Research Article
Lifestyle and Dietary Behaviors among Saudi Preschool Children Attending Primary Health Care Centers, Eastern Saudi Arabia
Table 6
Factors significantly affecting consumption of healthy food items (vegetables, fruits, and legumes) in preschool study population children.
| | Vegetables | | | Rare () | Infrequent () | Frequent () | Test of significance ( value) | | | No | % | No | % | No | % |
| | Number of meals/day | | | | | | | | | (i) 1 meal | 5 | 17.90 | 3 | 10.30 | 4 | 1.60 |
() | | (ii) 2 meals | 8 | 28.90 | 15 | 51.70 | 64 | 26.30 | | (iii) 3 meals | 15 | 53.60 | 11 | 37.90 | 164 | 67.50 | | (iv) 4 meals | 0 | 00.00 | 0 | 00.00 | 11 | 4.50 |
| | Fruits | | | Rare () | Infrequent () | Frequent () | Test of significance ( value) | | | No | % | No | % | No | % |
| | Mother work | | | | | | | | | (i) Housewife | 16 | 80.80 | 12 | 54.40 | 130 | 50.40 | .
() | | (ii) Working | 4 | 20.00 | 10 | 46.60 | 128 | 49.60 | | Type of the family | | | | | | | | | (i) Nuclear | 9 | 45.00 | 16 | 72.70 | 188 | 72.90 |
() | | (ii) Extended | 11 | 55.00 | 6 | 27.30 | 70 | 27.10 | | Number of snack/day | | | | | | | | | (i) 1 snack | 6 | 30.00 | 15 | 68.20 | 61 | 23.60 |
() | | (ii) 2 snacks | 12 | 60.00 | 4 | 18.20 | 138 | 53.50 | | (iii) 3 snacks | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.50 | 52 | 20.20 | | (iv) 4 snacks | 0 | 00.00 | 2 | 9.10 | 7 | 2.70 |
| | Legumes | | | Rare () | Infrequent () | Frequent () | Test of significance ( value) | | | No | % | No | % | No | % |
| | City | | | | | | | | | (i) Qatif | 85 | 57.80 | 19 | 38.00 | 46 | 44.70 |
() | | (ii) Dammam | 62 | 42.20 | 31 | 62.00 | 57 | 55.30 | | Number of meals | | | | | | | | | (i) 1 meal | 9 | 6.10 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | 1.90 |
() | | (ii) 2 meals | 45 | 30.60 | 6 | 12.00 | 36 | 35.00 | | (iii) 3 meals | 88 | 59.90 | 40 | 80.00 | 62 | 60.20 | | (iv) 4 meals | 5 | 3.40 | 3 | 6.00 | 3 | 2.90 |
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