Table 3 Dietary habits of the study population
Children and adolescents with ADHD (study group) | Children and adolescents without ADHD (control group) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preferred beverage | • water | 2 (5.9%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.390 |
• acidic/sugary beverage | 29 (85.3%) | 42 (93.4%) | ||
• no answer | 3 (8.8%) | 1 (2.2%) | ||
Frequency of intake of acidic/sugary beverage | • at least >3 times per week to ≥2x daily | 12 (41.4%) | 14 (33.3%) | 0.348 |
• 1x per week | 7 (24.1%) | 16 (38.1%) | ||
• 1x per month | 3 (10.3%) | 1 (2.4%) | ||
• no answer | 7 (24.1%) | 11 (26.2%) | ||
Preferred sweets eaten between meals | • chocolate, candy bars, cookies, ice cream | 11 (39.3%) | 13 (33.3%) | 0.378 |
• jelly sweets, sour sweets | 5 (17.9%) | 15 (38.5%) | ||
• hard candy, chewing gum | 6 (21.4%) | 5 (12.8%) | ||
• more than one type of sweets | 6 (21.4%) | 6 (15.4%) | ||
Frequency of intake of preferred sweets | • daily | 11 (40.7%) | 10 (25.6%) | 0.291 |
• 2-3x per week | 6 (22.2%) | 15 (38.5%) | ||
• 1x per week | 10 (37.0%) | 14 (35.9%) |