Table 3 Association of demographic characteristics with snacking and smoking, n (%) (n = 323)
Daily consumption of snacks (multiple answers) | Smoking | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fruit | Ice cream | Cola | ||||||||||
Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | |
Gender | 0.049* | 0.012* | 0.005* | 0.001* | ||||||||
Male | 48 (14.9) | 154 (47.6) | 50 (15.5) | 152 (47.0) | 64 (19.8) | 138 (42.7) | 126 (39.0) | 76 (23.5) | ||||
Female | 41 (12.7) | 80 (24.8) | 46 (14.2) | 75 (23.3) | 21 (6.5) | 100 (31.0) | 99 (30.7) | 22 (6.8) | ||||
Dry mouth | 0.045* | 0.467 | 0.053 | 0.006* | ||||||||
Yes | 44 (13.6) | 87 (26.9) | 36 (11.1) | 95 (29.4) | 42 (13.0) | 89 (27.6) | 80 (24.8) | 51 (15.8) | ||||
No | 45 (13.9) | 147 (45.6) | 60 (18.6) | 132 (40.9) | 43 (13.3) | 149 (46.1) | 145 (44.8) | 47 (14.6) | ||||
Diabetes | 0.289 | 0.159 | 0.467 | 0.001* | ||||||||
Yes | 7 (2.2) | 28 (8.7) | 14 (4.3) | 21 (6.5) | 11 (3.4) | 24 (7.4) | 16 (5.0) | 19 (5.9) | ||||
No | 82 (25.4) | 206 (63.7) | 82 (25.4) | 206 (63.8) | 74 (22.9) | 214 (66.3) | 209 (64.6) | 79 (24.5) | ||||