The analysis of the degree of 10–13-year-old children’s nutrition, dietary habits and physical activity in the selected rural and urban areas of Silesian Province (Poland)

Jonczyk, Paweł; Potempa-Jeziorowska, Magdalena; Świętochowska, Elżbieta; Kucharzewski, Marek

doi:10.1186/s43054-021-00060-4

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 8 The correlation between the frequency of the consumption of the specific food products depending on age and sex

From: The analysis of the degree of 10–13-year-old children’s nutrition, dietary habits and physical activity in the selected rural and urban areas of Silesian Province (Poland)

Body mass index (BMI)
Girls
		10 years old (n = 90)	11 years old (n = 71)	12 years old (n = 65)	13 years old (n = 32)
The consumption frequency of products:
Milk	Spearman’s rho	0.11	0.17	− 0.05	0.12
Milk	significance	0.278	0.126	0.684	0.515
Water	Spearman’s rho	− 0.04	0.12	− 0.05	− 0.18
Water	significance	0.734	0.301	0.662	0.308
Sweet drinks	Spearman’s rho	− 0.03	− 0.18	0.18	0.42
Sweet drinks	significance	0.756	0.119	0.141	0.021
Fish	Spearman’s rho	0.01	0.13	− 0.16	0.14
Fish	significance	0.969	0.273	0.190	0.446
Brown bread	Spearman’s rho	− 0.28	− 0.20	− 0.23	− 0.23
Brown bread	significance	0.008	0.086	0.062	0.208
Meat	Spearman’s rho	− 0.25	0.12	0.15	0.40
Meat	significance	0.013	0.294	0.221	0.024
Salty snacks/sweets	Spearman’s rho	− 0.01	0.02	0.07	0.13
Salty snacks/sweets	significance	0.900	0.848	0.574	0.469
Fruit/vegetables	Spearman’s rho	0,13	0,02	− 0,18	0,14
Fruit/vegetables	significance	0,197	0,833	0,135	0,418
Boys
		10 years old (n = 96)	11 years old (n = 51)	12 years old (n = 65)	13 years old (n = 32)
The consumption frequency of products:
Milk	Spearman’s rho	0.18	0.27	0.12	0.14
Milk	significance	0.068	0.044	0.309	0.426
Water	Spearman’s rho	0.01	− 0.11	− 0.31	0.23
Water	significance	0.941	0.424	0.009	0.203
Sweet drinks	Spearman’s rho	0.18	− 0.07	0.07	0.15
Sweet drinks	significance	0.081	0.601	0.562	0.383
Fish	Spearman’s rho	− 0.05	0.11	0.07	− 0.02
Fish	significance	0.599	0.443	0.592	0.931
Brown bread	Spearman’s rho	− 0.05	0.00	− 0.21	− 0.33
Brown bread	significance	0.660	0.973	0.083	0.062
Meat	Spearman’s rho	− 0.01	0.09	0.15	− 0.14
Meat	significance	0.960	0.530	0.228	0.415
Salty snacks/sweets	Spearman’s rho	− 0.03	− 0.15	0.08	0.03
Salty snacks/sweets	significance	0.743	0.278	0.514	0.847
Fruit/vegetables	Spearman’s rho	0.20	0.19	0.05	− 0.10
Fruit/vegetables	significance	0.044	0.165	0.704	0.583

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