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Table 1 Dietary behaviors among the participants (N = 3637)

From: Unhealthy lifestyles and clusters status among 3637 adolescents aged 11–23 years: a school-based cross-sectional study in China

Variables

Eat Fast food ≥ 3 times/w

Eat Breakfast < 7d/w

Eat Vegetables < 2 times/d

Eat Fruit < 3 times/d

Eat Dried fruits < 3 times/d

Drink SSB ≥ 1 time/w

 

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

School type

 

 Middle school

108(10.8)

896(89.2)

476(47.4)

528(52.6)

447(44.5)

557(55.0)

772(76.9)

232(23.1)

941(93.7)

63(6.3)

747(74.4)

257(25.6)

 High school

39(3.8)

989(96.2)

410(39.9)

618(60.1)

699(68.0)

329(32.0)

905(88.0)

123(12.0)

992(96.5)

36(3.5)

791(76.9)

237(23.1)

 Vocational High school

91(10.8)

754(89.2)

310(36.7)

535(63.3)

463(54.8)

382(45.2)

754(89.2)

91(10.8)

819(96.9)

26(3.1)

680(80.5)

165(19.5)

 University

225(29.6)

535(70.4)

445(58.6)

315(41.4)

351(46.2)

409(53.8)

654(86.1)

106(13.9)

745(98.0)

15(2.0)

576(75.8)

184(24.2)

 χ2

275.146**

 

93.164**

 

136.218**

 

70.933**

 

24.881**

 

10.092*

 

Gender

 

 Male

239(13.4)

1544(86.6)

761(42.7)

1022(57.3)

859(48.2)

924(51.8)

1528(85.7)

255(14.3)

1695(95.1)

88(4.9)

1308(73.4)

475(26.6)

 Female

224(12.1)

1630(87.9)

880(47.5)

974(52.5)

1101(59.4)

753(40.6)

1557(84.0)

297(16.0)

1802(97.2)

52(2.8)

1486(80.2)

368(19.8)

 χ2

1.431

 

8.401*

 

45.948**

 

2.083

 

11.149**

 

23.544**

 

Residence

 

 Country

255(11.9)

1888(88.1)

955(44.6)

1188(55.4)

1194(55.7)

949(44.3)

1885(88.0)

258(12.0)

2085(97.3)

58(2.7)

1664(77.6)

479(22.4)

 City

208(13.9)

1286(86.1)

686(45.9)

808(54.1)

766(51.3)

728(48.7)

1200(80.3)

294(19.7)

1412(94.5)

82(5.5)

1130(75.6)

364(24.4)

 χ2

3.243

 

0.651

 

6.998*

 

39.907**

 

18.41**

 

2.002

 

Family population

 1–3

71(15.8)

378(84.2)

209(46.5)

240(53.5)

226(50.3)

223(49.7)

369(82.2)

80(17.8)

429(95.5)

20(4.5)

331(73.7)

118(26.3)

 4–5

311(13.4)

2008(86.6)

1037(44.7)

1282(55.3)

1243(53.6)

1076(46.4)

1959(84.5)

360(15.5)

2228(96.1)

91(3.9)

1793(77.3)

526(22.7)

 6–15

81(9.3)

788(90.7)

395(45.5)

474(54.5)

491(56.5)

378(43.5)

757(87.1)

112(12.9)

840(96.7)

29(3.3)

670(77.1)

199(22.9)

 χ2

13.899**

 

0.561

 

4.748

 

6.184*

 

1.095

 

2.785

 

Only child

 

 Yes

74(16.7)

370(83.3)

209(47.1)

235(52.9)

224(50.5)

220(49.5)

364(82.0)

80(18.0)

418(94.1)

26(5.9)

330(74.3)

114(25.7)

 No

389(12.2)

2804(87.8)

1432(44.8)

1761(55.2)

1736(54.4)

1457(45.6)

2721(85.2)

472(14.8)

3079(96.4)

114(3.6)

2464(77.2)

729(22.8)

 χ2

7.054*

 

0.779

 

2.049

 

3.17

 

5.502*

 

1.771

 

Father`s educational level

 Primary school and below

66(9.9)

602(90.1)

286(42.8)

382(57.2)

369(55.2)

299(44.8)

590(88.3)

78(11.7)

647(96.9)

21(3.1)

500(74.9)

168(25.1)

 Middle school

194(11.7)

1464(88.3)

755(45.5)

903(54.5)

907(54.7)

751(45.3)

1412(85.2)

246(14.8)

1607(96.9)

51(3.1)

1294(78.0)

364(22.0)

 Senior high school and above

203(15.5)

1108(84.5)

600(45.8)

711(54.2)

684(52.2)

627(47.8)

1083(82.6)

228(17.4)

1243(94.8)

68(5.2)

1000(76.3)

311(23.7)

 χ2

15.416**

 

1.772

 

2.486

 

11.499*

 

9.915*

 

3.071

 

Mother`s educational level

 Primary school and below

108(11.1)

864(88.9)

422(43.4)

550(56.6)

538(55.3)

434(44.7)

864(88.9)

108(11.1)

940(96.7)

32(3.3)

738(75.9)

234(24.1)

 Middle school

162(10.9)

1325(89.1)

679(45.7)

808(54.3)

813(54.7)

674(45.3)

1262(84.9)

225(15.1)

1440(96.8)

47(3.2)

1165(78.3)

322(21.7)

 Senior high school and above

193(16.4)

985(83.6)

540(45.8)

638(54.2)

609(51.7)

569(48.3)

959(81.4)

219(18.6)

1117(94.8)

61(5.2)

891(75.6)

287(24.4)

 χ2

20.958**

 

1.564

 

3.48

 

23.148**

 

8.341*

 

3.307

 

Close friends

 

 0

5(7.5)

62(92.5)

36(53.7)

31(46.3)

35(52.2)

32(47.8)

58(86.6)

9(13.4)

66(98.5)

1(1.5)

44(65.7)

23(34.3)

 1–2

104(10.4)

892(89.6)

520(52.2)

476(47.8)

591(59.3)

405(40.7)

863(86.6)

133(13.4)

971(97.5)

25(2.5)

735(73.8)

261(26.2)

 3–5

231(13.3)

1509(86.7)

756(43.4)

984(56.6)

931(53.5)

809(46.5)

1493(85.8)

247(14.2)

1694(97.4)

46(2.6)

1369(78.7)

371(21.3)

  > 6

123(14.7)

711(85.3)

329(39.4)

505(60.6)

403(48.3)

431(51.7)

671(80.5)

163(19.5)

766(91.8)

68(8.2)

646(77.5)

188(22.5)

 χ2

9.892*

 

35.017**

 

22.479**

 

16.39**

 

54.411**

 

13.359*

 

Self-reported family income

 Low

89(13.2)

584(86.8)

333(49.5)

340(50.5)

366(54.4)

307(45.6)

595(88.4)

78(11.6)

656(97.5)

17(2.5)

496(73.7)

177(26.3)

 Moderate

320(12.3)

2279(87.7)

1148(44.2)

1451(56.2)

1424(54.8)

1175(45.2)

2216(85.3)

383(14.7)

2502(96.3)

97(3.7)

2003(77.1)

596(22.9)

 High

54(14.8)

311(85.2)

160(43.8)

205(59.7)

170(46.6)

195(53.4)

274(75.1)

91(24.9)

339(92.9)

26(7.1)

295(80.8)

70(19.2)

 χ2

1.956

 

6.355*

 

8.773*

 

34.096**

 

13.851**

 

7.052*

 

Self-reported study burden

 Light

29(15.6)

157(84.4)

75(40.3)

111(59.7)

77(41.4)

109(58.6)

145(78.0)

41(22.0)

173(93.0)

13(7.0)

135(72.6)

51(27.4)

 Moderate

274(12.5)

1913(87.5)

948(43.3)

1239(56.7)

1164(53.2)

1023(46.8)

1864(85.2)

323(14.8)

2104(96.2)

83(3.8)

1692(77.4)

495(22.6)

 Heavy

160(12.7)

1104(87.3)

618(48.9)

646(51.1)

719(56.9)

545(43.1)

1076(85.1)

188(14.9)

1220(96.5)

44(3.5)

967(76.5)

297(23.5)

 χ2

1.457

 

11.769*

 

16.629**

 

7.184*

 

5.435

 

2.315

 
  1. Abbreviation: SSB Sugar-sweet beverage
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001