Table 2 Dietary and physical activity habits of Ghanaian children 9–15 years
From: Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana
Total | Private | Public | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Dietary habits | ||||||
Access to soft drinks at home | 860 | 27.8 | 626 | 32.1 | 234 | 20.3 |
Breakfast ≤3 days/week | 427 | 13.8 | 289 | 14.9 | 138 | 12.1 |
Fried foods ≥5 times/week | 1388 | 44.9 | 728 | 37.3 | 460 | 40.5 |
Soft drinks ≥2 bottles previous day | 33 | 1.1 | 24 | 1.3 | 9 | 0.8 |
Sweetened drink ≥5 times/week | 465 | 15.1 | 331 | 16.9 | 134 | 11.8 |
Cakes, pies, doughnuts ≥3 days/week | 1742 | 56.4 | 1071 | 54.5 | 671 | 58.6 |
Fruit consumption (times/week) | ||||||
0–5 | 2464 | 79.8 | 1563 | 80.0 | 901 | 79.7 |
6–10 | 452 | 11.7 | 282 | 14.4 | 170 | 14.6 |
11–15 | 138 | 3.6 | 89 | 4.6 | 49 | 4.3 |
> 15 | 35 | 0.9 | 19 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.4 |
Vegetable consumption (times/week) | ||||||
0–5 | 1899 | 61.5 | 1210 | 62.6 | 689 | 60.7 |
6–10 | 864 | 30.0 | 550 | 27.7 | 314 | 27.6 |
11–15 | 236 | 7.6 | 138 | 6.9 | 98 | 8.6 |
> 15 | 90 | 2.9 | 55 | 2.8 | 35 | 3.1 |
Physical activity | ||||||
Transport to school ≥3 days/week | 1347 | 43.6 | 1034 | 52.9 | 313 | 27.2 |
Household chores >5 times/week | 1795 | 58.1 | 1041 | 53.3 | 754 | 65.7 |
Any sporting activity ≥3 times/week | 852 | 27.6 | 498 | 26.2 | 354 | 32.0 |
Playing football/ampea ≥ 3 times/week | ||||||
Males | 578 | 18.7 | 349 | 9.2 | 229 | 21.9 |
Females | 275 | 8.9 | 149 | 7.0 | 125 | 10.1 |
Sedentary behavior | ||||||
Watching Television ≥5 times/week | 166 | 5.4 | 105 | 13.9 | 61 | 13.7 |
Duration watching TV (hours/week) | ||||||
<2 | 1356 | 45.1 | 854 | 45.1 | 502 | 45.2 |
2–3 | 1356 | 45.1 | 856 | 45.2 | 500 | 45.1 |
≥4 | 291 | 9.8 | 183 | 9.7 | 108 | 9.7 |