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Table 2 Behavioral factors of children by weight status

From: The prevalence of obesity and influence of early life and behavioral factors on obesity in Chinese children in Guangzhou

Behavioral factors

Underweight

Normal weight

Overweight

Obese

P d

Dietary behavior, mean (SD)

 Fruits (servings a/d)

1.24 (1.07)

1.36 (1.15)

1.37 (1.25)

1.39 (1.14)

0.142

 Vegetables (servings a/d)

1.86 (1.60)

1.90 (1.58)

2.02 (1.71)

2.00 (1.71)

0.325

 Meat products (serving b/d)

1.46 (1.34)

1.47 (1.34)

1.61 (1.63)

1.65 (1.65)

0.037

 SSBs (cup c/d)

0.19 (0.36)

0.21 (0.42)

0.31 (0.58)

0.30 (0.66)

<0.001

 Breakfast (d/week)

6.84 (0.79)

6.83 (0.84)

6.78 (0.99)

6.79 (0.97)

0.568

 High-energy snacks (d/week)

1.64 (1.75)

1.55 (1.70)

1.54 (1.68)

1.40 (1.61)

0.222

 Fried food (time/week)

0.56 (1.07)

0.59 (1.07)

0.75 (1.21)

0.67 (1.12)

0.019

 Western fast food (time/week)

1.24 (2.30)

1.42 (2.61)

1.55 (2.34)

1.53 (2.94)

0.225

Eating speed, n (%)

    

<0.001

 Slower than peers

211 (39.0)

666 (27.7)

60 (14.4)

45 (12.2)

 

 As fast as peers

269 (49.7)

1285 (53.5)

201 (48.3)

145 (39.3)

 

 Faster than peers

61 (11.3)

452 (18.8)

155 (37.3)

179 (48.5)

 

Sedentary behavior, mean (SD)

 Doing homework (hour/d)

1.98 (1.15)

1.90 (1.04)

2.04 (1.21)

2.07 (1.20)

0.007

 Viewing television (hour/d)

0.73 (0.85)

0.79 (0.95)

0.84 (0.91)

0.89 (0.96)

0.057

 Using a computer (hour/d)

0.45 (0.69)

0.47 (0.75)

0.60 (0.88)

0.60 (0.81)

<0.001

Physical activities, mean (SD)

 Vigorous-intensity physical activity (hour/d)

0.51 (0.63)

0.56 (0.60)

0.60 (0.65)

0.60 (0.76)

0.177

 Moderate-intensity physical activity (hour/d)

0.41 (0.50)

0.46 (0.60)

0.48 (0.80)

0.48 (0.67)

0.234

 Walking (hour/d)

0.78 (0.97)

0.86 (1.26)

0.86 (1.26)

0.83 (1.03)

0.545

Sleep duration (hour/d), n (%)

    

0.593

  < 7.0

30 (5.9)

125 (5.5)

21 (5.5)

16 (4.6)

 

 7.0 ~ 8.9

309 (60.4)

1313 (57.7)

234 (60.8)

215 (62.1)

 

 9.0 ~ 11.0

167 (32.6)

798 (35.1)

120 (31.2)

110 (31.8)

 

  > 11.0

6 (1.2)

39 (1.7)

10 (2.6)

5 (1.4)

 
  1. Bold text: P value was significant at 0.05 level
  2. aA serving of fruit or vegetable is equivalent to 100 g
  3. bA serving of meat products is equivalent to 75 g
  4. cA cup is equivalent to 250 ml
  5. dDifferences of continuous and categorized variables between different weight status groups were evaluated by performing ANOVAs and Pearson chi-square tests, respectively