Table 4 Frequency of daily intakes, sweets and soft drinks in preterm (PT) and full-term adolescents (C) at 17–19 years and 12–14 years of age. Chi-square test
17–19 years of age | 12–14 years of age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PT | C | P-value | PT | C | P-value | |
n = 145 | n = 140 | n = 109 | n = 108 | |||
Eating or drinking ≥ 5 times/day | 60 (41.4%) | 60 (42.9%) | 0.801 | 51 (46.8%) | 46 (42.6%) | 0.534 |
Eating candy, or similar snack foods between meals ≥3 days/week | 63 (43.4%) | 69 (49.3%) | 0.323 | 20 (18.3%) | 26 (24.1%) | 0.302 |
Drinking non-diet soda, lemonade or other sugar containing drinks between meals | 71 (48.9%) | 74 (52.9%) | 0.511 | 32 (29.4%) | 32 (29.6%) | 0.965 |