Table 5
Frequency (percentage) of different Kidmed test items depending on PAS practice.
| Kidmed test items | Gymnasts (n = 81) N(%) | Non-gymnasts (n = 70) N(%) | p |
| Have a fruit or drink one fresh juice every day | 47 (88.9) | 21 (44.3) | .000 |
| Have a second piece of fruit every day | 58 (71.6) | 10 (14.3) | .000 |
| Eat fresh vegetables (salad) or cooked vegetables regularly once a day | 62 (76.5) | 20 (28.6) | .000 |
| Eat fresh vegetables (salads) or cooked vegetables more than once a day | 39 (48.1) | 6 (8.6) | .038 |
| Eat fish regularly (at least 2-3 times a week) | 54 (66.7) | 35 (50) | .000 |
| Go once or more a week to a “fast-food” (hamburger restaurant type) | 2 (2.5) | 32 (45.7) | .000 |
| Like pulses and eat them more than once a week | 70 (86.4) | 40 (57.1) | .000 |
| Eat pasta or rice almost daily (5 days or more per week) | 35 (43.2) | 36 (51.4) | .313 |
| Eat cereal or derivatives for breakfast | 67 (82.7) | 47 (67.1) | .027 |
| Eat nuts regularly (at least 2-3 times a week) | 47 (58) | 25 (35.7) | .006 |
| Use olive oil at home | 80 (98.8) | 51 (72.9) | .006 |
| Do not have breakfast | 10 (12.3) | 25 (35.7) | .000 |
| Have one dairy product for breakfast | 73 (90.1) | 32 (45.7) | .000 |
| Eat industrial pastries, biscuits or cakes for breakfast | 9 (11.1) | 23 (32.9) | .001 |
| Have two yoghurts and/or 40 g of cheese every day | 30 (37) | 32 (45.7) | .280 |
| Have sweets several times a day | 6 (7.4) | 45 (64.3) | .000 |
