Table 5.
Difference in diet adherence between boys and girls throughout the education stages.
| Gender | School | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Middle | High | |||||
| Girls | Adherence | Fair/Low | Number of patients | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 |
| Percentage | 25.0% | 39.3% | 59.5% | 41.6% | |||
| Excellent | Number of patients | 27 | 17 | 15 | 59 | ||
| Percentage | 75.0% | 60.7% | 40.5% | 58.4% | |||
| Boys | Adherence | Fair/Low | Number of patients | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| Percentage | 36.4% | 40.0% | 40.9% | 39.0% | |||
| Excellent | Number of patients | 14 | 9 | 13 | 36 | ||
| Percentage | 63.6% | 60.0% | 59.1% | 61.0% | |||
Girls: Chi Square (X2) = 11.2 p = 0.02; Boys: Chi Square (X2) = 0.3 p = 0.9.