Table 2.
Eating occasions (EO) per day by sociodemographic characteristics of participants in the FECHIC and the GOCS included in the analyses, 2016
| Variable | N | Children (FECHIC, 4–6 years) | N | Adolescents (GOCS, 12–14 years) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks/day | Meals/day | Total EOs/day | Snacks/day | Meals/day | Total EOs/day | |||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| Male (reference) | 465 | 2.32 | 0.06 | 3.37 | 0.04 | 5.70 | 0.07 | 377 | 2.19 | 0.08 | 3.03 | 0.04 | 5.22 | 0.08 |
| Female | 493 | 2.29 | 0.05 | 3.40 | 0.04 | 5.70 | 0.06 | 375 | 2.47 | 0.08* | 2.96 | 0.04 | 5.43 | 0.09* |
| Mother’s Education Level | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school (reference) | 173 | 2.28 | 0.08 | 3.28 | 0.06 | 5.56 | 0.09 | 213 | 2.19 | 0.11 | 2.96 | 0.06 | 5.15 | 0.11 |
| High school completed | 396 | 2.31 | 0.06 | 3.45 | 0.05* | 5.76 | 0.07 | 335 | 2.48 | 0.09* | 2.93 | 0.04 | 5.42 | 0.09 |
| More than high school | 389 | 2.32 | 0.06 | 3.36 | 0.04 | 5.68 | 0.07 | 169 | 2.14 | 0.11 | 3.16 | 0.06* | 5.30 | 0.12 |
*
Indicates the difference from the reference group, p < 0.05. Independent sample t-test used for the mean number of snacks, meals, and EOs when comparing males and females. Linear regression model used to determine