Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index
Table 2
Food consumptiona in 8-year-old children born between 1994 and 1996 in Stockholm, by parental migration status.
Food groups
Swedish
Immigrant
Any parent
Both parents
Only mother
Only father
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Fruits
11.1
7.7
9.3
8.9
11.8
9.6
12.4
9.4
Fruit products
6.0
4.6
6.3
5.5
6.3
5.4
6.3
5.5
6.2
5.7
Vegetables
17.2
10.0
11.0
18.1
12.3
17.8
10.3
18.7
10.5
Cereals
9.7
4.3
9.4
4.5
8.9
5.2
9.7
4.4
9.6
3.9
Potatoes
5.1
2.4
2.4
5.0
3.0
2.1
2.1
Cakes and sweets
9.2
4.6
9.5
5.8
7.6
9.0
4.7
8.8
4.6
Fish
2.6
1.9
2.7
1.8
2.6
1.9
2.7
1.8
2.7
1.6
Total meat
11.0
4.9
10.9
6.0
10.7
7.6
11.2
5.2
10.8
5.2
Pork
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.8
Beef/lamb
3.6
1.7
2.4
3.3
3.8
1.8
3.7
1.8
Chicken/poultry
1.3
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.3
0.8
1.4
0.9
Processed
5.2
3.6
4.2
5.0
5.1
3.8
4.8
3.7
Milk and dairy products
25.2
13.1
13.9
13.3
23.6
14.5
13.8
Eggs
0.8
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.2
0.8
0.8
Number of children
2028
561
171
200
190
Values given in bold are statistically significant; SD: standard deviation.
aMean consumption per serving unit of food groups per week. Mean consumption of food groups was significantly different in immigrant children compared with Swedish children (-test): , , .
