Table 4.
The food consumption dietary habits assessed on the basis of the Adolescents’ Food Habits Checklist (AFHC) within the PLACE-19 Study.
| Declared Habits Based on AFHC * | Before the COVID-19 Pandemic | During the COVID-19 Pandemic | p ** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usually eating a dessert/pudding if there is one available | Confirmed | 1778 (72.6%) | 1694 (69.2%) | 0.009 |
| Denied | 670 (27.4%) | 754 (30.8%) | ||
| Making sure that they eat at least one serving of fruit a day | Confirmed | 1758 (71.8%) | 1776 (72.5%) | 0.588 |
| Denied | 690 (28.2%) | 672 (27.5%) | ||
| Avoiding eating lots of sausages/burgers | Confirmed | 1399 (57.2%) | 1339 (54.7%) | 0.920 |
| Denied | 774 (31.6%) | 747 (30.5%) | ||
| Not applicable | 275 (11.2%) | 362 (14.8%) | ||
| Making sure that they eat at least one serving of vegetables/salad a day | Confirmed | 1629 (66.5%) | 1702 (69.5%) | 0.027 |
| Denied | 819 (33.5) | 746 (30.5%) | ||
| Trying to ensure that they eat plenty of fruit/vegetables | Confirmed | 1800 (73.5%) | 1748 (71.4%) | 0.103 |
| Denied | 648 (26.5%) | 700 (28.6%) | ||
| Often eating sweet snacks between meals | Confirmed | 1149 (46.9%) | 1076 (44.0%) | 0.103 |
| Denied | 1299 (53.1%) | 1372 (56.0%) | ||
| Often choosing fruit while having a snack between meals | Confirmed | 1255 (51.3%) | 1328 (54.3%) | 0.075 |
| Denied | 968 (39.5%) | 892 (36.4%) | ||
| Not applicable | 225 (9.2%) | 228 (9.3%) | ||
| Most days eating at least 3 servings of fruit | Confirmed | 968 (39.5%) | 1047 (42.8%) | 0.024 |
| Denied | 1480 (60.5%) | 1401 (57.2%) | ||
| Generally trying to have a healthy diet | Confirmed | 1745 (71.3%) | 1772 (72.4%) | 0.409 |
| Denied | 703 (28.7%) | 676 (27.6%) | ||
* AFHC (Adolescents’ Food Habits Checklist) as described by Johnson et al. [34]; ** Chi Square test.