Table 5 Eating habits, detailing both groups of respondents.

From: Evaluation of the relationship between body composition and dietary habits of physically active people with disabilities

 

Study group

Control group

t/Z*

p

X

Me

Min

Max

S

X

Me

Min

Max

S

Sugar and sweets

3.0

3.0

1.4

4.6

0.8

2.8

2.6

2.0

4.0

0.6

1.04

0.297

Salty snacks

2.4

2.0

1.0

4.0

1.0

2.3

2.0

1.0

5.0

1.0

0.24

0.812

Milk and milk products

2.8

2.8

1.0

4.7

1.1

2.7

2.7

1.7

4.2

0.6

0.24

0.807

Eggs

2.8

3.0

1.0

5.0

1.2

2.9

2.0

1.0

5.0

1.2

− 0.24

0.806

Red meat and meat products

2.4

2.5

1.6

3.3

0.5

2.4

2.4

1.7

3.1

0.4

− 0.46

0.648

White meat and fish

2.9

3.0

1.3

4.0

0.7

2.6

2.3

1.7

3.7

0.6

1.88

0.061

Vegetables

3.2

3.4

1.7

4.2

0.5

2.9

2.9

2.0

3.8

0.5

2.84

0.004

Nuts and grains

2.5

3.0

1.0

4.0

1.0

2.5

2.5

1.0

4.0

0.9

0.34

0.733

Fruit

3.3

3.3

1.0

4.3

0.8

3.1

3.2

1.8

4.3

0.7

1.11

0.265

Fruit preparations and dried fruit

2.8

2.5

1.0

4.5

1.0

3.3

3.5

1.5

5.0

1.0

− 1.67

0.094

Cereal products

3.4

3.5

1.8

4.5

0.7

3.2

3.3

2.0

4.3

0.6

1.48

0.140

Animal fats

2.8

2.9

1.8

4.3

0.6

2.4

2.3

1.3

4.5

0.7

2.21

0.027

Vegetable fats

2.8

2.8

1.0

4.3

0.9

2.7

2.7

1.3

4.3

0.7

0.71

0.475

Fast-food and instant products

1.9

2.0

1.0

3.0

0.5

2.4

2.3

1.3

4.0

0.7

− 2.76

0.006

Sweetened beverages

2.5

2.6

1.0

5.0

0.8

3.4

3.5

1.0

4.8

0.9

− 3.62

 < 0.001

Alcohol

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.0

2.2

2.0

1.0

4.0

1.0

− 5.12

 < 0.001

  1. X: arithmetic mean; Me: median; Min: minimum; Max: maximum; S: sample standard deviation; t: value of Student's t-test for independent variables; *Z: value of Mann–Whitney U-test; p: test probability ratio.
  2. Significant values are in bold.