Table 2 Lifestyle behaviours for parents and children from high-risk families across six European countries
| Â | Belgium | Finland | Spain | Greece | Bulgaria | Hungary | All countries | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | ||||||||
CHILDREN | ||||||||
Days per week ≥ 60 min per day (SD) | 5.0 (0.08) | 5.8 (0.09) | 5.2 (0.08) | 4.7 (0.08) | 5.2 (0.08) | 5.8 (0.11) | 5.2 (0.04) | < 0.001 Fi, Hu > Sp, Bu > Be, Gr |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 27.7 | 40.3 | 31.2 | 17.1 | 27.6 | 43.3 | 29.7 | < 0.001 Fi, Hu > Be, Sp, Bu > Gr |
PARENTS | ||||||||
Days per week ≥ 30 min (mean ± SD) | 4.1 (0.12) | 4.3 (0.12) | 3.4 (0.10) | 3.4 (0.11) | 3.7 (0.12) | 5.0 (0.15) | 3.9 (0.05) | < 0.001 Hu > Be, Fi > Gr, Sp, Bu |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 48.0 | 49.3 | 37.7 | 37.0 | 38.1 | 65.2 | 43.7 | < 0.001 Hu > Be, Fi > Gr, Sp, Bu |
Sedentary time | ||||||||
Screen-time in CHILDREN | ||||||||
Minutes per day mean (SD) | 108.8 (3.24) | 113.6 (3.52) | 88.6 (2.91) | 106.2 (2.93) | 118.5 (3.25) | 125.7 (4.11) | 108.1 (1.36) | < 0.001 Bu, Hu > Be, Fi, Gr > Sp |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 61.8 | 62.6 | 74.6 | 67.7 | 58.5 | 54.9 | 64.5 | < 0.001 Gr, Sp > Be, Fi, Bu, Hu |
Sitting time during weekdays in PARENTS | ||||||||
Hours per day mean (SD) | 5.9 (0.22) | 5.4 (0.26) | 5.0 (0.19) | 4.7 (0.18) | 5.0 (0.19) | 5.3 (0.29) | 5.1 (0.09) | < 0.001 Be > Gr, Sp, Bu |
Drinking water | ||||||||
CHILDREN | ||||||||
Glasses per day | 2.9 (0.09) | 2.4 (0.09) | 4.7 (0.08) | 4.5 (0.08) | 4.2 (0.08) | 4.3 (0.10) | 3.9 (0.04) | < 0.001 Gr, Sp > Be, Bu, Hu > Fi |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 17.7 | 12.9 | 55.1 | 51.1 | 44.8 | 51.7 | 39.8 | < 0.001 Gr, Sp, Hu > Be, Fi |
PARENTS | ||||||||
Glasses per day | 3.8 (0.10) | 4.3 (0.10) | 5.0 (0.09) | 4.6 (0.09) | 4.7 (0.10) | 4.7 (0.13) | 4.6 (0.04) | < 0.001 Sp, Bu, Hu > Fi, Gr > Be |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 41.0 | 50.4 | 67.2 | 58.5 | 60.0 | 65.3 | 57.3 | < 0.001 Sp, Bu, Hu > Fi, Gr > Be |
Fruit and vegetable consumption | ||||||||
CHILDREN | ||||||||
Portions per day | 2.6 (0.08) | 2.5 (0.09) | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.08) | 2.8 (0.08) | 2.2 (0.11) | 2.4 (0.04) | < 0.001 Be, Fi, Sp, Bu > Gr, Hu |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 8.0 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 0.03 |
 PARENTS | ||||||||
Portions per day | 2.8 (0.09) | 3.0 (0.10) | 2.8 (0.08) | 2.0 (0.09) | 3.0 (0.09) | 2.0 (0.12) | 2.6 (0.04) | < 0.001 Be, Fi, Sp, Bu > Gr, Hu |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 14.9 | 17.7 | 15.8 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 10.9 | 13.5 | < 0.001 Be, Fi, Sp, Bu > Gr, Hu |
Consumption of soft drinks or juices containing sugar | ||||||||
CHILDREN | ||||||||
Glasses per day | 0.5 (0.05) | 0.3 (0.05) | 0.3 (0.04) | 0.1 (0.04) | 0.3 (0.04) | 1.2 (0.06) | 0.4 (0.02) | < 0.001 Hu > Be, Fi, Sp, Bu > Gr |
PARENTS | ||||||||
Glasses per day | 0.5 (0.05) | 0.2 (0.05) | 0.3 (0.04) | 0.1 (0.04) | 0.3 (0.05) | 1.1 (0.06) | 0.4 (0.02) | < 0.001 Hu > Be, Fi, Gr, Sp, Bu |
Consumption of sweets | ||||||||
CHILDREN | ||||||||
Portions per day | 1.1 (0.04) | 0.4 (0.05) | 0.7 (0.04) | 0.7 (0.04) | 0.8 (0.04) | 1.4 (0.05) | 0.8 (0.02) | < 0.001 Hu > Be, Gr, Sp, Bu > Fi |
PARENTS | ||||||||
Portions per day | 1.0 (0.04) | 0.5 (0.05) | 0.6 (0.04) | 0.5 (0.04) | 0.7 (0.04) | 1.1 (0.06) | 0.7 (0.02) | < 0.001 Be, Hu > Sp, Bu > Fi, Gr |
Consumption of salty snacks, fast food | ||||||||
CHILDREN | ||||||||
Portions per day | 0.3 (0.04) | 0.1 (0.04) | INVALID | 0.2 (0.04) | 0.5 (0.04) | 1.0 (0.05) | 0.4 (0.02) | < 0.001 Hu > Be, Bu > Fi, Gr |
PARENTS | ||||||||
Portions per day | 0.2 (0.03) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.2 (0.03) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.3 (0.03) | 0.6 (0.04) | 0.2 (0.01) | < 0.001 Sp > Be, Sp, Bu > Fi, Gr |
Breakfast consumption | ||||||||
CHILDREN | ||||||||
Days per week | 6.4 (0.07) | 6.8 (0.07) | 6.9 (0.06) | 6.4 (0.06) | 6.5 (0.06) | 6.4 (0.08) | 6.6 (0.03) | < 0.001 Fi, Sp > Be, Gr, Bu, Hu |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 82.5 | 92.4 | 95.9 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 82.3 | 86.9 | < 0.001 Fi, Sp > Be, Gr, Bu, Hu |
PARENTS | ||||||||
Days per week | 5.9 (0.11) | 6.7 (0.12) | 6.5 (0.10) | 5.0 (0.10) | 4.3 (0.11) | 5.10 (0.14) | 5.60 (0.05) | < 0.001 Fi, Sp > Be, Gr, Hu > Bu |
Meeting guidelines (%) | 71.8 | 89.1 | 85.3 | 52.9 | 40.0 | 56.7 | 66.5 | < 0.001 Fi, Sp > Be, Gr, Hu > Bu |