Table 5: Relationship between Dietary pattern/alcohol consumption and Overweight and Obesity.
Dietary/substance use pattern |
Non-overweight n = 946 |
Overweight n = 41 |
Obese n = 13 |
Fisher’s Exact Test |
P Value |
Number of meals/day 1 |
17 (1.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
2 |
93 (9.8) |
4 (9.8) |
1 (7.7) |
2.063 |
0.871 |
3 |
686 (72.5) |
33 (80.5) |
9 (69.2) |
|
|
> 3 |
150 (15.9) |
4 (9.7) |
3 (23.1) |
|
|
In between meal snacks Nil |
41 (4.3) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (7.7) |
|
|
Rarely 1-3 times/month |
145 (15.3) 98 (10.4) |
1 (2.4) 7 (17.1) |
3 (23.1) 0 (0.0) |
13.107 |
0.068 |
1-3times/week |
178 (18.8) |
6 (14.6) |
3 (23.1) |
|
|
Everyday |
484 (51.2) |
27 (65.9) |
6 (46.1) |
|
|
Fast food restaurants Nil |
240 (25.4) |
9 (22.0) |
5(38.5) |
|
|
Rarely 1-3 times/month |
230 (24.3) 158 (16.7) |
10 (24.4) 6 (14.5) |
6 (46.2) 0 (0.0) |
10.363 |
0.204 |
1-3 times/week |
129 (13.6) |
9 (22.0) |
2 (15.3) |
|
|
Everyday |
189 (20.0) |
7 (17.1) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
Vegetable consumption Rarely |
146 (15.4) |
8 (19.5) |
4 (30.8) |
|
|
1-3 times/week |
256 (27.1) |
9 (22.0) |
3 (23.1) |
3.279 |
0.783 |
Once/day |
232 (24.5) |
11 (26.8) |
2 (15.3) |
|
|
> Once/day |
312 (33.0) |
13 (31.7) |
4 (30.8) |
|
|
Fruit consumption Rarely |
169 (17.9) |
13 (31.7) |
4 (30.8) |
|
|
1-3 times/week |
241 (25.5) |
9 (22.0) |
1 (7.6) |
7.831 |
0.232 |
Once/day |
267 (28.2) |
10 (24.3) |
5 (38.5) |
|
|
> Once/day |
269 (28.4) |
9 (22.0) |
3 (23.1) |
|
|
Soft drink consumption Rarely |
258 (27.3) |
11 (26.8) |
5 (38.4) |
|
|
1-3 times/week |
230 (24.3) |
9 (22.0) |
6 (46.2) |
5.824 |
0.432 |
Once/day |
246 (26.0) |
11 (26.8) |
1 (7.7) |
|
|
> Once/day |
212 (22.4) |
10 (24.4) |
1 (7.7) |
|
|
Alcohol consumption Nil |
388 (41.0) |
27 (65.9) |
3 (23.1) |
|
|
Rarely 1-3 times/week |
421 (44.5) 40 (4.2) |
12 (29.3) 1 (2.4) |
9 (69.2) 0 (0.0) |
11.511 |
0.111 |
Once/day |
70 (7.4) |
1 (2.4) |
1 (7.7) |
|
|
> Once/day |
27 (2.9) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|