Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors with Dietary Behaviors among US High School Students

Table 3

Prevalence (%) and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for dietary behaviors by physical activity-related behaviors, among US high school students.

PA-related behavior	Fruits^a		Vegetables^b		Fast food^c		Sugar-sweetened beverages^d
	%	OR (95% CI)	%	OR (95% CI)	%	OR (95% CI)	%	OR (95% CI)
Daily physical activity^e
Yes	57.8	2.1^‡ (1.8–2.6)	30.1	2.3^‡ (1.8–2.8)	73.2	0.9 (0.7–1.0)	29.9	1.4^‡ (1.2–1.8)
No	38.0	Referent	16.4	Referent	75.1	Referent	20.9	Referent
Muscle strengthening^f
Yes	48.0	1.7^‡ (1.6–1.9)	22.8	1.8^‡ (1.6–2.1)	74.3	0.9 (0.7–1.1)	23.7	1.0 (0.9–1.2)
No	33.7	Referent	14.1	Referent	75.3	Referent	20.7	Referent
Television viewing^g
Yes	36.9	0.7^‡ (0.6–0.8)	16.4	0.8^† (0.6–0.9)	79.8	1.4^† (1.1–1.8)	31.0	1.7^‡ (1.5–2.0)
No	42.5	Referent	19.2	Referent	72.8	Referent	18.7	Referent
Computer/video game use^h
Yes	34.1	0.7^‡ (0.6–0.8)	15.4	0.7^‡ (0.6–0.9)	78.2	1.3^† (1.1–1.6)	29.4	1.6^‡ (1.3–1.9)
No	43.0	Referent	19.4	Referent	73.8	Referent	20.0	Referent

OR = odds ratio, adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, grade, body weight status, and current weight management goals.
CI = confidence interval. ^†.^‡.
^aAte fruits ≥2 times/day.
^bAte vegetables ≥3 times/day.
^cAte at least one meal or snack from a fast food restaurant ≥1 day/week.
^dDrank sugar-sweetened beverages ≥3 times/day.
^ePhysically active for ≥60 minutes, 7 days/week.
^fParticipated in muscle strengthening exercises on ≥3 days/week.
^gWatched television for >2 hours on an average school day.
^hPlayed video or computer games or used a computer for something other than school work >2 hours on an average school day.