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. 2014 Dec 29;18(13):2433–2445. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014002821

Table 4.

Total food intake, EI and ratios with BMR and PAL of Dutch girls and boys (7–18 years) with diets of low, intermediate and high environmental load based on habitual GHGE for a day’s consumption

Girls Boys
All girls Low (n 286) Intermediate (n 285) High (n 285) All boys Low (n 286) Intermediate (n 285) High (n 285)
Mean sd Model Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Model Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd
Consumption (g/d) 2222 601 *** 1966 505 2180 490 2521 658 2467 775 *** 2004 468 2426 541 2972 908
Energy (kJ/d) 8462 1888 *** 7237 1473 8493 1455 9633 1921 10 059 2952 *** 7922 1530 9917 1934 12 365 3215
Energy (kcal/d) 2015 451 *** 1728 344 2023 347 2295 459 2396 705 *** 1885 365 2362 461 2943 767
Calculated ratios
EI:BMR 1·55 0·39 *** 1·41 0·36 1·57 0·33 1·68 0·42 1·60 0·42 *** 1·44 0·36 1·59 0·36 1·77 0·45
EI:PAL (kJ/MET×h) 579 638 ** 465 501 581 476 656 799 652 1042 NS 721 1692 576 737 680 858

EI, energy intake; PAL, physical activity level; GHGE, greenhouse gas emissions; MET, metabolic equivalent of task.

*P<0·05, **P<0·01, ***P<0·001.

Model to evaluate associations per age and gender group, model adjusted for age.