Table 3.

Comparison of nutrition habits between body mass groups in boys (m ± SD) ¹, (n = 579).

Foods and Drinks	Underweight	Normal Weight	Overweight, Obesity	p
Cereals, breads, potatoes, rise, pasta	2.28 ± 0.83	2.23 ± 0.90	2.37 ± 0.81	0.810
Fruits and berries	2.26 ± 0.93	2.05 ± 0.84	1.68 ± 0.79	0.027
Vegetables	2.25 ± 0.86	2.07 ± 0.85	2.03 ± 0.77	0.643
Meat	2.44 ± 0.86	2.40 ± 0.79	2.23 ± 0.85	0.468
Fish	0.79 ± 0.42	1.16 ± 0.79	0.90 ± 0.60	0.057
Milk, cheese, yogurt	2.28 ± 0.83	2.26 ± 0.91	2.10 ± 0.91	0.560
Eggs	1.39 ± 0.98	1.43 ± 0.85	1.16 ± 0.78	0.298
Legumes	0.84 ± 0.77	1.15 ± 0.84	1.06 ± 0.81	0.245
Sweets (cakes, candies, chocolate)	2.05 ± 0.78	1.85 ± 0.90	1.52 ± 0.72	0.054
Fats, spreads and oils	2.05 ± 0.91	1.96 ± 0.95	1.84 ± 0.82	0.601
Soft drinks with sugar	1.95 ± 1.08	1.51 ± 0.95	1.37 ± 0.89	0.119
No. of meals per day	4.11 ± 0.99	4.19 ± 1.40	3.84 ± 1.69	0.093
Frequency of having breakfast	2.37 ± 0.90	2.29 ± 0.92	2.12 ± 1.05	0.646

¹ higher score indicate more frequent consumption of particular food groups or number of meals. m = mean, SD = standard deviation, p = statistical significance level. Statistically significant differences are in bold text.