Table 1 General characteristics of study participants across the quartiles (Q) of the dietary phytochemical index (DPI)
From: Dietary phytochemical index and overweight/obesity in children: a cross-sectional study
Variables | DPI quartiles | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 356) | Q1 (N = 89) | Q2 (N = 89) | Q3 (N = 89) | Q4 (N = 89) | ||
Age (years) | ||||||
7–8 | 170 (47.8)a | 37 (21.8) | 37 (21.8) | 48 (28.2) | 48 (28.2) | 0.14b |
9–10 | 186 (52.2) | 52 (28) | 52 (28) | 41 (22) | 41 (22) | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 190 (53.4) | 45 (23.7) | 52 (27.4) | 44 (23.2) | 49 (25.8) | 0.60b |
Female | 166 (46.6) | 44 (26.5) | 37 (22.3) | 45 (27.1) | 40 (24.1) | |
Weight (kg) | 28.89 ± 5.76c | 29.72 ± 6.46 | 29.11 ± 5.49 | 28.09 ± 5.40 | 28.63 ± 5.58 | 0.27d |
Height (cm) | 127.75 ± 8.25 | 127.79 ± 9.02 | 128.96 ± 7.71 | 126.96 ± 8.26 | 127.28 ± 7.95 | 0.39d |
Physical activity (score) | 3.10 ± 0.38 | 3.10 ± 0.38 | 3.09 ± 0.43 | 3.10 ± 0.36 | 3.11 ± 0.35 | 0.99d |