Table 2.

Comparison of the mean and median daily energy and nutrient intakes of children aged 9–10 years (n 362), Barbados Children's Health and Nutrition Study (BCHNS), September 2010–April 2011

	Boys				Girls
	RDA	Mean	se	Median	RDA	Mean	se	Median
Energy (kJ)	7531	8644	174·5	8502	6694–7531	8912	169·9	8690
Energy (kcal)	1800	2066	41·7	2032	1600–1800	2130	40·6	2077
Carbohydrates (g)	130	286·7	6·0	279·2	130	298·9	5·9	297·3
Protein (g)	34	71·2	1·7	68·2	34	73·0	1·7	72·6
Fat (g)	25–35	72·7	1·8	68·3	25–35	73·7	1·8	71·9
Saturated fat (g)	–	24·3	0·7	23·8	<10	24·6	0·7	23·4
Trans fat (g)	–	0·6	0·1	0·3	–	0·7	0·1	0·4
Cholesterol (mg)	<300	248·6	10·0	230·4	<300	249·4	10·6	206·1
Sugar (g)	–	127·7*	3·6	123·5	–	139·1	3·7	135·1
Fibre (g)	25	14·0	0·4	12·6	22	14·6	0·4	13·5
Vitamin A (RE)	600	490·2	35·8	331·6	600	565·4	46·8	371·8
Vitamin C (mg)	45	96·3	5·5	87·4	45	108·0	16·2	81·5
Vitamin D (µg)	15	1·3	0·1	0·9	15	1·5	0·1	1·2
Na (mg)	<2200	2723·0	67·5	2604·4	<2200	2688·5	63·5	2662·4
Ca (mg)	<1300	581·2	18·4	544·9	1300	610·5	31·3	569·0
Fe (mg)	8	12·2	0·3	11·5	8	12·2	0·3	11·4
% Energy from carbohydrate	45–65	55·7	0·5	56·1	45–65	56·3	0·5	56·4
% Energy from protein	10–30	13·8	0·2	13·6	10–30	13·7	0·2	13·5
% Energy from fat	25–35	31·4	0·3	31·3	25–35	30·9	0·4	30·7
% Energy from saturated fat	<10	10·5	0·2	10·4	<10	10·2	0·2	10·1
% Energy from trans fat	–	0·3	0·0	0·1	–	0·3	0·0	0·2
% Energy from sugar	–	24·6	0·5	24·1	–	26·1	0·5	26·0
% Energy from added sugar	–	18·1	0·5	18·0	–	19·7	0·5	19·7
% Energy from empty-calorie foods	–	11·3	0·5	10·9	–	11·7	0·5	11·2
% Energy from empty-calorie sugar-added beverages	–	8·8	0·5	8·1	–	8·9	0·5	7·9

Mean intake of boys significantly different from that of girls: *P<0·05.