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 behaviors | Total () | No | % |
| TV watching hours/day | | | (i) <2 hours | 150 | 50.0 | (ii) ≥2 hours | 150 | 50.0 | Playing hours/day | | | (i) <2 hours | 33 | 11.0 | (ii) 2–4 hours | 128 | 42.7 | (iii) ≥5 hours | 139 | 46.3 | Breast feeding duration | | | (i) Never | 32 | 10.7 | (ii) <6 months | 79 | 26.3 | (iii) 6 months–<1 year | 60 | 20.0 | (iv) 1 year–<1.5 year | 39 | 13.0 | (v) 1.5–2 year | 90 | 30.0 | Bottle feeding duration | | | (i) never | 62 | 20.7 | (ii) <6 months | 76 | 25.3 | (iii) 6 months–<1 year | 36 | 12.0 | (iv) 1 year–<1.5 year | 33 | 11.0 | (v) 1.5–2 year | 93 | 31.0 | Solid food introduction in age | | | (i) <6 months | 104 | 34.7 | (ii) 6 months or more | 196 | 65.3 | Number of meals/day | | | (i) 1 meal | 12 | 4.0 | (ii) 2 meals | 87 | 29.0 | (iii) 3 meals | 190 | 63.3 | (iv) 4 meals | 11 | 3.7 | Number of snacks/day | | | (i) 1 snack | 82 | 27.3 | (ii) 2 snacks | 154 | 51.4 | (iii) 3 snacks | 55 | 18.3 | (iv) 4 snacks | 9 | 3.0 |
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