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Table 1 Prevalence of health-related determinants

From: The health-related determinants of eating pattern of high school athletes in Goiás, Brazil

Variables

Total N (%)

Skip breakfast a n (%)

Low vegetable and fruit consumption a n (%)

High sweets consumption b n (%)

Sociodemographic

 Age

  14–16 years

144(58.1)

62(43.1)

136(94.4)

43(30.3)

  17–20 years

104(41.9)

51(49)

90(85.6)

30(29.1)

 Sex

  Male

170(68.5)

79(46.5)

158(92.9)

34(20.2)

  Female

78(31.5)

34(43.6)

68(87.2)

39(50.6)

Economic

 Mother education level

  Basic education

53(23.1)

23(43.4)

47(88.7)

16(30.2)

  High school/College

176(76.9)

82(46.6)

163(92.6)

49(28.3)

 Have a part time job

  No

219(88.7)

98(44.7)

199(90.9)

67(31)

  Yes

28(11.3)

14(50)

26(92.9)

6(21.4)

Anthropometric

 Body mass index

  Normal

180(73.5)

82(45.6)

162(90)

55(30.6)

  Overweight

65(26.5)

30(46.2)

61(93.8)

18(29)

Body weight control

 Vomiting or using laxatives to lose weight

  No

220(95.2)

99(45)

199(90.5)

65(30)

  Yes

11(4.8)

7(63.6)

10(90.9)

6(54.4)

 Using pills to lose weight

  No

227(96.6)

105(46.3)

205(90.3)

70(31.2)

  Yes

8(3.4)

3(37.5)

8(100)

2(25)

 Using pills to improve muscle mass

  No

217(92.3)

100(46.1)

196(90.3)

69(32.2)

  Yes

18(7.7)

8(44.4)

17(94.4)

3(16.7)

Psychosocial

 Body weight self-perception

  Normal

130(55.6)

61(46.9)

113(86.9)

40(31)

  Not normal

104(44.4)

47(45.2)

99(95.2)

32(31.4)

 Felt lonely last year

  Never and Rarely

162(68.9)

72(44.4)

146(90.1)

50(31.4)

  Sometimes or more

73(31.1)

36(49.3)

67(91.8)

22(30.1)

 Lost sleep because of a concern last year

  Never and Rarely

171(73.1)

79(46.2)

154(90.1)

44(26.2)

  Sometimes or more

63(26.9)

28(44.4)

58(92.1)

27(42.9)

 Felt intimidated last month

  Never and Rarely

199(82.6)

89(44.7)

191(91)

59(30.1)

  Sometimes or more

42(17.4)

22(52.4)

38(90.5)

14(33.3)

Sedentary Behavior

 Time spent watching TV

  0–1 h per day

143(62.2)

65(45.5)

127(88.8)

32(22.5)

   ≥ 2 h per day

87(37.8)

41(47.1)

82(94.3)

32(37.6)

 Time spent using computer

  0–1 h per day

105(49.8)

40(38.1)

98(93.3)

27(26.2)

   ≥ 2 h per day

106(50.2)

53(50)

96(90.6)

32(30.2)

 Sitting time on a weekday

  0–8 h per day

142(59.9)

66(46.5)

131(92.3)

38(27.3)

   ≥ 9 h per day

95(40.1)

42(44.2)

86(90.5)

34(35.8)

 Sitting time on a weekend day

  0–8 h per day

99(42.1)

72(43.6)

150(90.9)

52(32.1)

   ≥ 9 h per day

136(57.9)

34(48.6)

65(92.9)

19(27.1)

Meals

 Have regular breakfast

  No

113(45.6)

104(92)

37(33.3)

  Yes

135(54.4)

122(90.4)

36(26.9)

 Habit of eating in front of the TV

  No

98(39.5)

44(44.9)

86(87.8)

21(21.6)

  Yes

150(60.5)

69(46)

140(93.3)

52(35.1)

Sleeping time

 Time sleeping per night

   ≤ 7 h

163(72.4)

79(48.5)

151(92.6)

47(29.4)

   ≥ 8 h (Recommended)

62(27.6)

22(35.5)

56(90.3)

21(33.9)

Alcohol and smoking

 Alcohol consumption last month

  No

169(68.1)

73(43.2)

152(89.9)

46(27.7)

  Yes

79(31.9)

40(50.6)

74(93.7)

27(34.2)

 Frequency of alcohol consumption c

  1 to 5 days last month

51(64.6)

27(52.9)

48(94.1)

16(31.4)

   ≥ 6 days last month

28(35.4)

13(46.4)

26(92.9)

11(39.3)

 Doses of alcohol consumption on any occasion

  1 to 3 doses a time

47(60.3)

24(51.1)

45(95.7)

15(31.9)

   ≥ 4 doses a time

31(39.7)

15(48.4)

28(90.3)

12(38.7)

 Smoking habits last month

  No

233(94)

104(44.6)

213(91.4)

70(30.4)

  Yes

15(6)

9(60)

13(86.7)

3(20)

 Passive smoking last week

  No

102(42.5)

45(44.1)

94(92.2)

25(25)

  Yes

138(57.5)

67(48.6)

124(89.9)

47(34.3)

 Smoking parents

  No

189(79.4)

87(46)

173(91.5)

54(29)

  Yes

49(20.6)

24(49)

43(87.8)

17(34.7)

Strength

 Trunk strength d

  Low (1.27 ± 0.27)

123(50.2)

54(43.9)

109(88.6)

34(27.9)

  High (1.77 ± 0.35)

122(49.8)

58(47.5)

114(93.4)

38(31.7)

 Handgrip strength d

  Low (0.45 ± 0.08)

123(50.2)

55(44.7)

109(88.6)

45(36.9)

  High (0.71 ± 0.85)

122(49.8)

57(46.7)

114(93.4)

27(22.5)

  1. a Irregular consumption (< 5 days in the previous 7 days); b Regular consumption (at least 5 days in the previous 7 days)
  2. c Only students that consumed alcohol last month; d Normalized by body weight