Table 3.
Association of dietary intakes with the RCPM score
| Variables | All children | Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | P | β | P | β | P | |
| Daily carbohydrate intake (g/d) | ||||||
| Total carbohydrate | 0·15 | 0·09 | 0·21 | 0·10 | 0·07 | 0·55 |
| Glucose | 0·06 | 0·23 | 0·11 | 0·13 | 0·002 | 0·97 |
| Sucrose | 0·04 | 0·50 | –0·002 | 0·98 | 0·08 | 0·33 |
| Fructose | 0·14 | 0·002 | 0·24 | 0·000 | 0·03 | 0·57 |
| Starch | –0·02 | 0·72 | –0·02 | 0·81 | 0·02 | 0·79 |
| Daily fibre intake (g/d) | ||||||
| Total fibre | 0·08 | 0·08 | 0·16 | 0·02 | –0·004 | 0·95 |
| Soluble fibre | 0·07 | 0·13 | 0·15 | 0·02 | –0·02 | 0·77 |
| Insoluble fibre | 0·02 | 0·58 | 0·08 | 0·21 | –0·05 | 0·40 |
| Daily fat intake (g/d) | ||||||
| Total fat | –0·104 | 0·14 | –0·18 | 0·05 | –0·006 | 0·96 |
| SFAs | –0·12 | 0·07 | –0·09 | 0·16 | 0·04 | 0·68 |
| MUFAs | –0·06 | 0·35 | –0·11 | 0·19 | –0·005 | 0·96 |
| PUFAs | –0·02 | 0·61 | –0·01 | 0·88 | 0·04 | 0·55 |
| Palmitic acid (C16) | –0·08 | 0·19 | –0·16 | 0·06 | 0·003 | 0·97 |
| Stearic acid (C18) | –0·07 | 0·19 | –0·11 | 0·14 | –0·04 | 0·52 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2) | –0·02 | 0·72 | –0·01 | 0·86 | 0·01 | 0·85 |
| α-Linoleic acid (C18:3) | 0·02 | 0·68 | 0·05 | 0·46 | –0·02 | 0·72 |
| Arachidonic acid (C20:4) | –0·07 | 0·13 | –0·04 | 0·55 | –0·10 | 0·12 |
| EPA (C20:5n-3) | 0·02 | 0·61 | 0·07 | 0·28 | –0·02 | 0·73 |
| DHA (C22:6n-6) | 0·02 | 0·66 | 0·08 | 0·20 | –0·04 | 0·51 |
The values are from linear regression models after adjustment for age, sex, body fat percentage, household income, parental education, total physical activity and daily energy intake. P-values <0·05, indicating statistically significant associations, are bolded.