Clinical Study

Diet, Physical Activity, and Obesity in School-Aged Indigenous Youths in Northern Australia

Table 4

Proportion of high-school adolescents who consumed food from each of the selected food groups ( š‘› = 9 2 adolescents who answered the FFQ).

Normal weight ( š‘› = 4 7 ) š‘› (%)Overweight or obese ( š‘› = 4 5 ) š‘› (%)Total ( š‘› = 9 2 ) š‘› (%) Overall š‘ƒ -value*

Energy-dense food group

High energy drinksa
ā€ƒNever/rarely consumed 1 (2) 1 (2) 2 (2) 0.643
ā€ƒConsumed 1 to 6 times a week22 (47)16 (36)38 (41)
ā€ƒConsumed at least daily24 (51)28 (62)52 (57)
Sweet snacksb
ā€ƒNever/rarely consumed 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.609
ā€ƒConsumed 1 to 6 times a week11 (23) 8 (18)19 (21)
ā€ƒConsumed at least daily36 (77)37 (82)73 (79)
Savoury snacksc
ā€ƒNever/rarely consumed 3 (6) 5 (11) 8 (8) 0.680
ā€ƒConsumed 1 to 6 times a week31 (66)30 (67)61 (66)
ā€ƒConsumed at least daily13 (2810 (22)23 (25)
Takeaway-style foodsd (e.g., pasties, meat pies, sausage rolls, pizza)
ā€ƒNever/rarely consumed 5 (11) 9 (20)14 (15) 0.162
ā€ƒConsumed 1 to 6 times a week29 (62)30 (67)59 (64)
ā€ƒConsumed at least daily13 (28) 6 (13)19 (21)
Low-energy food group
Fruite
ā€ƒNever/rarely consumed 0 (0) 1 (2) 1 (1) 0.607
ā€ƒConsumed 1 to 6 times a week 4 (9) 5 (11) 9 (10)
ā€ƒConsumed at least daily43 (91)39 (87)82 (89)
Green leafy, orange, and cruciferous vegetablesf
ā€ƒNever/rarely consumed 2 (4) 2 (4) 4 (4) 0.900
ā€ƒConsumed 1 to 6 times a week 6 (13) 4 (9)10 (11)
ā€ƒConsumed at least daily39 (83)39 (87)78 (85)
Other vegetablesg
ā€ƒNever/rarely consumed1 (2) 2 (4)3 (3) 0.642
ā€ƒConsumed 1 to 6 times a week9 (19)11 (24)20 (22)
ā€ƒConsumed at least daily37 (79)32 (71)69 (75)

* š‘ƒ value from Fishers Exact test (two-tailed) as expected value in some cells are less than 5.
aEnergy drinks include cordial, soft drinks, electrolyte or sport drinks, and other high energy drinks, for example, Redbull.
bSweet snacks include cakes, sweet pies, sweet puddings, sweet plain biscuits, sweet fancy biscuits, chocolates, other confectioneries, sugar, and jam.
cSavoury snacks include nuts potato or corn chips/crisps, savoury biscuits, crisp bread, or crackers.
dTakeaway (fast food) style foods include meat pies, sausage rolls, pizza, hamburgers, other takeaway (fast food) style foods.
eFruit group include mixed fruit, apple, orange, peach, banana, mango, pineapple, berries, other fruit, dried fruit, and fruit juice.
fGreen leafy, orange, and cruciferous vegetables group include spinach, silverbeet, stir-fry vegetables, carrots, sweet potato, salad greens, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, pumpkin, and green leafy vegetables.
gOther vegetables include potatoes, peas, beans, celery, sprouts, zucchini, capsicum, avocado, onion, corn, and mushroom.