.32 (1) | 0.068 |
| No | 54 (17.8) | 33 (15.3) | 21 (24.1) | ||
| How often do you eat vegetables | |||||
| Everyday | 71 (23.4) | 52 (24.11) | 19 (21.8) | 0.24 (2) | 0.886 |
| 3–5 times per week | 130 (42.9) | 91 (42.1) | 39 (44.8) | ||
| Rarely | 102 (33.7) | 73 (33.8) | 29 (33.3) | ||
| How often do you eat fruits | |||||
| Everyday | 28 (9.2) | 24 (11.1) | 4 (4.6) | 3.26 (2) | 0.196 |
| 3–5 times per week | 127 (41.9) | 90 (41.7) | 37 (42.5) | ||
| Rarely | 148 (48.8) | 102 (47.2) | 46 (52.9) | ||
| How often do you fried food | |||||
| Everyday | 62 (20.5) | 47 (21.8) | 15 (17.2) | 3.62 (2) | 0.164 |
| 3–5 times per week | 184 (60.7) | 124 (57.4) | 60 (69.0) | ||
| Rarely | 57 (18.8) | 45 (20.8) | 12 (13.8) | ||
| Daily water intake | |||||
| < 2 L | 128 (42.2) | 88 (40.7) | 40 (46.0) | ||
| ≥2 L | 175 (57.8) | 128 (59.3) | 47 (54.0) | 0.70 (1) | 0.404 |