Table 3 Food consumption among active and sedentary Balearic Islands adolescents
Food groups | Frequency consumption | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active adolescents (%) | Sedentary adolescents (%) | P | Active adolescents (%) | Sedentary adolescents (%) | P | ||
n=732 | n=207 | n=519 | n=503 | ||||
Dairy products | |||||||
Milk† | ≥7 times/week | 77.2 | 76.8 | 0.906 | 67.6 | 64.5 | 0.333 |
Yogurt & cheese | ≥7 times/week | 68.4 | 62.4 | 0.123 | 64.5 | 56.1 | 0.009 |
Dairy desserts | ≥2 times/week | 71.5 | 72.2 | 0.863 | 61.9 | 62.9 | 0.763 |
Meat | |||||||
Red meat† | ≥2 times/week | 53.0 | 55.9 | 0.489 | 39.6 | 42.8 | 0.314 |
Poultry & rabbit† | ≥2 times/week | 15.6 | 14.4 | 0.698 | 17.7 | 21.3 | 0.171 |
Sausages† | ≥5 times/week | 54.9 | 56.2 | 0.754 | 46.5 | 48.1 | 0.644 |
2-4 times/week | 25.8 | 25.4 | 0.922 | 26.2 | 21.3 | 0.086 | |
≤4 times/month | 19.3 | 18.4 | 0.774 | 27.3 | 30.6 | 0.271 | |
Fish & seafood† | ≥2 times/week | 20.1 | 14.5 | 0.089 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 0.071 |
Eggs† | ≥2 times/week | 31.4 | 38.7 | 0.062 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 0.558 |
Legumes | ≥2 times/week | 20.8 | 19.8 | 0.772 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 0.685 |
Cereals, grains & products | |||||||
Bread† | ≥7 times/week | 86.5 | 82.8 | 0.201 | 82.9 | 81.1 | 0.475 |
Breakfast cereals† | ≥5 times/week | 47.1 | 36.6 | 0.011 | 34.7 | 26.4 | 0.006 |
Biscuits | ≥5 times/week | 51.3 | 53.5 | 0.592 | 49.1 | 44.2 | 0.139 |
Pasta† | ≥5 times/week | 8.7 | 8.0 | 0.778 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 0.603 |
Rice dishes† | ≥5 times/week | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.860 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 0.789 |
Pizza† | ≥2 times/week | 19.9 | 14.4 | 0.093 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 0.525 |
Fruits | |||||||
Fresh fruit† | ≥2/day | 30.4 | 21.9 | 0.024 | 40.2 | 22.5 | 0.000 |
Fruit juices | ≥7 times/week | 54.0 | 46.5 | 0.074 | 52.3 | 45.7 | 0.046 |
Canned fruit | ≥2 times/week | 7.2 | 7.5 | 0.878 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.141 |
Vegetables† | ≥2/day | 8.2 | 7.5 | 0.748 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 0.415 |
Nuts† | ≥2 times/week | 36.2 | 31.0 | 0.193 | 23.3 | 25.1 | 0.533 |
Potatoes & tubercles† | ≥2 times/week | 42.0 | 44.9 | 0.471 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 0.990 |
Fats | |||||||
Olive oil | ≥7 times/week | 52.5 | 45.7 | 0.104 | 57.0 | 55.0 | 0.530 |
Others oils & fats | ≥2 times/week | 36.8 | 34.4 | 0.556 | 36.3 | 37.0 | 0.829 |
High fat foods | ≥5 times/week | 41.9 | 42.5 | 0.870 | 26.8 | 36.8 | 0.001 |
2-4 times/week | 29.0 | 23.8 | 0.167 | 29.0 | 29.4 | 0.905 | |
≤4 times/month | 29.2 | 33.7 | 0.241 | 44.2 | 33.8 | 0.001 | |
Drinks | |||||||
Soft drinks | ≥5 times/week | 55.4 | 55.4 | 0.986 | 32.0 | 44.6 | 0.000 |
2-4 times/week | 12.2 | 9.1 | 0.254 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 0.691 | |
≤4 times/month | 32.4 | 35.5 | 0.429 | 57.9 | 44.4 | 0.000 | |
Tea & coffee | ≥2 times/week | 15.1 | 12.4 | 0.363 | 14.2 | 18.7 | 0.069 |
Alcoholic beverages | ≥1 times/week | 11.1 | 9.6 | 0.561 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.427 |
Other foods | |||||||
Sweets | ≥5 times/week | 69.9 | 70.7 | 0.830 | 77.8 | 74.6 | 0.264 |
2-4 times/week | 16.4 | 13.8 | 0.408 | 12.8 | 16.2 | 0.152 | |
≤4 times/month | 13.7 | 15.5 | 0.559 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 0.921 | |
Chocolates | ≥5 times/week | 17.0 | 21.5 | 0.166 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 0.791 |
2-4 times/week | 12.2 | 13.3 | 0.697 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 0.537 | |
≤4 times/month | 70.8 | 65.2 | 0.151 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 0.825 | |