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)

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Table 9 The correlation between a number of snacks consumed by a child during the day and the frequency of the use of fast-food bars and BMI depending on age and sex

Girls
		10 years old (n = 89)	11 years old (n = 76)	12 years old (n = 66)	13 years old (n = 30)
A number of snacks consumed by a child during the day	Spearman’s rho	− 0.03	0.01	− 0.36	− 0.15
A number of snacks consumed by a child during the day	significance	0.790	0.997	0.003	0.452
The frequency of the use of fast-food bars by a child	Spearman’s rho	− 0.14	0.07	0.06	0.12
The frequency of the use of fast-food bars by a child	significance	0.178	0.529	0.633	0.505
Boys
		10 years old (n = 101)	11 years old (n = 49)	12 years old (n = 71)	13 years old (n = 34)
A number of snacks consumed by a child during the day	Spearman’s rho	− 0.13	0.17	− 0.06	− 0.14
A number of snacks consumed by a child during the day	significance	0.185	0.241	0.630	0.433
The frequency of the use of fast-food bars by a child	Spearman’s rho	0.13	0.12	− 0.14	0.40
The frequency of the use of fast-food bars by a child	significance	0.190	0.378	0.224	0.016