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Table 4.

Total energy and macronutrient intakes at 18 months by BMI trajectory group and sex.

		Boys BMI trajectory group								Girls BMI trajectory group
		Normal( n = 98)		Early and persistent( n = 16)		Late BMI increase( n = 41)		P-value		Normal( n = 92)		Early and persistent ( n = 18)		Late BMI increase( n = 33)		P-value
Variable	Unit	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Unadjusted ¹	Adjusted ²	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Unadjusted ¹	Adjusted ²
Total energy	MJ	4.35	0.83	4.32	1.15	4.68	1.14	0.16		4.25	0.93	4.41	0.96	4.13	1.32	0.66
Protein	100 g of protein	0.40	0.11	0.42	0.11	0.43	0.12	0.27	0.27	0.39	0.11	0.40	0.09	0.38	0.13	0.82	0.87
Percentage of total energy from protein	%	15.46	2.65	16.78	2.99	15.52	2.51	0.18		15.50	3.02	15.57	2.44	15.84	2.51	0.84
Fat	100 g of fat	0.43	0.12	0.44	0.13	0.45	0.15	0.77	0.15	0.41	0.11	0.43	0.10	0.42	0.14	0.91	0.58
Percentage of total energy from fat	%	36.47	5.76	37.32	4.58	34.91	5.07	0.21		35.88	5.82	35.86	5.64	37.48	5.45	0.37
Carbohydrates	100 g of carbohydrates	1.26	0.27	1.22	0.37	1.40	0.33	0.04	0.19	1.26	0.35	1.30	0.37	1.19	0.44	0.51	0.69
Percentage of total energy from Carbohydrates	%	49.72	7.51	47.65	6.30	51.26	6.55	0.21		50.30	7.77	50.22	7.33	48.49	6.81	0.49

¹ From analysis of variance; ² Adjusted for total energy intake by analysis of covariance.