Table 4. Mean and Standard deviation of discretionary calorie intake among the study population.
| Total (8-12 y) | Children | Total (13-19 y) | Adolescents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | p-value | Boys | Girls | p-value | |||
| Discretionary calories | ||||||||
| Added sugars (g) | 56.5 ± 31.7 | 59.68 ± 36.39 | 53.22 ± 25.76 | 0.133 | 56.55 ± 28.58 | 60.87 ± 28.88 | 53.28 ± 27.97 | 0.015 |
| % From the total EI | 12.95 ± 6.06 | 12.52 ± 6.01 | 13.39 ± 6.1 | 0.286 | 12.31 ± 5.58 | 11.83 ± 5.38 | 12.68 ± 5.72 | 0.166 |
| Added fats (g) | 36.06 ± 18.21 | 39.33 ± 18.87 | 32.7 ± 16.95 | 0.007 | 34.66 ± 20.15 | 38.92 ± 22.3 | 31.42 ± 17.73 | 0.001 |
| % From the total EI | 17.7 ± 6.26 | 17.89 ± 6.09 | 17.51 ± 6.45 | 0.654 | 16.31 ± 7.3 | 16.08 ± 7.12 | 16.49 ± 7.44 | 0.612 |
| Total Discretionary calorie intake | ||||||||
| % From the total EI | 30.65 ± 7.99 | 30.41 ± 7.99 | 30.9 ± 8.04 | 0.648 | 28.63 ± 9.01 | 27.92 ± 8.86 | 29.16 ± 9.1 | 0.205 |
*
p-value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant (2-tailed). EI: energy intake.