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. 2019 Jun 3;2019:2714286. doi: 10.1155/2019/2714286

Table 1.

Association between sociodemographic, lifestyle, anthropometric characteristics, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet among Lebanese adolescents, N=600.

Variables AMD p value1
Low (0–3) (n = 258) n (%) Moderate (4–7) (n = 247) n (%) High (≥8) (n = 95) n (%)
Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics
 Gender
  Boys 139 (53.9) 95 (38.5) 34 (35.8) <0.001
  Girls 119 (46.1) 152 (61.5) 61 (64.2)
 School type
  Private 160 (62.0) 133 (53.8) 7 (7.4) <0.001
  Public 98 (38.0) 114 (46.2) 88 (92.6)
 Work status
  Yes 47 (18.2) 34 (13.8) 23 (24.2) 0.065
  No 211 (81.8) 213 (86.2) 72 (75.8)
 Level of education
  Grade 10 81 (31.4) 89 (39.0) 45 (47.4) 0.015
  Grade 11 85 (32.9) 76 (32.8) 32 (33.7)
  Grade 12 92 (35.7) 82 (28.2) 18 (18.9)
 School grades
  <10 46 (17.8) 21 (8.5) 11 (11.6) <0.001
  11–15 185 (71.7) 187 (75.7) 60 (63.1)
  >15 27 (10.5) 39 (15.8) 24 (25.3)
 Level of physical activity2
  Low 74 (44.6) 63 (36.8) 27 (41.5) 0.631
  Moderate 70 (42.2) 85 (49.7) 31 (47.7)
  High 22 (13.3) 23 (13.5) 7 (10.8)

Anthropometric characteristics (mean ± SE)
 Weight (kg) 69.60 ± 0.900 61.73 ± 0.720 63.38 ± 1.170 <0.001
 Height (m) 1.70 ± 0.006 1.68 ± 0.006 1.67 ± 0.007 0.008
 BMI, N (%)
  Underweight 5 (1.9) 6 (2.4) 0 (0.0) <0.001
  Normal weight 142 (55.0) 190 (76.9) 77 (81.1)
  Overweight 71 (27.5) 45 (18.2) 14 (14.7)
  Obese 40 (15.5) 6 (2.4) 4 (4.2)

BMI: body mass index. 1The difference between groups was examined using the chi-square test for categorical variables and ANOVA test for continuous variables. 2A low level of physical activity (LPA) corresponds to a PA < 60 min/week; a moderate LPA corresponds to a PA between 60 and 90 min/week; a high LPA corresponds to a PA > 90 min/week. p < 0.05 is considered as significant.