Physical activity, sedentary behaviors and dietary habits among Saudi adolescents relative to age, gender and region

Table 2 The proportions (%) of Saudi adolescents who exceeded certain cut-off values for physical activity, screen time and dietary habits.

Variable	Males	Female
> 2 hours of screen time	84.0	91.2 **
> 1680 METs-min/week¹	55.5	21.9 **
> 2520 METs-min/week²	43.5	12.9 **
Daily breakfast intake	28.7	20.6 **
Daily vegetables intake	23.3	22.3
Daily fruits intake	16.0	9.6 **
Daily milk Intake	33.2	25.1 **
Sugar-sweetened drinks intake (> 3 day/week)	67.3	57.4 **
Fast food intake (> 3 day/week)	30.2	24.9 **
French fries/potato chips intake (> 3 day/week)	25.0	30.7 **
Cake/donut/biscuit intake (> 3 day/week)	24.8	28.8 *
Sweets/chocolates intake (> 3 day/week)	37.3	52.6 **
Energy drinks intake (> 3 day/week)	16.3	8.5 **

¹ = 60 min per day × 7 days/week × 4 METs (moderate-intensity physical activity).
² = 60 min per day × 7 days/week × 6 METs (moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity),
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.01

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