Research Article
Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among Rural School Children in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt
Table 5
Association of dietary habits and lifestyle factors with stunting and obesity among study participants.
| | | Stunting (252) | Obesity (110) | | (%) | value | (%) | value |
| | Eating poultry at least three times per week | Yes (625) | 201 (32.2) | 0.005 | 91 (14.6) | 0.486 | | No (111) | 51 (45.9) | 19 (17.1) |
| | Eating fish at least once weekly | No (600) | 208 (34.7) | 0.930 | 90 (15.0) | 0.608 | | Yes (136) | 44 (32.4) | 20 (14.7) |
| | Eating milk & dairy product at least once daily | Yes (424) | 141 (33.3) | 0.512 | 60 (14.2) | 0.481 | | No (312) | 111 (35.6) | 50 (16.0) |
| | Eating fruits at least once daily | Yes (276) | 78 (28.3) | 0.008 | 46 (16.7) | 0.310 | | No (460) | 174 (37.8) | 64 (13.9) |
| | Eating vegetables at least once daily | Yes (253) | 80 (31.6) | 0.279 | 46 (18.2) | 0.075 | | No (483) | 172 (35.6) | 64 (13.3) |
| | Regular exercise | Yes | 26 (37.1) | 0.590 | 11 (15.7) | 0.250 | | No | 226 (33.9) | 99 (14.9) |
| | Escaping breakfast | Yes (514) | 178 (34.6) | 0.045 | 76 (14.7) | 0.109 | | Sometimes (171) | 65 (38.0) | 22 (12.9) | | No (51) | 9 (17.6) | 12 (29.4) |
| | Watching TV while eating | Yes (185) | 63 (34.1) | 0.109 | 40 (21,6) | 0.008 | | Sometimes (465) | 168 (36.1) | 62 (13.3) | | No (86) | 21 (24.4) | 8 (9.3) |
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