Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavior in 11–14-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Serbia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- (1)
- Nutrition (mean score) and
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- Physical Activity (mean score).
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Whole Sample
3.2. Analysis of Descriptive Statistics and Differences between Gender Groups
3.3. Analysis of Descriptive Statistics and Differences between Age Groups
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | n | min | max | mean | SD | KSp |
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Nutrition (points) | 623 | 1.22 | 3.78 | 2.58 | 0.41 | <0.001 |
Physical activity (points) | 623 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.80 | 0.55 | <0.001 |
Variables | Never | Sometimes | Often | Routinely |
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1. Chose a diet that is low in fat | 13.48% | 60.51% | 21.83% | 4.18% |
3. Limit use of sugars and food containing sugar | 11.56% | 39.96% | 29.70% | 18.78% |
5. Eat 6–11 servings of bread and cereal each day | 53.13% | 30.82% | 10.43% | 5.62% |
7. Eat 2–4 servings of fruit each day | 4.49% | 25.84% | 29.86% | 39.81% |
9. Eat 3–5 servings of vegetables each day | 14.92% | 41.90% | 24.08% | 19.10% |
11. Eat 2–3 servings of milk, cheese, and yogurt each day | 9.31% | 30.18% | 27.45% | 33.06% |
13. Eat up to 2–3 servings of the meat and eggs each day | 13.00% | 36.12% | 30.18% | 20.70% |
15. Read labels to identify nutrients, fats, and sodium content | 42.70% | 31.94% | 12.84% | 12.52% |
17. Eat breakfast | 0.32% | 3.85% | 4.82% | 91.01% |
2. Follow a planned exercise program | 10.59% | 20.23% | 19.10% | 50.08% |
4. Exercise vigorously for 20 or more minutes at least three times a week | 6.90% | 17.82% | 26.48% | 48.80% |
6. Take part in MVPA * 30–40 min, 5 or more times a week | 6.42% | 24.40% | 30.50% | 36.68% |
8. Take part in recreational physical activities | 13.16% | 27.61% | 25.84% | 33.39% |
10. Do stretching exercises at least 3 times per week | 10.59% | 24.72% | 22.47% | 42.22% |
12. Get exercise during usual daily activities | 2.72% | 8.67% | 16.53% | 72.07% |
14. Check my pulse rate when exercising | 56.34% | 25.04% | 11.72% | 6.90% |
16. Reach my target heart rate when exercising | 35.32% | 32.10% | 22.47% | 10.01% |
Variable | M (n = 333) | F (n = 290) | ||||
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Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | U | p | |
Nutrition (points) | 2.52 ± 0.42 | 0.00 | 2.57 ± 0.39 | <0.001 | 47739.50 | 0.81 |
Physical activity (points) | 2.79 ± 0.55 | 0.00 | 2.80 ± 0.54 | <0.001 | 48036.00 | 0.91 |
Variable | 11 years (n = 152) | 12 years (n = 160) | 13 years (n = 167) | 14 years (n = 144) | |||||||
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Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | AM ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | χ2 | p | df | |
Nutrition (points) | 2.59 ± 0.44 | 0.03 | 2.62 ± 0.40 | <0.001 | 2.54 ± 0.40 | <0.001 | 2.56 ± 0.38 | <0.001 | 1.73 | 0.63 | 3 |
Physical activity (points) | 2.87 ± 0.57 | <0.001 | 2.87 ± 0.52 | <0.001 | 2.73 ± 0.52 | 0.02 | 2.70 ± 0.54 | 0.03 | 0.63 | <0.001 | 3 |
Variable | 11 years (n = 84) | 12 years (n = 91) | 13 years (n = 83) | 14 years (n = 75) | |||||||
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Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | χ2 | p | df | |
Nutrition (points) | 2.55 ± 0.47 | 0.20 | 2.64 ± 0.42 | <0.001 | 2.55 ± 0.40 | <0.001 | 2.56 ± 0.38 | 0.06 | 2.09 | 0.55 | 3 |
Physical activity (points) | 2.84 ± 0.58 | 0.01 | 2.85 ± 0.57 | 0.07 | 2.76 ± 0.50 | 0.20 | 2.70 ± 0.55 | 0.20 | 5.27 | 0.15 | 3 |
Variable | 5 (n = 68) | 6 (n = 69) | 7 (n = 84) | 8 (n = 69) | |||||||
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Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | Mean ± SD | KSp | χ2 | p | df | |
Nutrition (points) | 2.62 ± 0.38 | 0.20 | 2.58 ± 0.37 | <0.001 | 2.53 ± 0.40 | <0.001 | 2.55 ± 0.39 | <0.001 | 2.75 | 0.43 | 3 |
Physical activity (points) | 2.92 ± 0.57 | <0.001 | 2.89 ± 0.46 | <0.001 | 2.71 ± 0.54 | 0.09 | 2.69 ± 0.55 | 0.20 | 11.76 | 0.01 | 3 |
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Cvetković, B.; Cvetković, M.; Petrušič, T.; Đorđić, V.; Bubanj, S.; Popović, B.; Andrašić, S.; Buišić, S.; Bogataj, Š. Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavior in 11–14-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Serbia. Children 2021, 8, 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080625
Cvetković B, Cvetković M, Petrušič T, Đorđić V, Bubanj S, Popović B, Andrašić S, Buišić S, Bogataj Š. Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavior in 11–14-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Serbia. Children. 2021; 8(8):625. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080625
Chicago/Turabian StyleCvetković, Biljana, Milan Cvetković, Tanja Petrušič, Višnja Đorđić, Saša Bubanj, Boris Popović, Slobodan Andrašić, Svetlana Buišić, and Špela Bogataj. 2021. "Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavior in 11–14-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Serbia" Children 8, no. 8: 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080625