Table 2 Consumption of the 14 food items included in the food frequency questionnaire among unhealthy eaters, fruit and vegetable avoiders, and healthy eaters
From: Identifying eating habits in Finnish children: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Unhealthy eaters | Fruit and vegetable avoiders | Healthy eaters | Total | p-valuea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Dark grain bread | Maximum once a week | 323 | 24.9% | 1358 | 29.5% | 528 | 11.3% | 2209 | 20.9% | < 0.001 |
2–6 times per week | 621 | 47.8% | 2451 | 53.2% | 2237 | 48.0% | 5309 | 50.2% | ||
At least once a day | 354 | 27.3% | 801 | 17.4% | 1896 | 40.7% | 3051 | 28.9% | ||
Fresh or grated vegetables/ salad | Maximum once a week | 299 | 23.0% | 1538 | 33.4% | 33 | 0.7% | 1870 | 17.7% | < 0.001 |
2–6 times per week | 639 | 49.2% | 2682 | 58.2% | 1144 | 24.5% | 4465 | 42.2% | ||
At least once a day | 360 | 27.7% | 390 | 8.5% | 3484 | 74.7% | 4234 | 40.1% | ||
Fruits or berries | Maximum once a week | 251 | 19.3% | 1992 | 43.2% | 72 | 1.5% | 2315 | 21.9% | < 0.001 |
2–6 times per week | 685 | 52.8% | 2475 | 53.7% | 1641 | 35.2% | 4801 | 45.4% | ||
At least once a day | 362 | 27.9% | 143 | 3.1% | 2948 | 63.2% | 3453 | 32.7% | ||
Sweet pastry | Less than once a week | 493 | 38.0% | 2896 | 62.8% | 3115 | 66.8% | 6504 | 61.5% | < 0.001 |
Once a week | 353 | 27.2% | 1022 | 22.2% | 1003 | 21.5% | 2378 | 22.5% | ||
more than once a week | 452 | 34.8% | 692 | 15.0% | 543 | 11.6% | 1687 | 16.0% | ||
Biscuits/ cookies | Less than once a week | 352 | 27.1% | 2023 | 43.9% | 2294 | 49.2% | 4669 | 44.2% | < 0.001 |
Once a week | 333 | 25.7% | 1188 | 25.8% | 1134 | 24.3% | 2655 | 25.1% | ||
more than once a week | 613 | 47.2% | 1399 | 30.3% | 1233 | 26.5% | 3245 | 30.7% | ||
Ice cream | Less than once a week | 378 | 29.1% | 3183 | 69.0% | 2967 | 63.7% | 6528 | 61.8% | < 0.001 |
Once a week | 359 | 27.7% | 908 | 19.7% | 957 | 20.5% | 2224 | 21.0% | ||
more than once a week | 561 | 43.2% | 519 | 11.3% | 737 | 15.8% | 1817 | 17.2% | ||
Sugary juice drinks | Less than once a week | 296 | 22.8% | 2229 | 48.4% | 2026 | 43.5% | 4551 | 43.1% | < 0.001 |
Once a week | 278 | 21.4% | 1028 | 22.3% | 1037 | 22.2% | 2343 | 22.2% | ||
more than once a week | 724 | 55.8% | 1353 | 29.3% | 1598 | 34.3% | 3675 | 34.8% | ||
Pizza | Not at all | 21 | 1.6% | 1150 | 24.9% | 1182 | 25.4% | 2353 | 22.3% | < 0.001 |
Less than once a week | 320 | 24.7% | 3165 | 68.7% | 3225 | 69.2% | 6710 | 63.5% | ||
At least once a week | 957 | 73.7% | 295 | 6.4% | 254 | 5.4% | 1506 | 14.2% | ||
Hamburger or hot dog | Not at all | 29 | 2.2% | 1255 | 27.2% | 1573 | 33.7% | 2857 | 27.0% | < 0.001 |
Less than once a week | 311 | 24.0% | 3066 | 66.5% | 2895 | 62.1% | 6272 | 59.3% | ||
At least once a week | 958 | 73.8% | 289 | 6.3% | 193 | 4.1% | 1440 | 13.6% | ||
Salty Snacks | Not at all | 24 | 1.8% | 448 | 9.7% | 515 | 11.0% | 987 | 9.3% | < 0.001 |
Less than once a week | 167 | 12.9% | 2114 | 45.9% | 2219 | 47.6% | 4500 | 42.6% | ||
At least once a week | 1107 | 85.3% | 2048 | 44.4% | 1927 | 41.3% | 5082 | 48.1% | ||
Milk or soured milk | Less than 4 times a week | 230 | 17.7% | 858 | 18.6% | 458 | 9.8% | 1546 | 14.6% | < 0.001 |
Almost once a day | 304 | 23.4% | 1045 | 22.7% | 689 | 14.8% | 2038 | 19.3% | ||
Several times a day | 763 | 58.8% | 2706 | 58.7% | 3514 | 75.4% | 6983 | 66.1% | ||
Cooked vegetables | Maximum once a week | 775 | 59.7% | 3273 | 71.0% | 2066 | 44.3% | 6114 | 57.9% | < 0.001 |
Almost once a day | 396 | 30.5% | 1207 | 26.2% | 1855 | 39.8% | 3458 | 32.7% | ||
Several times a day | 127 | 9.8% | 128 | 2.8% | 738 | 15.8% | 993 | 9.4% | ||
Fresh juice | Less than once a week | 223 | 17.2% | 1446 | 31.4% | 888 | 19.1% | 2557 | 24.2% | < 0.001 |
1–4 times a week | 533 | 41.1% | 2082 | 45.2% | 1700 | 36.5% | 4315 | 40.8% | ||
5–6 times a week or more | 541 | 41.7% | 1081 | 23.5% | 2073 | 44.5% | 3695 | 35.0% | ||
Soft drink | Less than once a week | 249 | 19.2% | 2296 | 49.8% | 2536 | 54.4% | 5081 | 48.1% | < 0.001 |
Almost once a week | 804 | 62.0% | 2161 | 46.9% | 2000 | 42.9% | 4965 | 47.0% | ||
5–6 times a week or more | 244 | 18.8% | 149 | 3.2% | 123 | 2.6% | 516 | 4.9% | ||