Table 6.

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

Foods and Drinks	Overestimation	Adequate Estimation	Underestimation	p
Cereals, breads, potatoes, rise, pasta	2.03 ± 0.93	2.29 ± 0.86	2.32 ± 0.85	0.250
Fruits and berries	1.97 ± 0.86	1.94 ± 0.87	2.09 ± 0.84	0.426
Vegetables	2.19 ± 0.79	2.22 ± 0.77	2.01 ± 0.87	0.247
Meat	2.13 ± 0.87	2.35 ± 0.84	2.46 ± 0.73	0.109
Fish	1.26 ± 0.82	1.03 ± 0.75	1.10 ± 0.75	0.420
Milk, cheese, yogurt	1.78 ± 1.04	2.30 ± 0.88	2.32 ± 0.84	0.016
Eggs	1.28 ± 0.88	1.31 ± 0.83	1.46 ± 0.86	0.390
Legumes	1.03 ± 0.88	1.10 ± 0.80	1.15 ± 0.85	0.684
Sweets (cakes, candies, chocolate)	1.84 ± 0.88	1.73 ± 0.85	1.87 ± 0.90	0.509
Fats, spreads and oils	1.47 ± 1.05	1.95 ± 0.93	2.05 ± 0.88	0.013
Soft drinks with sugar	1.59 ± 1.04	1.59 ± 0.97	1.48 ± 0.92	0.789
No. of meals per day	3.82 ± 1.90	3.78 ± 0.98	4.25 ± 1.13	0.002
Frequency of having breakfast	1.68 ± 1.17	2.35 ± 0.94	2.37 ± 0.84	0.003

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