Table 4.

Snacking frequency: percentage of total sample of parents (N = 498) reporting a change for their child (%), mean scores before and during the lockdown (M before and M during) for these children with changed behaviors, standard deviations (SD), difference in mean scores (M difference = M during – M before), and paired-samples t-tests (t value and p value).

Types of food/drinks consumed during (mid-afternoon) snacks	%	M (SD) before	M (SD) during	M difference	t	p
Candy, chocolate	26	2.57 (0.86)	3.47 (0.98)	0.89	9.26	<0.001
Fruit juice	22	2.36 (1.01)	3.09 (1.10)	0.73	7.53	<0.001
Soda	11	2.13 (0.83)	3.02 (0.99)	0.89	7.24	<0.001
Chips, salty biscuits	13	2.33 (1.06)	3.17 (1.06)	0.83	6.47	<0.001
Ice cream	27	2.20 (0.71)	2.66 (1.14)	0.58	5.68	<0.001
Pastries, cake, sweet cookies	30	2.97 (0.95)	3.48 (1.09)	0.52	4.76	<0.001
Cream dessert	15	2.20 (0.94)	2.80 (1.13)	0.61	4.35	<0.001
Milks	19	2.53 (1.00)	3.06 (1.26)	0.54	4.02	<0.001
Yoghurt, cheese, quark	21	2.39 (1.00)	2.90 (1.16)	0.50	3.95	<0.001
Fresh and dried fruits	23	2.63 (1.00)	3.00 (1.15)	0.37	3.29	0.001
Nuts	10	2.23 (0.88)	2.69 (1.15)	0.46	2.68	0.010
Bread	28	2.70 (0.91)	2.92 (1.16)	0.22	1.96	0.052
Sandwich, pizza, savory pies	4	2.58 (0.69)	3.05 (1.08)	0.47	1.69	0.108
Cheese	11	2.43 (0.95)	2.66 (1.18)	0.23	1.29	0.204
Cereals, cereal bars	22	2.42 (0.86)	2.52 (1.11)	0.10	0.82	0.414
Compote, fruits in syrup	25	3.26 (1.11)	2.97 (1.20)	−0.29	−2.24	0.027

Answer modalities ranged from never (1) to always (5).

Significant results (p < 0.05) in bold.