Exploration of the Risk Factors of Generalized and Central Obesity among Adolescents in North Lebanon

Table 3

Dietary intake patterns and behaviors.

Variables		Total (. = 311)		Male; (. = 98)		Female; (. = 213)
		.	%	.	%	.	%
Number of main meals	One							13.84	0.00
	Two
	Three
	More than three
Number of snacks	Zero							1.797	= 0.786
	One
	Two
	Three
	More than three
Regular daily breakfast consumption	Yes							5.08	0.02
	No
Snacks based mainly on	No snacks							9.306	= 0.143
	Fruit/fruit juice/yogurt
	Biscuits
	Fried potatoes
	Sweets/chocolate/cake
	Combinations (potato chips + chocolate)
	Others
Type of usually consumed drinks	Water							5.146	= 0.141
	Sugar-sweetened beverages
	Fresh fruit juice
	Milk and milk shakes
Regular daily consumption of 1 glass of milk or 1 cup of yogurt	Never							2.839	0.417
	Sometimes
	Often
	Always
Time lapse between last meal and going to bed	Less than 2 hours							1.800	0.180
	More than 2 hours
Frequency of fast food meal consumption/week	0-1							3.370	0.185
	2-3
	More than 3
	Less than 3							2.133	0.144
	More than 3

: Chi square test; MC: Monte Carlo test. significant at . .: number.