. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Jun;109(6):1012–1021. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.03.007

Table 5.

Energy, carbohydrate, protein and fat intakes of non-overweight and overweight Hispanic children enrolled in the VIVA LA FAMILIA Study.

		Boys		Girls
Nutrient	Dietary Reference Intakes	Non- overweight	Overweight	Non- overweight	Overweight
n		220	274	265	234
		mean ± standard deviation
Energy (kcal/d)^a		2190 ± 769	2180 ± 655	1752 ± 507	1912 ± 636
Carbohydrate (g/d)^b	130^†	294 ± 108	282 ± 87	233 ± 71	252 ± 89
Protein (g/d)^a	19-52^†	75 ± 25	79 ± 27	60 ± 20	66 ± 23
Fat (g/d)^a		82 ± 35	85 ± 33	67 ± 25	74 ± 31
Saturated fatty acids (SFA) (g/d)^c		30 ± 13	30 ± 12	24 ± 10	26 ± 12
Carbohydrate (% energy)^d	45-65%^†	54.1 ± 6.7	52.1 ± 7.7	53.7 ± 6.9	53.0 ± 7.5
Protein (% energy)^a	10-30%^†	13.9 ± 2.9	14.6 ± 2.9	13.8 ± 3.2	14.0 ± 3.5
Fat (% energy)	25-35%^†	33.3 ± 5.5	34.4 ± 6.4	33.8 ± 5.9	34.1 ± 6.1
SFA (% energy)	10%^≡	12.4 ± 2.9	12.4 ± 2.8	12.3 ± 2.7	12.2 ± 2.7
Trans fatty acids (g/d)^c		5.5 ± 3.5	5.4 ± 3.0	4.4 ± 2.6	4.7 ± 3.3
Cholesterol (mg/d)^a		270 ± 170	301 ± 188	224 ± 123	246 ± 155
Total fiber (g/d)^c	25-38^†	16 ± 8	15 ± 7	13 ± 6	13 ± 6
Simple sugars (g/d)^b		161 ± 68	154 ± 57	127 ± 51	139 ± 60
Simple sugars (% energy)		29.6 ± 7.0	29.5 ± 7.2	29.0 ± 7.7	29.3 ± 8.1
Added sugars (g/d)^b		114 ± 63	111 ± 72	83 ± 49	101 ± 61
Added sugar (% energy)	25%^≡	20.8 ± 8.0	20.4 ±11.8	19.0 ± 9.0	21.0 ± 9.3

^†

Range of Recommended Dietary Allowances for 4-18y (29)

^≡

Maximal intake level (29)

Adjusted for family membership and age, significant difference by sex, BMI^e status (P=0.001-0.04)

Adjusted for family membership and age, significant interaction by sex × BMI status (P=0.001-0.04)

Adjusted for family membership and age, significant difference by sex (P=0.001-0.04)

Adjusted for family membership and age, significant for BMI status (P=0.001-0.03)

BMI=body mass index