Inequalities in energy-balance related behaviours and family environmental determinants in European children: changes and sustainability within the EPHE evaluation study

Table 4 Within-group comparison of median values and quartiles (q₁-q₃) between T₀-T₁ for weekly dietary intake per education group

	T₀		T₁
Education level	High	Low	High	Low
Country
Fruit consumption (frequency/week) ^a
Portugal	7 (6–7)	6 (5–7)	7 (6–7)	6 (5–7)
Romania	6 (4–6)	5 (4–6)	6 (4–6)	6 (4–6)
The Netherlands	6 (6–7)	5 (4–6)**	6 (6–7)	6 (5–7)**
Salad/grated vegetables consumption (frequency/week) ^a
Portugal	6 (4–7)	5 (4–7)	6 (5–7)	6 (4–6)
Cooked vegetables consumption (frequency/week) ^a
Portugal	7 (6–7)	6 (5–7)	7 (6–7)	6 (5–7)
Romania	5 (4–6)	4 (3–6)	5 (4–6)	4 (4–6)

Comparison between the educational groups of each country and the total sample with Wilcoxon signed rank test. Rounded values are presented
^aResponse categories: 1.Never 2.Less than one day per week 3.One day per week 4.2-4 days a week 5.5-6 days a week 6.Every day, once a day 7.Every day, twice a day 8.Every day, more than twice a day
**significant within-group difference at .01

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