Table 2.
Energy and nutrient intakes in children*
| Variables | All (n 487) | Boys (n 250) | Girls (n 237) | P value for difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | ||
| Energy intake (KJ/d) | 6802.4 | 1297.2 | 7152.5 | 1299.7 | 6433.2 | 1190.1 | <0·001 |
| Carbohydrate intake (g/d) | |||||||
| Total carbohydrate | 210·2 | 45·7 | 219·6 | 47·6 | 200·3 | 41·4 | <0·001 |
| Sucrose | 51·2 | 19·8 | 53·5 | 21·3 | 48·7 | 17·7 | <0·001 |
| Glucose | 11·3 | 5·0 | 11·7 | 5·3 | 11·0 | 4·6 | 0·12 |
| Fructose | 9·6 | 4·8 | 9·7 | 5·2 | 9·5 | 4·4 | 0·75 |
| Starch | 96·2 | 23·8 | 101·0 | 25·2 | 91·1 | 21·0 | <0·001 |
| Fibre intake (g/d) | |||||||
| Total fibre | 14·2 | 4·1 | 14·6 | 4·3 | 13·8 | 3·8 | 0·04 |
| Soluble fibre | 3·3 | 1·0 | 3·4 | 1·0 | 3·2 | 0·9 | 0·20 |
| Insoluble fibre | 6·3 | 2·0 | 6·5 | 2·1 | 6·0 | 1·8 | 0·006 |
| Fat intake (g/d) | |||||||
| Total fat | 54·6 | 14·9 | 57·8 | 14·5 | 51·1 | 14·5 | <0·001 |
| SFAs | 22·1 | 7·1 | 23·4 | 6·9 | 20·7 | 7·1 | <0·001 |
| MUFAs | 18·1 | 5·1 | 19·2 | 5·0 | 16·9 | 5·0 | <0·001 |
| PUFAs | 8·9 | 2·8 | 9·5 | 3·0 | 8·3 | 2·6 | <0·001 |
| Palmitic acid (C16) | 9·0 | 3·1 | 9·6 | 3·1 | 8·4 | 3·1 | <0·001 |
| Stearic acid (C18) | 4·1 | 1·6 | 4·4 | 1·6 | 3·7 | 1·5 | <0·001 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 6·6 | 2·4 | 7·0 | 2·5 | 6·1 | 2·3 | <0·001 |
| α-Linoleic acid (C18:3) | 1·4 | 0·5 | 1·5 | 0·5 | 1·3 | 0·4 | <0·001 |
| Arachidonic acid (C20:4) | 0·09 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·08 | 0·1 | <0·001 |
| EPA (C20:5n-3) | 0·04 | 0·1 | 0·04 | 0·1 | 0·03 | 0·1 | 0·14 |
| DHA (C22:6n-6) | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·1 | 0·11 |
*
Data are means (sd’s) from the Student’s t test.