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Table 3 Dietary habits, physical activity and sedentary behaviors of the Swiss sample and the ENERGY-Partners

From: Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviors among schoolchildren in German-speaking Switzerland compared to seven countries in Europe

 

Switzerland

ENERGY-Partners

Range

 

Total

Total

between ENERGY-Partners

 

N=596

N=7194

 

Dietary habits

   

Soft drink FFQ (ml/day)

388 (522)*

348 (495)

114; 632

Soft drink 24h recall (ml/day)

390 (464)**

359 (480)

154; 643

Fruit juice FFQ (ml/day)

314 (383)

295 (351)

187; 384

Fruit juice 24h recall (ml/day)

290 (401)

278 (350)

152; 391

Breakfast (days/week)

6.0 (1.7)

5.9 (1.8)

5.1; 6.7

Skipped breakfast ≥ 1/week (%)

32.4

33.7

14.4; 51.6

Physical activity behavior

   

Total active commuting (days/week)

4.7 (1.5)***

3.9 (2.4)

2.4; 6.1

Total active commuting (min/week)

71 (54)***

56 (57)

40; 103

Active commuting 24h recall (min/day)

13.7 (11.4)***

8.5 (10.0)

5.4; 13.1

Cycling to school (days/week)

1.2 (2.0)

1.3 (2.0)

0.1; 3.3

Cycling to school (min/week)

20.0 (41.8)

17.6 (36.4)

0.5; 47.6

Walking to school (days/week)

3.5 (2.0)***

2.6 (2.3)

1.3; 4.0

Walking to school (min/week)

51.0 (51.0)***

38.0 (47.2)

13.6; 59.9

Sport participation (min/week)

164 (105)***

149 (105)

128; 173

Sedentary behavior

   

Screen time FQ (min/day)

131 (90)***

193 (103)

176; 213

Screen time 24h recall (min/day)

74 (74)***

124 (96)

105; 147

TV time FQ (min/day)

79 (54)***

112 (61)

101; 123

TV time-24h recall (min/day)

49 (50)***

78 (60)

67; 94

Computer time FQ (min/day)

53 (49)***

81 (61)

73; 94

Computer time 24h recall (min/day)

25 (42)***

46 (58)

35; 59

Sleep duration (hr/night)

9.5 (0.7)***

9.2 (0.8)

8.7; 9.7

  1. *p≤0,05.
  2. **p≤0,01.
  3. ***p≤0,001.