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Table 4 Dietary behavior of the participants in servings a day

From: Dietary behavior of video game players and esports players in Germany: a cross-sectional study

Dietary behavior[servings/day]

Total sample (n = 807) Mean (SD) Median (P25–P75)

Esports players (n = 210) Mean (SD) Median (P25–P75)

Video game players (n = 597) Mean (SD) Median (P25–P75)

p1

Bread/Bunsa

1.6 (1.2)

1.6 (1.1)

1.6 (1.3)

0.83

1.5 (0.5–2.0)

1.6 (0.6–2.0)

1.5 (0.5–2.0)

 

Pastab

0.5 (0.6)

0.6 (0.6)

0.5 (0.6)

0.37

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

 

Ricec

0.4 (0.5)

0.5 (0.6)

0.4 (0.5)

0.15

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

 

Cerealsd

0.3 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.06

 < 0.1 (0.0–0.4)

0.0 (0.0–0.3)

0.1 (0.0–0.4)

 

Cornflakesd

0.0 (0.4)

0.2 (0.5)

0.1 (0.4)

1.0

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

 

Fruitse

0.9 (1.0)

0.9 (1.0)

1.0 (1.1)

0.10

5.0 (0.2–1.1)

0.5 (0.2–1.0)

0.5 (0.2–1.5)

 

Vegetablese

1.7 (1.6)

1.6 (1.3)

1.7 (1.7)

0.52

1.5 (0.5–2.4)

1.5 (0.5–2.1)

1.5 (0.5–2.4)

 

Potatoese

0.6 (0.8)

0.6 (0.9)

0.6 (0.7)

0.42

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

 

Nutsf

0.2 (0.4)

0.2 (0.4)

0.2 (0.4)

0.64

0.1 (0.0–0.3)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.0–0.3)

 

Red meatg

0.5 (0.6)

0.6 (0.7)

0.5 (0.5)

0.02

0.2 (0.1–0.6)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

 

Poultryg

0.4 (0.5)

0.5 (0.6)

0.3 (0.5)

 < 0.01

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

 

Fishg

0.1 (0.2)

0.2 (0.3)

0.1 (0.2)

0.08

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.8)

 

Sausageh

1.0 (1.4)

1.1 (1.5)

1.0 (1.4)

0.35

0.4 (0.0–1.5)

0.4 (0.0–1.6)

0.4 (0.0–1.5)

 

Cheeseh

0.8 (1.0)

0.7 (1.2)

0.8 (1.0)

0.03

0.4 (< 0.1–1.0)

0.4 (0.0–1.0)

0.4 (0.1–1.0)

 

Dairy produtcsj

0.5 (0.8)

0.4 (0.6)

0.6 (0.9)

 < 0.01

0.2 (< 0.1–0.6)

0.2 (0.0–0.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.8)

 

Fast foodk

0.3 (0.4)

0.3 (0.4)

0.2 (0.4)

 < 0.01

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

 

Sweet bakery productsl

0.2 (0.3)

0.2 (0.3)

0.2 (0.3)

 < 0.01

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (< 0.1–0.2)

 

Chips & savory snacksm

0.2 (0.4)

0.2 (0.5)

0.2 (0.3)

0.10

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

 

Sweetsn

0.6 (0.8)

0.5 (0.8)

0.6 (0.9)

 < 0.01

0.3 (0.1–0.9)

0.2 (< 0.1–0.5)

0.3 (0.1–1.0)

 
  1. 1Mann–Whitney U test; 10 participants missing, because of not specifying at least one information of the foods; aserving = slice/bun, bserving = one plate (100 g raw/200 g cooked), cserving = small cup (50 g raw), dserving = small bowl (150 g), eserving = fist sized piece, fserving = handful, gserving = filet, hserving = slice, jserving = cup (150 g), kserving = dish, lserving = piece, mserving = small bowl (125 g), nserving = candy bar (25 g). Bold values shows a significance (p < 0.05)
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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