. 2011 Jun 5;10:62. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-10-62

Table 2.

Distribution of Mean Energy, Macronutrient Densities, P: S Ratio, Mean sugar and Dietary fiber by levels of Total Fat dense diets in Bahraini Girls (n = 240) and Boys (n = 256)

	Total Fat Dense Diets (%kcal)

Nutrient variables	< 30%	30-37%	≥ 38%	Total	¹ P-value

	Mean	Mean	Mean	Mean

	n = 42	n = 166	n = 32	n = 240
Girls

Energy (Kcal)	1645.605	1794.366	1932.672	1786.774	0.032 ^a

%Kcals from Proteins.	15.068	15.15	15.788	15.221	0.589

%Kcals from Carbohydrates	58.502	51.978	44.348	52.102	0.000 ^b

%Kcals from Fats	27.594	33.815	40.428	33.608	0.000^b

%kcals from Sat	8.764	10.975	12.583	10.802	0.000^b

%kcals from Monosaturated fat	7.464	9.301	11.374	9.256	0.000^b

%kcals from Polyunsaturated fat	4.878	6.183	7.996	6.196	0.000^b

Cholesterol (mg)	195.155	245.783	307.002	245.085	0.001^b

Cholesterol, mg/1000 kcal	116.94	136.705	160.123	136.369	0.010 ^a

Sugar, Total (gm)	99.969	89.42	73.222	89.106	0.003^b

Sucrose (gm)	19.578	17.079	16.265	17.408	0.502

Dietary Fiber, total (gm)	14.558	12.246	10.284	12.389	0.009^b

P:S Ratio³	0.586	0.587	0.659	0.596	0.121

Boys

Energy (Kcal)	2008.984	2127.582	2146.195	2097.07	0.426

%Kcals from Proteins.	15.417	15.632	15.87	15.592	0.722

%Kcals from Carbohydrates	58.007	51.714	44.609	52.855	0.000^b

%Kcals from Fats	27.537	33.432	40.236	32.375	0.000^b

%kcals from Sat	8.638	10.08	13.358	9.947	0.000^b

%kcals from Monosaturated fat	7.933	9.528	11.661	9.265	0.000^b

%kcals from Polyunsaturated fat	4.939	5.993	6.301	5.733	0.000^b

Cholesterol (mg)	271.479	287.863	336.387	287.238	0.156

Cholesterol, mg/1000 kcal	136.601	135.939	159.025	137.921	0.194

Sugar, Total (gm)	107.408	101.689	76.853	101.29	0.004^b

Sucrose (gm)	24.52	23.028	21.096	23.279	0.541

Dietary Fiber, total (gm)	15.229	12.762	14.258	13.544	0.005^b

P:S Ratio²	0.615	0.622	0.498	0.611	0.039 ^a

1 Significantly different across categories of total fat dense diets categories a p < 0.05; b p < 0.01 (Kruskal-Wallis test)

2 Polyunsaturated-Saturated Ratio