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. 2019 Jul 22;55(7):397. doi: 10.3390/medicina55070397

Table 3.

The influence of selected factors on the frequency of fruit and vegetable portions * consumed by children in the school canteens.

Sex x¯ Me SD p-Value
Female 56% 60% 23% 0.4985
Male 59% 60% 21%
BMI classification x¯ Me SD p-Value
Underweight 64% 63% 23% 0.8899
Normal weight 57% 60% 20%
Overweight 60% 60% 26%
Obesity 55% 40% 27%
Duration of breastfeeding x¯ Me SD p-Value
<6 months 58% 60% 23% 0.8158
>6 months 57% 60% 22%
Parent education level x¯ Me SD p-Value
Secondary education 60% 60% 20% 0.0430 **
Higher education 52% 50% 25%
Pocket money to buy food at school x¯ Me SD p-Value
yes 58% 50% 24% 0.9448
no 57% 60% 22%

* One portion was defined as 80 g fruit/vegetable; ** indicates significant values (p < 0.05). x¯—arithmetic mean; Me—median; SD—standard deviation.