From: Sociodemographic correlates of food habits among school adolescents (12–15 year) in north Gaza Strip
Sociodemographic factor | Animal foodsa | Milk foodsb | F/V foodsc | Sweet foodsd | Western foodse | Traditional foodsf | ||||||
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Mean | p | Mean | p | Mean | p | Mean | p | Mean | p | Mean | p | |
Gender (n = 944) | ||||||||||||
Boys | 7.29 | 0.10 | 10.19 | 0.33 | 7.99 | 0.02 | 10.07 | 0.13 | 12.13 | 0.02 | 9.03 | 0.11 |
Girls | 6.65 | 11.03 | 9.03 | 11.04 | 13.88 | 7.97 | ||||||
Resident status (n = 940) | ||||||||||||
Local citizen | 5.61 | <0.001 | 8.64 | <0.001 | 6.70 | 0.001 | 8.35 | <0.001 | 9.46 | <0.001 | 7.63 | 0.04 |
Refugee | 7.84 | 11.97 | 9.74 | 12.08 | 15.47 | 9.06 | ||||||
Residential area (n = 944) | ||||||||||||
Gaza (well-off) | 8.07 | <0.001 | 14.46 | <0.001 | 9.66 | 0.001 | 12.70 | <0.001 | 17.44 | <0.001 | 8.39 | 0.01 |
Gaza (non-well-off) | 4.96 | 7.87 | 6.25 | 7.40 | 8.08 | 7.26 | ||||||
Village | 6.47 | 8.25 | 7.32 | 8.30 | 9.94 | 7.66 | ||||||
Camp | 7.25 | 8.17 | 9.66 | 11.58 | 12.33 | 10.36 | ||||||
Age in years | ||||||||||||
12 yrs | 7.32 | 0.52 | 11.65 | 0.54 | 7.81 | 0.004 | 11.21 | 0.45 | 14.22 | 0.50 | 9.00 | 0.71 |
13 yrs | 6.54 | 11.03 | 7.69 | 10.02 | 12.51 | 8.59 | ||||||
14 yrs | 7.13 | 9.98 | 9.44 | 10.41 | 12.98 | 8.46 | ||||||
15 yrs | 6.98 | 10.22 | 9.01 | 11.30 | 13.08 | 7.74 | ||||||
Crowding Index (n = 835) | ||||||||||||
≤ 3 persons/room | 7.56 | <0.001 | 12.01 | <0.001 | 9.10 | 0.001 | 11.48 | <0.001 | 14.61 | <0.001 | 8.69 | 0.39 |
>3 persons/room | 5.68 | 7.58 | 7.47 | 8.39 | 9.79 | 8.01 | ||||||
Father's working Status (n = 931) | ||||||||||||
Unemployed | 5.65 | <0.001 | 8.11 | <0.001 | 7.50 | <0.001 | 9.13 | <0.001 | 10.22 | <0.001 | 8.36 | 0.68 |
Employed | 8.09 | 12.80 | 9.42 | 11.89 | 15.47 | 8.63 | ||||||
Household SES (n = 918) | ||||||||||||
Low | 5.44 | <0.001 | 6.17 | <0.001 | 6.82 | <0.001 | 7.60 | <0.001 | 8.63 | <0.001 | 7.93 | 0.54 |
medium | 6.81 | 10.35 | 8.57 | 10.63 | 13.12 | 8.68 | ||||||
High | 9.03 | 15.88 | 10.40 | 13.85 | 18.18 | 8.91 | ||||||
Father's education (n = 921) | ||||||||||||
Low | 5.81 | <0.001 | 9.33 | <0.001 | 7.44 | <0.001 | 9.29 | <0.001 | 11.15 | <0.001 | 8.23 | 0.50 |
Medium | 8.39 | 11.97 | 9.71 | 12.29 | 14.84 | 9.14 | ||||||
High | 8.01 | 11.98 | 9.90 | 11.65 | 15.43 | 8.33 | ||||||
Mother's education (n = 923) | ||||||||||||
Low | 6.22 | <0.001 | 9.25 | <0.001 | 7.99 | 0.003 | 10.03 | 0.048 | 11.47 | <0.001 | 8.72 | 0.42 |
Medium/High | 7.97 | 12.35 | 9.28 | 11.33 | 15.10 | 8.18 |