Table 3.
Nutrient intake (3-day average, weekday average, and weekend) overall and by food security statusa
| Dietary Recommendations | Total | Food | Marginal food secure | Low food security | Very low food security | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | secure | ||||||
| 6-8 y | 9-11 y | (N = 50) | (N = 9) | (N = 9) | (N = 18) | (N = 14) | |
| Total energy (kcal) | 1400-1600 | 1600-2200 | |||||
| 3-day averagec2 | 2034.9 | 1766.9 | 2049.2 | 1994.2 | 2250.2 | ||
| (372.8) | (354.5) | (287.0) | (340.7) | (376.6) | |||
| Weekday | 2008.1 | 1757.4 | 2081.7 | 2020.7 | 2105.8 | ||
| (375.8) | (313.9) | (318.0) | (363.4) | (423.0) | |||
| Weekend dayc2 | 2097.5 | 1785.9 | 2023.0 | 1947.0 | 2539.1 | ||
| (717.6) | (761.6) | (687.5) | (611.9) | (700.9) | |||
| Protein (g) | 19 | 34 | |||||
| 3-day averagec1 | 82.9 | 73.3 | 78.4 | 84.8 | 89.5 | ||
| (19.7) | (17.9) | (14.1) | (20.2) | (22.0) | |||
| Weekday | 81.1 | 70.7 | 78.8 | 86.7 | 82.1 | ||
| (19.9) | (18.0) | (11.8) | (21.7) | (21.9) | |||
| Weekend day | 86.4 | 78.6 | 76.5 | 81.6 | 104.1 | ||
| (36.7) | (36.3) | (30.2) | (35.8) | (39.3) | |||
| Dietary fiber (g) | 17-20 | 22-25 | |||||
| 3-day average | 15.2 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 14.1 | ||
| (5.0) | (3.3) | (4.2) | (5.3) | (6.2) | |||
| Weekday | 15.5 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 13.1 | ||
| (5.3) | (5.1) | (5.6) | (5.8) | (4.3) | |||
| Weekend day | 14.6 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 15.6 | 16.1 | ||
| (9.8) | (6.9) | (4.6)b1 | (7.1) | (15.4) | |||
| Calcium (mg) | 1000 | 1300 | |||||
| 3-day average | 993.4 | 820.4 | 1077.5 | 951.6 | 1104.3 (387.6) | ||
| (300.5) | (266.4) | (245.4) | (228.1) | ||||
| Weekday | 1056.3 | 918.2 | 1131.5 | 1095.7 | 1046.2 | ||
| (299.6) | (360.2) | (149.1) | (321.3) | (300.8) | |||
| Weekend day | 898.2 | 624.7 | 999.7 | 733.6 | 1220.6 | ||
| (566.2)b2 | (355.8) | (609.7) | (381.5)b2 | (709.3) | |||
| Vitamin D (mcg) | 15 | 15 | |||||
| 3-day average | 6.9 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 8.4 | ||
| (2.9) | (2.9) | (1.9) | (2.5) | (3.4) | |||
| Weekday | 7.5 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.6 | ||
| (2.7) | (3.1) | (2.6) | (2.2) | (3.0) | |||
| Weekend day | 5.8 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 8.0 | ||
| (4.4)b3 | (3.5)b1 | (2.1) | (4.3)b2 | (5.1) | |||
| Potassium (mg) | 3800 | 4500 | |||||
| 3-day average | 2530.1 | 2499.1 | 2489.6 | 2457.6 | 2669.4 | ||
| (554.4) | (482.4) | (451.5) | (530.4) | (701.4) | |||
| Weekday | 2640.3 | 2649.6 | 2692.4 | 2650.3 | 2588.0 | ||
| (602.8) | (573.2) | (466.5) | (695.9) | (628.9) | |||
| Weekend day | 2332.9 | 2197.9 | 2052.4 | 2152.2 | 2832.3 | ||
| (955.2)b1 | (976.7) | (716.3) | (782.3) | (1164.0) | |||
| Sodium (mg) | < 1900 | < 2200 | |||||
| 3-day average | 3450.7 | 3083.0 | 3165.0 | 3687.8 | 3565.9 | ||
| (913.2) | (750.9) | (330.6) | (1050.7) | (1021.4) | |||
| Weekday | 3372.1 | 3100.0 | 3180.7 | 3698.0 | 3251.0 | ||
| (994.8) | (881.8) | (357.7) | (1227.5) | (981.2) | |||
| Weekend day | 3553.5 | 3049.0 | 3042.9 | 3561.5 | 4195.7 | ||
| (1695.0) | (1074) | (1198.7) | (1934.2) | (1881.8) | |||
| Vitamin C (mg) | 25 | 45 | |||||
| 3-day average | 101.1 | 114.2 | 92.7 | 87.8 | 113.7 | ||
| (52.7) | (64.6) | (55.9) | (36.8) | (59.4) | |||
| Weekday | 110.5 | 124.7 | 105.1 | 93.8 | 122.6 | ||
| (63.8) | (72.2) | (69.2) | (57.4) | (64.2) | |||
| Weekend day | 81.4 | 93.3 | 62.2 | 78.9 | 95.8 | ||
| (70.4)b2 | (98.6) | (56.8) | (52.8) | (82.0) | |||
| Fat (percent of calories) | 25-35 | 25-35 | |||||
| 3-day average | 34.0 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 35.3 | 34.2 | ||
| (4.1) | (4.4) | (3.8) | (4.5) | (3.2) | |||
| Weekday | 32.5 | 30.3 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 32.7 | ||
| (4.2) | (3.2) | (5.3) | (4.4) | (3.7) | |||
| Weekend day | 36.8 | 35.9 | 33.6 | 38.7 | 37.1 | ||
| (7.8)b3 | (10.1) | (4.0) | (9.7) | (4.9)b1 | |||
| Added sugars (percent of calories) | |||||||
| 3-day averagec1 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 18.7 | ||
| (5.5) | (2.8) | (5.3) | (4.5) | (6.0) | |||
| Weekdayc1 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 15.3 | 13.5 | 18.7 | ||
| (6.3) | (4.1) | (5.2) | (6.0) | (7.0) | |||
| Weekend day | 15.5 | 13.5 | 20.0 | 12.1 | 18.3 | ||
| (7.7) | (4.7) | (9.0) | (6.7) | (7.9) | |||
| Saturated fat (percent of calories) | < 10 | < 10 | |||||
| 3-day average | 12.6 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | ||
| (2.0) | (2.0) | (1.4) | (2.2) | (1.9) | |||
| Weekday | 12.3 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.0 | ||
| (2.2) | (1.7) | (2.3) | (2.4) | (2.2) | |||
| Weekend day | 13.2 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 14.2 | ||
| (4.2) | (3.8) | (3.8) | (4.7) | (3.8) | |||
Dietary Recommendations for children from USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, available at http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/consumer/archives/percentDV.htm
a Nutrient intake reported as mean (SD)
b Comparison of weekday and weekend day nutrient intake by level of food security, using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
c Test for trend across ordered groups of food security
Level of statistical significance: 1p < 0.05 2p < 0.01 3p < 0.001