Table 2.
Percentage of non-core energy consumed out of all energy consumed in the survey, according to age, gender and SES, by adolescents aged 11–18 years (n 666) from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008–2011
| n | Non-core energy (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age category | ||
| 11–12 years | 145 | 37·6 |
| 13–15 years | 258 | 40·6 |
| 16–18 years | 263 | 39·5 |
| Gender | ||
| Boys | 342 | 38·7 |
| Girls | 324 | 40·6 |
| SES* | ||
| High | 271 | 38·4 |
| Intermediate | 117 | 39·0 |
| Low | 260 | 43·4 |
SES, socio-economic status.
*
SES was calculated from the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC), which is based on occupation( 24 ).