Table 3.

Observed compliance with dietary recommendations and the sample size needed to detect 25 % or higher level of non-compliance using WebCAAFE among schoolchildren (n 629), aged 7–11 years, attending 2nd to 5th grades, of five elementary public schools in Florianopolis, Brazil, March–October 2012

Food group	RDF*	% complying	95 % CI	n †	95 % CI	n ‡
Cooked beans	1	15.15	12.50, 18.12	5	5, 6	7
Cereals	6	5.76	4.11, 7.82	3	3, 4	5
Dairy products	3	6.21	4.49, 8.33	3	3, 4	5
Fruits/green leaves/vegetables	5	1.36	0.06, 2.57	2	2, 3	4
Meat/fish/seafood	1	24.85	21.59, 28.33	8	7, 10	12
Sweets	1	47.88	44.01, 51.77	31	23, 42	50
Fried food	0	49.39	45.51, 53.28	34	26, 47	56
Sugary beverages	0	52.12	48.23, 55.99	43	31, 62	74

^*Recommended daily frequency of consumption.

^†Estimated sample size with 90 % power to detect 75 % compliance or higher.

^‡Targeted sample size with 20 % added to the upper bound of the 95 % CI.