Table 2 Gender and age distribution of meeting health recommendations
From: Patterns of adolescent physical activity and dietary behaviours
| Â | Total (n = 176) | Boys (n = 87) | Girls (n = 89) | Younger adolescents (n = 98) | Older adolescents (n = 78) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meet >60 minutes MVPA per day, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 137 (78.8) | 63 (72.4) | 74 (83.1) | 68 (69.4) | 69 (88.5) |
   Yes | 39 (22.2) | 24 (27.6) | 15 (16.8) | 30 (30.6) | 9 (11.5)** |
Meet >5 portions fruits/vegetables, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 98 (55.2) | 45 (51.2) | 53 (59.6) | 63 (64.3) | 35 (44.9)** |
   Yes | 78 (44.8) | 42 (48.3) | 36 (40.4) | 35 (35.7) | 43 (55.1) |
Meet >5 days a week eating breakfast, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 41 (23.3) | 13 (14.9) | 28 (31.5) | 23 (23.5) | 18 (23.1) |
   Yes | 135 (76.7) | 74 (85.1) | 61 (68.5)** | 75 (76.5) | 60 (76.9) |
Number of risk behaviours, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 | 11 (6.2) | 9 (10.3) | 2 (2.2) | 7 (7.1) | 4 (5.1) |
   1 | 71 (40.3) | 40 (46.0) | 31 (34.8) | 36 (36.7) | 35 (44.9) |
   2 | 77 (43.8) | 33 (37.9) | 44 (49.4) | 47 (48.0) | 30 (38.5) |
   3 | 17 (9.7) | 5 (5.7) | 12 13.5)** | 8 (8.2) | 9 (11.5) |