Table 2.
Results of the KIDMED test according to educational stage.
| Total Sample | Kindergarten | Primary School (1st–4th Grade) |
Primary School (5th–8th Grade) |
Secondary School | Faculty | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDMED index score, n (%) 1 | |||||||
| Poor | 523 (19.2%) | 55 (11.3%) | 158 (16.8%) | 153 (19.6%) | 88 (25.7%) | 69 (39.9%) | <0.001 |
| Average | 1653 (60.7%) | 315 (64.9%) | 599 (63.7%) | 462 (59.2%) | 196 (57.1%) | 81 (46.8%) | |
| Good | 546 (20.1%) | 115 (23.7%) | 184 (19.6%) | 165 (21.2%) | 59 (17.2%) | 23 (13.3%) | |
| KIDMED items, n (%) 2 | |||||||
| Fruit or fruit juice daily | 2321 (85.3%) | 455 (93.8%) | 800 (85%) | 652 (83.6%) | 280 (81.6%) | 129 (74.6%) | <0.001 |
| Second serving of fruit daily | 1271 (46.7%) | 260 (53.6%) | 437 (46.4%) | 369 (47.3%) | 144 (42.0%) | 60 (34.7%) | <0.001 |
| Fresh or cooked vegetables daily | 1942 (71.4%) | 376 (77.5%) | 681 (72.4%) | 538 (69%) | 227 (66.2%) | 117 (67.6%) | 0.003 |
| Fresh or cooked vegetables > 1/day | 585 (21.5%) | 107 (22.1%) | 199 (21.1%) | 172 (22.1%) | 70 (20.4%) | 37 (21.4%) | 0.749 |
| Regular fish consumption (at least 2–3/week) | 658 (24.3%) | 142 (29.3%) | 230 (24.4%) | 177 (22.7%) | 77 (22.4%) | 28 (16.2%) | 0.010 |
| Total Sample | Kindergarten | Primary School (1st–4th Grade) | Primary School (5th–8th Grade) | Secondary School | Faculty | p Value | |
| >1/week fast-food (hamburger) restaurant | 130 (4.8%) | 9 (1.9%) | 17 (1.8%) | 32 (4.1%) | 41 (12%) | 31 (17.9%) | <0.001 |
| Pulses > 1/week | 1556 (57.2%) | 263 (54.2%) | 545 (57.9%) | 461 (59.1%) | 194 (56.6%) | 90 (52%) | 0.429 |
| Pasta or rice almost daily (≥5 days/week) | 427 (15.7%) | 49 (10.1%) | 125 (13.3%) | 113 (14.5%) | 76 (22.2%) | 62 (35.8%) | <0.001 |
| Cereal or cereal product for breakfast | 1555 (57.1%) | 274 (56.5%) | 559 (59.4%) | 459 (58.8%) | 200 (58.3%) | 60 (34.7%) | <0.001 |
| Regular nut consumption (at least 2–3/week) | 1054 (38.7%) | 172 (35.5%) | 346 (36.8%) | 305 (39.1%) | 148 (43.1%) | 81 (46.8%) | 0.041 |
| Use of olive oil at home | 2486 (91.4%) | 463 (95.5%) | 862 (91.6%) | 701 (89.9%) | 306 (89.2%) | 149 (86.1%) | 0.003 |
| No breakfast | 299 (10.99%) | 17 (3.5%) | 45 (4.8%) | 96 (12.3%) | 73 (21.3%) | 67 (38.7%) | <0.001 |
| Dairy product for breakfast | 2413 (88.7%) | 446 (92%) | 856 (91%) | 700 (89.7%) | 291 (84.8%) | 116 (67.1%) | <0.001 |
| Commercially baked goods or pastries for breakfast | 1173 (43.1%) | 167 (34.4%) | 383 (40.7%) | 361 (46.3%) | 176 (51.3%) | 84 (48.6%) | <0.001 |
| Two yoghurts and/or 40 g cheese daily | 1193 (43.84%) | 239 (49.3%) | 387 (41.1%) | 343 (44%) | 155 (45.2%) | 68 (39.3%) | 0.051 |
| Sweets and candy several times a day | 751 (27.6%) | 134 (27.6%) | 244 (25.9%) | 226 (29%) | 89 (25.9%) | 58 (33.5%) | 0.439 |
1 Results of the KIDMED test as a categorical variable. 2 n (%) indicate the number of participants who answered affirmatively to each item. Statistically significant results are in bold.