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Table 3 Energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) in Dutch and Non-Western girls

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

461

142 (86.4)

120 (77.1 – 180)

1867 (112)

161 (93.8 – 272)

.033

computer use

429

89 (67.6)

68.6 (34.29 – 120)

102 (71.2)

81.4 (60.0 – 137)

.529

Physical activity, min/day

active transport to school

480

36.8 (28.3)

30.0 (18.0 – 60.0)

27.3 (24.9)

20.0 (10.0 – 30.0)

480

organized sports

305

23.5 (16.4)

19.3 (10.7 – 30.0)

26.1 (18.6)

18.2 (11.8 – 37.5)

305

unorganized sports

204

53.4 (75.6)

34.3 (17.1 – 51.4)

75.4 (93.6)

34.3 (17.1 – 90.0)

204

Consumption of sugar-containing drinks, ml/day

soft drinks

395

774 (634)

657 (281 – 1142)

918 (700)

714 (439 – 1189)

395

fruit juices

396

326 (342)

200 (57.1 – 486)

476 (462)

323 (108 – 641)

396

High-caloric snack consumption, portions/day

savoury snacks

453

.58 (.51)

.43 (.14 – 86)

.77 (.59)

.57 (.29 – 1.00)

.044

sweet snacks

464

1.38 (.98)

1.00 (.57 – 2.00)

1.23 (1.10)

.86 (.43 – 2.00)

.094

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