Table 3.
Distribution of lifestyle factors and food item frequencies by Sweet Treat Index (STI) groups (n 8461)
(Numbers and percentages)
| STI | Total n | % | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | χ2, P | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
| Lifestyle factors | |||||||||
| Maternal socio-economic status | |||||||||
| Upper-level employees | 643 | 34·1 | 1375 | 30·2 | 538 | 26·5 | 2556 | 30·2 | <0·001 |
| Lower-level employees | 686 | 36·4 | 1786 | 39·3 | 862 | 42·4 | 3334 | 39·4 | |
| Manual workers | 195 | 10·4 | 533 | 11·7 | 261 | 12·8 | 989 | 11·7 | |
| Students | 232 | 12·3 | 492 | 10·8 | 198 | 9·7 | 922 | 10·9 | |
| Other | 127 | 6·7 | 360 | 7·9 | 173 | 8·5 | 660 | 7·8 | |
| Sleep duration during weekdays | |||||||||
| <Recommended | 115 | 6·1 | 328 | 7·2 | 246 | 12·1 | 689 | 8·1 | <0·001 |
| Recommended | 1726 | 91·7 | 4129 | 90·8 | 1751 | 86·2 | 7606 | 89·9 | |
| >Recommended | 42 | 2·2 | 89 | 2·0 | 35 | 1·7 | 166 | 2·0 | |
| Physical activity per week | |||||||||
| <7 h | 805 | 42·8 | 1978 | 43·5 | 998 | 49·1 | 3781 | 44·7 | <0·001 |
| ≥7 h | 1078 | 57·2 | 2568 | 56·5 | 1034 | 50·9 | 4680 | 55·3 | |
| Food item frequencies | |||||||||
| Dark bread | |||||||||
| Once a week or less | 391 | 20·8 | 847 | 18·6 | 436 | 21·5 | 1674 | 19·8 | <0·001 |
| 2–6 times a week | 914 | 48·5 | 2440 | 53·7 | 952 | 46·9 | 4306 | 50·9 | |
| At least once a day | 578 | 30·7 | 1259 | 27·7 | 644 | 31·7 | 2481 | 29·3 | |
| Milk or buttermilk | |||||||||
| ≤4 times a week | 263 | 14·0 | 615 | 13·5 | 302 | 14·9 | 1180 | 13·9 | 0·247 |
| 5–7 times a week | 333 | 17·7 | 896 | 19·7 | 382 | 18·8 | 1611 | 19·0 | |
| Several times a day | 1287 | 68·3 | 3035 | 66·8 | 1348 | 66·3 | 5670 | 67·0 | |
| Cooked vegetables | |||||||||
| Once a week or less | 1057 | 56·1 | 2562 | 56·4 | 1127 | 55·5 | 4746 | 56·1 | <0·001 |
| 2–6 times a week | 604 | 32·1 | 1617 | 35·6 | 659 | 32·4 | 2880 | 34·0 | |
| At least once a day | 222 | 11·8 | 367 | 8·1 | 246 | 12·1 | 835 | 9·9 | |
| Fresh vegetables | |||||||||
| Once a week or less | 284 | 15·1 | 745 | 16·4 | 379 | 18·7 | 1408 | 16·6 | <0·001 |
| 2–6 times a week | 723 | 38·4 | 2040 | 44·9 | 855 | 42·1 | 3618 | 42·8 | |
| At least once a day | 876 | 46·5 | 1761 | 38·7 | 798 | 39·3 | 3435 | 40·6 | |
| Fruits or berries | |||||||||
| Once a week or less | 430 | 22·8 | 939 | 20·7 | 391 | 19·2 | 1760 | 20·8 | <0·001 |
| 2–6 times a week | 768 | 40·8 | 2151 | 47·3 | 935 | 46·0 | 3854 | 45·6 | |
| At least once a day | 685 | 36·4 | 1456 | 32·0 | 706 | 34·7 | 2847 | 33·6 | |
| Fresh juice | |||||||||
| <1 times a week | 745 | 39·6 | 964 | 21·2 | 257 | 12·6 | 1966 | 23·2 | <0·001 |
| 1–4 times a week | 715 | 38·0 | 2078 | 45·7 | 681 | 33·5 | 3474 | 41·1 | |
| At least 5 times a week | 423 | 22·5 | 1504 | 33·1 | 1094 | 53·8 | 3021 | 35·7 | |
| Salty snacks | |||||||||
| None | 460 | 24·4 | 239 | 5·3 | 70 | 3·4 | 769 | 9·1 | <0·001 |
| <1 times a week | 1067 | 56·7 | 2034 | 44·7 | 462 | 22·7 | 3563 | 42·1 | |
| At least once a week | 356 | 18·9 | 2273 | 50·0 | 1500 | 73·8 | 4129 | 48·8 | |
| Pizza | |||||||||
| None | 777 | 41·3 | 877 | 19·3 | 230 | 11·3 | 1884 | 22·3 | <0·001 |
| <1 times a week | 1006 | 53·4 | 3211 | 70·6 | 1237 | 60·9 | 5454 | 64·5 | |
| At least once a week | 100 | 5·3 | 458 | 10·1 | 565 | 27·8 | 1123 | 13·3 | |
| Hamburgers or hot dogs | |||||||||
| None | 969 | 51·5 | 1057 | 23·3 | 257 | 12·6 | 2283 | 27·0 | <0·001 |
| <1 times a week | 867 | 46·0 | 3042 | 66·9 | 1178 | 58·0 | 5087 | 60·1 | |
| At least once a week | 47 | 2·5 | 447 | 9·8 | 597 | 29·4 | 1091 | 12·9 | |