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Table 2 Energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) in Dutch and Non-Western boys

From: Ethnic differences in BMI among Dutch adolescents: what is the role of screen-viewing, active commuting to school, and consumption of soft drinks and high-caloric snacks?

  

Dutch

Non-Western

EBRBs

n

mean (std)

median

(25th – 75th percentile)

mean (std)

median

(25th – 75th percentile)

P Value*

Screen-viewing behaviour, min/day

television viewing

451

164 (96.8)

141 (94.3 – 212)

191 (108)

180 (86.8 – 267)

.074

computer use

433

123 (86.0)

98 (60.0 – 178)

141 (80.7)

129 (77.1 – 30.0)

.275

Physical activity, min/day

active transport to school

469

38.0 (29.6)

30.0 (14.0 – 60.0)

28.42 (24.9)

30.0 (10.0 – 30.0)

.006

organized sports

322

33.8 (19.6)

32.1 (18.6 – 42.9)

34.2 (20.3)

28.6 (21.4 – 49.3)

.275

unorganized sports

245

93.3 (111)

51.4 (25.7 – 111)

126 (1434)

164 (32.1 – 159)

.912

Consumption of sugar-containing drinks, ml/day

soft drinks

375

890 (710)

685 (347 – 1251)

1041 (780)

918 (153 – 1438)

.331

fruit juices

392

330 (391)

171 (28.6 – 468)

507 (499)

386 (10.2 – 788)

.025

High-caloric snack consumption, portions/day

savoury snacks

415

.59 (.51)

.43 (.29 – .86)

.66 (.54)

.43 (0.29 – 1.00)

.660

sweet snacks

427

1.58 (1.17)

1.00 (.71 – 2.00)

1.26 (.97)

.93 (.54 – 2.00)

.141

  1. *comparing Dutch and Non-Western adolescents, using the Mann-Whitney Test