Table 3 Diet quality scores in males and females (percentage meeting least optimal, semi-optimal and optimal intakes)
From: Spinal pain and nutrition in adolescents - an exploratory cross-sectional study
| Â | Males | Females | Gender difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food score | Least optimal | Semi- optimal | Optimal | Least optimal | Semi- optimal | optimal | Chi Sq | p |
Cereal Score | 12.5 | 58.2 | 29.3 | 25.7 | 61.5 | 12.8% | 79.8 | <0.001 |
Vegetable Score | 57.3 | 37.2 | 5.4 | 52.3 | 40.1 | 7.6% | 5.0 | 0.081 |
Fruit Score | 23.1 | 23.1 | 53.8 | 19.8 | 26.1 | 54.0% | 3.1 | 0.208 |
Dairy Score | 24.3 | 44.3 | 31.4 | 47.1 | 38.9 | 13.9% | 102.6 | <0.001 |
Meat Score | 0.1 | 2.4 | 97.4 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 94.4% | 9.1 | 0.011 |
Extra Score | 32.6 | 32.3 | 35.1 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 48.4% | 26.9 | <0.001 |
Fat Score | 0.5 | 83.0 | 16.4 | 1.0 | 82.6 | 16.4% | 1.0 | 0.606 |
Saturated Fat score | 56.1 | 38.9 | 5.0 | 50.4 | 44.3 | 5.3% | 4.7 | 0.094 |
Protein Score | 0.0 | 2.0 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 98.7% | 1.2 | 0.272 |
Fibre Score | 9.2 | 58.4 | 32.3 | 4.2 | 47.1 | 48.7% | 46.0 | <0.001 |
Calcium Score | 4.6 | 30.3 | 65.1 | 11.4 | 46.8 | 41.8% | 82.1 | <0.001 |
Iron Score | 0.0 | 4.6 | 95.4 | 0.0 | 12.64 | 87.4% | 29.6 | <0.001 |