Table 2.
Mean, standard deviation, 95 % confidence interval and significance of the difference (P) for daily intakes of energy and macronutrients by gender: 180 schoolchildren aged 12 years, Benghazi, Libya, 2007
| Boys (n 92) | Girls (n 88) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Median | 95 % CI | Mean | sd | Median | 95 % CI | P | |
| Energy intake (kJ/d) | 7054 | 1644 | 6866 | 6715, 7393 | 6958 | 1435 | 6757 | 6653, 7259 | 0·466 |
| Energy intake (kcal/d) | 1686 | 393 | 1641 | 1605, 1767 | 1663 | 343 | 1615 | 1590, 1735 | 0·465 |
| Protein (g/d) | 65·8 | 17·7 | 63·3 | 62·0, 69·4 | 64·9 | 16·2 | 63·1 | 61·4, 68·3 | 0·789 |
| Fat (g/d) | 59·1 | 19·1 | 56·2 | 55·1, 63·0 | 57·3 | 15·4 | 56·3 | 54·0, 60·5 | 0·877 |
| Carbohydrate (g/d) | 237·7 | 51·5 | 231·0 | 227·0, 248·3 | 236·7 | 50·7 | 227·0 | 225·9, 247·0 | 0·899 |
| Total sugars (g/d) | 89·7 | 30·5 | 87·8 | 83·3, 95·9 | 90·7 | 33·4 | 87·5 | 83·6, 97·7 | 0·824 |
| Free sugars (g/d) | 54·3 | 24·3 | 49·5 | 45·3, 59·3 | 57·5 | 26·9 | 52·5 | 51·7, 63·1 | 0·465 |
| IMS (g/d) | 35·3 | 19·3 | 30·5 | 31·3, 29·7 | 33·3 | 16·7 | 31·5 | 29·7, 36·7 | 0·468 |
| Total intake of acidic items (g/d) | 244·0 | 197·8 | 203·7 | 203·0, 285·0 | 249·0 | 177·9 | 202·0 | 211·0, 286·0 | 0·015 |
| Acidic drinks (g/d) | 188·6 | 175·0 | 133·3 | 152·0, 224·0 | 187·0 | 153·7 | 176·7 | 154·0, 219·0 | 0·456 |
| All confectionery (g/d) | 13·2 | 10·2 | 8·1 | 7·6, 17·7 | 17·5 | 10·0 | 17·1 | 12·2, 22·6 | 0·389 |
| Total intake of acidic items with meals (g/d) | 119·3 | 118·0 | 77·8 | 94·9, 143·8 | 122·3 | 107·0 | 110·0 | 99·6, 145·0 | 0·288 |
| Total intake of acidic items as snacks (g/d) | 125·1 | 134·0 | 78·2 | 97·3, 152·9 | 126·5 | 129·0 | 84·7 | 99·0, 153·9 | 0·300 |
IMS, intrinsic and milk sugars.