Table 4.
Energy-adjusted daily macronutrient and micronutrient intakes by dietary pattern factor 2 (neo-traditional) score quintile among the 305 Samoan children aged 24–59 months from the island of Upolu, June–August 2015
| Quintile 1 (n 61) | Quintile 2 (n 61) | Quintile 3 (n 61) | Quintile 4 (n 61) | Quintile 5 (n 61) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P * |
| Total energy intake (kJ) | 15 232·6 | 12 386·8 | 8865·2 | 5659·4 | 13 258·3 | 12 319·1 | 15 099·2 | 11 277·1 | 18 036·9 | 9747·2 | <0·001 |
| Total protein (g) | 83·6 | 16·8 | 90·3 | 14·7 | 89·6 | 17·0 | 99·6 | 18·7 | 114·9 | 25·1 | <0·001 |
| Total carbohydrate (g) | 364·4 | 39·4 | 349·8 | 30·5 | 358·7 | 34·1 | 347·0 | 40·8 | 331·7 | 50·2 | <0·001 |
| Total fat (g) | 104·0 | 11·9 | 106·3 | 10·0 | 103·5 | 9·5 | 104·2 | 11·5 | 102·2 | 14·7 | 0·425 |
| Saturated fat (g) | 46·3 | 6·5 | 45·0 | 7·0 | 46·5 | 8·4 | 46·3 | 7·7 | 45·8 | 12·2 | 0·871 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g) | 31·3 | 6·9 | 31·8 | 6·6 | 28·1 | 4·8 | 28·8 | 5·4 | 25·9 | 6·7 | <0·001 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 15·9 | 4·3 | 17·6 | 2·7 | 15·3 | 2·8 | 17·0 | 3·2 | 16·6 | 4·5 | 0·006 |
| Fibre (g) | 30·9 | 6·4 | 33·3 | 5·1 | 37·9 | 5·0 | 38·7 | 6·5 | 40·4 | 9·6 | <0·001 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 332·7 | 88·8 | 359·8 | 95·1 | 353·4 | 122·9 | 385·6 | 137·7 | 391·6 | 156·1 | 0·053 |
| Sugar intake (g) | 163·3 | 38·3 | 150·2 | 27·7 | 153·6 | 37·6 | 142·3 | 28·0 | 118·7 | 31·4 | <0·001 |
| Na (mg) | 3004·9 | 687·4 | 3063·5 | 479·6 | 3017·7 | 487·2 | 3234·1 | 504·1 | 3388·2 | 844·3 | 0·002 |
| K (mg) | 3844·2 | 577·3 | 4138·5 | 386·5 | 4550·3 | 437·0 | 4926·8 | 559·9 | 5554·1 | 716·6 | <0·001 |
| Fe (mg) | 17·1 | 2·8 | 17·0 | 2·5 | 16·3 | 1·9 | 16·2 | 1·9 | 16·5 | 2·4 | 0·068 |
| Ca (mg) | 820·5 | 247·2 | 724·8 | 125·0 | 757·1 | 129·4 | 757·6 | 187·3 | 718·4 | 239·2 | 0·031 |
| Vitamin A (IU) | 1840·3 | 1265·7 | 1961·4 | 1137·8 | 2743·3 | 1264·2 | 2717·3 | 1383·1 | 3829·0 | 2585·2 | <0·001 |
| Vitamin A, retinol (µg) | 552·1 | 379·7 | 588·4 | 341·3 | 823·0 | 379·3 | 815·2 | 414·9 | 1148·7 | 775·6 | <0·001 |
| Vitamin A, β-carotene (µg) | 1104·2 | 759·4 | 1176·8 | 682·7 | 1646·0 | 758·5 | 1630·4 | 829·9 | 2297·4 | 1551·1 | <0·001 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 220·8 | 102·1 | 218·9 | 49·5 | 251·7 | 72·1 | 270·5 | 89·2 | 275·2 | 97·4 | <0·001 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 9·7 | 2·2 | 11·0 | 2·5 | 11·5 | 2·1 | 12·1 | 1·7 | 14·0 | 2·9 | <0·001 |
*
P values report significance of between-quintile ANOVA. Significant P values are indicated in bold.