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Table 3 Food consumption by body composition taking into account body image among Balearic Islands adolescents

From: Body image and eating patterns among adolescents

  

Boys

Girls

Food groups

Frequency categories3

Normal-fat

Overfat dissatisfied1

Overfat satisfied2

P

Normal-fat

Overfat dissatisfied1

P

  

(n = 412)

(n = 134)

(n = 28)

 

(n = 567)

(n = 90)

 

Dairy products

 Milk

≥7 t/w

79.9

76.5

76.5

0.788

66.4

55.3

0.128

 Yogurt and cheese

≥7 t/w

67.1

64.7

70.6

0.879

62.4

59.6

0.700

 Dairy desserts

≥2 t/w

77.2

77.9

82.4

0.880

65.2

46.8

0.013

Meat

        

 Red meat

≥2 t/w

56.3

41.8

64.7

0.067

44.8

34.8

0.193

 Poultry and rabbit

≥2 t/w

15.2

14.7

11.8

0.925

14.8

13.0

0.751

 Sausages

≥5 t/w

52.4

52.2

58.8

0.874

47.6

45.7

0.804

 

2-4 t/w

27.4

28.4

29.4

0.975

25.2

19.6

0.401

 

≤4 t/m

20.1

19.4

11.8

0.699

27.3

34.8

0.279

Fish and seafood

≥2 t/w

17.4

25.4

17.6

0.317

15.7

6.5

0.096

Eggs

≥2 t/w

36.5

34.3

29.4

0.811

22.4

23.9

0.816

Legumes

≥2 t/w

19.7

22.1

5.9

0.317

17.5

10.6

0.234

Cereals, grains and products

 Bread

≥7 t/w

84.8

88.2

88.2

0.727

82.1

83.0

0.877

 Breakfast cereals

≥5 t/w

53.3

35.3

47.1

0.028

30.1

31.9

0.799

 Biscuits

≥5 t/w

22.8

17.6

17.6

0.594

23.0

14.9

0.205

 Pasta and rice dishes

≥5 t/w

22.8

11.8

35.3

0.048

15.6

25.5

0.083

 Pizza

≥2 t/w

18.7

10.3

11.8

0.213

11.0

14.9

0.429

Fruits

        

 Fresh fruits

≥2/day

30.1

32.4

29.4

0.932

30.8

31.9

0.876

 Fruit juices

≥7 t/w

54.0

44.1

52.9

0.341

50.6

51.1

0.949

 Canned fruits

≥2 t/w

9.3

10.3

5.9

0.855

4.8

6.4

0.641

Vegetables

≥2/day

7.3

7.4

5.9

0.976

12.9

14.9

0.696

Nuts

≥2 t/w

39.4

32.4

41.2

0.538

24.8

23.4

0.830

Potatoes and tubercles

≥2 t/w

42.9

47.1

41.2

0.807

33.3

29.8

0.623

Fats

        

 Olive oil

≥7 t/w

51.7

41.8

47.1

0.333

54.0

52.2

0.809

 Other oils and fats

≥2 t/w

41.0

23.9

35.3

0.033

36.7

30.4

0.399

 High fat foods

≥5 t/w

49.7

31.3

47.1

0.026

38.1

26.1

0.108

 

2-4 t/w

24.3

32.8

41.2

0.138

28.4

32.6

0.550

 

≤4 t/m

26.0

35.8

11.8

0.093

33.5

41.3

0.288

Drinks

        

 Soft drinks

≥5 t/w

59.4

40.3

52.9

0.018

41.8

43.5

0.827

 

2-4 t/w

10.8

11.9

17.6

0.672

11.1

6.5

0.340

 

≤4 t/m

29.9

47.8

29.4

0.019

47.1

50.0

0.709

 Tea and coffee

≥2 t/w

10.8

13.4

23.5

0.258

16.7

13.0

0.527

 Alcoholic beverages

≥1 t/w

8.9

5.9

11.8

0.637

3.7

4.3

0.845

Sweets

        

 Sweets

≥5 t/w

73.6

73.1

64.7

0.723

79.2

67.4

0.067

 

2-4 t/w

14.6

11.9

17.6

0.787

13.0

19.6

0.214

 

≤4 t/m

11.8

14.9

17.6

0.642

7.9

13.0

0.228

 Chocolates

≥5 t/w

21.9

9.0

41.2

0.006

19.9

8.7

0.065

 

2-4 t/w

11.5

13.4

5.9

0.681

11.8

6.5

0.284

 

≤4 t/m

66.7

77.6

52.9

0.088

68.4

84.8

0.021

  1. Abbreviations: t/w times/week, t/m times/month. Values are %. Significant differences between groups were evaluated by χ2. 1Overfat desiring to be thinner and 2overfat satisfied with own body shape. 3According to previously defined food consumption cut-offs [29, 30]. Since the prevalence of overfat girls satisfied with own body shape was only 0.5% (n=3) this group was not considered in this analysis.
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