Table 2.
Nutritional composition of children’s diets: by ethnic group*
(Means or geometric means and 95% confidence intervals)
| White European (n 543; 271 boys) |
South Asian (n 558; 264 boys) |
Black African-Caribbean (n 560; 261 boys) |
Other (n 548; 269 boys) |
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| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Energy (kJ) | 7634 | 7446, 7823 | 8042 | 7842, 8242 | 7665 | 7478, 7853 | 7688 | 7500, 7876 |
| Energy (kcal) | 1814 | 1769, 1859 | 1911 | 1864, 1959 | 1821 | 1776, 1866 | 1827 | 1782, 1871 |
| Fat (g) | 70·8 | 68·5, 73·2 | 76·9 | 74·4, 79·4 | 69·0 | 66·6, 71·3 | 70·4 | 68·0, 72·8 |
| Fat (% energy) | 34·5 | 34·0, 35·1 | 35·6 | 35·0, 36·2 | 33·2 | 32·7, 33·8 | 34·0 | 33·4, 34·5 |
| Saturated fat (g) | 27·2 | 26·2, 28·2 | 27·3 | 26·2, 28·4 | 25·0 | 24·0, 26·0 | 26·5 | 25·5, 27·5 |
| Saturated fat (% energy) | 13·2 | 12·9, 13·5 | 12·7 | 12·3, 13·0 | 12·0 | 11·7, 12·3 | 12·8 | 12·5, 13·1 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g) | 23·6 | 22·7, 24·5 | 25·4 | 24·4, 26·3 | 23·0 | 22·1, 23·9 | 23·5 | 22·6, 24·4 |
| Monounsaturated fat (% energy) | 11·5 | 11·2, 11·7 | 11·7 | 11·4, 12·0 | 11·2 | 10·9, 11·4 | 11·3 | 11·1, 11·6 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 12·8 | 12·1, 13·5 | 15·9 | 15·1, 16·6 | 13·3 | 12·6, 14·0 | 12·7 | 12·0, 13·4 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (% energy) | 6·3 | 6·0, 6·6 | 7·4 | 7·1, 7·7 | 6·4 | 6·1, 6·7 | 6·2 | 5·9, 6·4 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 252·3 | 246·0, 258·7 | 258·5 | 251·7, 265·2 | 256·3 | 250·0, 262·6 | 252·4 | 246·0, 258·7 |
| Carbohydrate (% energy) | 52·1 | 51·5, 52·7 | 50·9 | 50·2, 51·5 | 53·0 | 52·3, 53·6 | 51·9 | 51·3, 52·5 |
| Sugars (g) | 116·1 | 111·9, 120·3 | 101·2 | 96·7, 105·7 | 112·0 | 107·8, 116·2 | 110·8 | 106·6, 115·0 |
| Sugars (% energy) | 23·8 | 23·2, 24·5 | 19·8 | 19·1, 20·5 | 22·9 | 22·3, 23·6 | 22·7 | 22·0, 23·3 |
| Starch, dextrins (g) | 134·2 | 130·2, 138·3 | 154·9 | 150·6, 159·2 | 141·6 | 137·6, 145·6 | 139·4 | 135·3, 143·4 |
| Starch, dextrins (% energy) | 27·8 | 27·2, 28·4 | 30·6 | 30·0, 31·3 | 29·4 | 28·8, 30·0 | 28·7 | 28·1, 29·3 |
| Total NSP (g) | 11·8 | 11·3, 12·2 | 12·8 | 12·3, 13·3 | 11·0 | 10·5, 11·4 | 11·5 | 11·1, 12·0 |
| Protein (g) | 57·3 | 55·5, 59·2 | 65·7 | 63·7, 67·6 | 60·2 | 58·4, 62·1 | 61·9 | 60·0, 63·7 |
| Protein (% energy) | 12·7 | 12·4, 13·0 | 13·6 | 13·3, 14·0 | 13·3 | 13·0, 13·6 | 13·6 | 13·3, 13·9 |
| Vitamin B12 (μg)† | 2·8 | 2·6, 3·0 | 2·9 | 2·7, 3·1 | 3·0 | 2·8, 3·3 | 3·1 | 2·9, 3·3 |
| Folate (μg)† | 204 | 196, 212 | 196 | 187, 204 | 200 | 192, 208 | 197 | 189, 205 |
| Vitamin C (mg)† | 85·1 | 78·9, 91·8 | 73·9 | 68·1, 80·1 | 85·9 | 79·6, 92·6 | 80·2 | 74·3, 86·5 |
| Vitamin D (μg)† | 1·9 | 1·8, 2·1 | 1·4 | 1·2, 1·5 | 1·7 | 1·6, 1·8 | 1·6 | 1·5, 1·7 |
| Ca (mg)† | 742 | 712, 773 | 699 | 669, 731 | 693 | 665, 722 | 725 | 695, 755 |
| Fe (mg)† | 8·7 | 8·4, 9·0 | 9·4 | 9·0, 9·7 | 8·6 | 8·3, 8·9 | 8·7 | 8·4, 9·0 |
| Haem Fe (mg)† | 0·15 | 0·13, 0·19 | 0·12 | 0·10, 0·15 | 0·20 | 0·17, 0·25 | 0·19 | 0·16, 0·23 |
*
Means adjusted for age in quartiles, sex, day of week, month, interviewer and school (random effect).
†
Geometric mean.