Research Article

Lifestyle and Dietary Behaviors among Saudi Preschool Children Attending Primary Health Care Centers, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Table 4

Health behaviors of the children participating in the study.

Health behaviorsTotal ( )
No%

TV watching hours/day
 (i) <2 hours 15050.0
 (ii) ≥2 hours15050.0
Playing hours/day
 (i) <2 hours3311.0
 (ii) 2–4 hours12842.7
 (iii) ≥5 hours13946.3
Breast feeding duration
 (i) Never3210.7
 (ii) <6 months7926.3
 (iii) 6 months–<1 year6020.0
 (iv) 1 year–<1.5 year3913.0
 (v) 1.5–2 year9030.0
Bottle feeding duration
 (i) never6220.7
 (ii) <6 months7625.3
 (iii) 6 months–<1 year 3612.0
 (iv) 1 year–<1.5 year 3311.0
 (v) 1.5–2 year9331.0
Solid food introduction in age
 (i) <6 months10434.7
 (ii) 6 months or more19665.3
Number of meals/day
 (i) 1 meal 124.0
 (ii) 2 meals8729.0
 (iii) 3 meals19063.3
 (iv) 4 meals113.7
Number of snacks/day
 (i) 1 snack8227.3
 (ii) 2 snacks15451.4
 (iii) 3 snacks5518.3
 (iv) 4 snacks93.0