Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to tertile of Dietary Diversity Score among children (n 456) aged 11–18 years 1
Variables | Tertile of Dietary Diversity Score | P (T1 vs T2) | P (T1 vs T3) | P (T2 vs T3) | Pb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
`1st [< 5.5] (n = 166) | 2nd [5.5–6.4] (n = 146) | 3rd [> 6.4] (n = 144) | ||||||
Mean DDS score | 5.01 | 6.05 | 6.88 | – | – | – | – | |
Age (years) | 14.01 ± 2.15 | 14.86 ± 1.96 | 14.45 ± 2.11 | 0.004 | 0.279 | 0.222 | 0.005 | |
Weight (kg) | 49.47 ± 12.19 | 55.70 ± 14.64 | 54.93 ± 2.11 | < 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.890 | < 0.001 | |
Height (cm) | 156.75 ± 9.91 | 160.22 ± 10.56 | 159.34 ± 11.68 | 0.013 | 0.086 | 0.765 | 0.012 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.88 ± 3.61 | 21.60 ± 4.35 | 21.33 ± 4.54 | 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.839 | < 0.001 | |
Waist circumference (cm) | 72.00 ± 8.53 | 75.81 ± 10.41 | 75.34 ± 11.62 | 0.003 | 0.012 | 0.919 | 0.002 | |
Hip circumference (cm) | 88.50 ± 9.58 | 90.95 ± 10.29 | 90.78 ± 10.6 | 0.085 | 0.120 | 0.989 | 0.057 | |
Sex [n (%)] | Girls | 107 (64.5) | 84 (57.5) | 76 (52.8) | 0.430 | 0.094 | 0.689 | 0.11 |
Boys | 59 (35.5) | 62 (42.5) | 68 (47.2) | |||||
Physical activity [n (%)] | Low | 53 (31.9) | 54 (37) | 56 (38.9) | 0.312 | 0.168 | 0.501 | 0.41 |
Medium | 113 (68.1) | 92 (63) | 88 (61.1) | |||||
High | None | None | None | |||||