Research Article

Association of Dietary Habits and Interest for Food and Science versus Weight Status in Children Aged 8 to 18 Years

Table 6

Comparison of nutritional habits for the reference group and the food and science groups.

Total study population (n = 525)Reference group (n = 290)Food group (n = 194)Science group (n = 41) value

Sweets46%34%62%59%<0.001
Soft drinks57%55%63%37%0.005
Breakfast90%87%93%93%0.047
Dinner95%93%97%95%0.19
Supper94%89%99%100%<0.001
Vegetables81%80%81%83%0.92
Fruit70%77%60%63%<0.001
Meat74%66%85%78%<0.001
Bread87%85%88%98%0.083
Milk or yogurt69%71%67%71%0.78