Table 4.

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

Foods and drinks	Underweight	Normal Weight	Overweight, Obesity	p
Cereals, breads, potatoes, rise, pasta	2.20 ± 0.88	2.19 ± 0.92	2.32 ± 0.82	0.847
Fruits and berries	1.93 ± 0.87	2.07 ± 0.85	2.07 ± 0.81	0.588
Vegetables	2.23 ± 0.81	2.19 ± 0.82	2.21 ± 0.88	0.956
Meat	2.41 ± 0.84	2.24 ± 0.87	2.18 ± 0.82	0.330
Fish	0.98 ± 0.83	1.09 ± 0.77	1.11 ± 0.69	0.518
Milk, cheese, yogurt	2.28 ± 0.88	2.26 ± 0.84	2.21 ± 0.88	0.929
Eggs	1.33 ± 0.75	1.21 ± 0.79	1.18 ± 0.67	0.654
Legumes	1.14 ± 0.89	0.91 ± 0.79	0.89 ± 0.83	0.302
Sweets (cakes, candies, chocolate)	2.33 ± 0.81	1.98 ± 0.89	1.71 ± 0.66	0.01
Fats, spreads and oils	2.33 ± 0.84	1.90 ± 1.02	1.86 ± 0.85	0.031
Soft drinks with sugar	1.47 ± 1.08	1.23 ± 0.98	0.93 ± 0.94	0.091
No. of meals per day	3.86 ± 0.93	3.68 ± 1.24	3.25 ± 0.89	0.057
Frequency of having breakfast	2.32 ± 0.88	2.01 ± 1.01	1.75 ± 0.97	0.046

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.