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Table 2 Mean (SD) food servings per week by JFIM tertile and age groups in 2015

From: Assessing junk food consumption among Australian children: trends and associated characteristics from a cross-sectional study

 

2015 JFIM tertile

 

Low

Middle

High

Frequency of intake

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Younger children

    

 Fried potato products

0.30

0.02

0.72

0.02

1.12

0.04

 Potato crisps/salty snacks

0.34

0.03

1.03

0.04

2.22

0.08

 Sweet/savoury biscuits

1.00

0.03

1.73

0.04

2.73

0.06

 Lollies/chocolate

0.48

0.02

1.12

0.02

1.95

0.05

 Ice-cream/ice-blocks

0.72

0.03

1.32

0.02

2.22

0.04

Older children

    

 Fried potato products

0.33

0.02

0.84

0.02

1.41

0.04

 Potato crisps/salty snacks

0.54

0.03

1.29

0.03

2.37

0.05

 Sweet/savoury biscuits

0.80

0.03

1.59

0.03

2.75

0.05

 Lollies/chocolate

0.42

0.02

1.13

0.02

2.30

0.05

 Ice-cream/ice-blocks

0.46

0.02

1.08

0.03

1.96

0.06