Table 2.

Micronutrient Intake of Male and Female Third-Grade Students

Parameter (M±SD)	Total Sample	Male	Female	P Value for Difference
Energy (kcals)	1437.78±774.75	1617.75±876.49	1290.96±650.38	0.02*
% kcals from carbohydrate	56.13±7.99	56.80±8.69	55.57±7.37	0.37
% kcals from protein	13.09±3.02	12.82±3.23	13.30±2.83	0.36
% kcals from fat	32.63±5.71	32.27±6.30	32.93±5.19	0.50
% kcals from saturated fat	11.32±0.02	10.77±0.02	11.77±0.03	0.02*
% kcals from sweets	18.18±10.30	17.99±11.10	18.34±9.67	0.84
Fiber (g)	11.23±7.48	12.43±8.77	10.25±6.11	0.09
Calcium (mg)	646.70±342.70	651.90±329.52	642.45±355.20	0.87
Iron (mg)	10.05±5.70	11.44±6.63	8.93±4.54	0.01*
Sodium (mg)	2006.31±1117.65	2261.21±1322.86	1798.38±872.32	0.02*
Zinc (mg)	7.65±4.42	8.59±5.06	6.89±3.68	0.03*
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg)	400.06±246.31	406.50±323.41	394.81±258.50	0.78
Vitamin C (mg)	88.13±79.33	86.68±70.43	89.31±86.37	0.85
Vitamin E (mg)	5.26±5.35	5.94±6.12	4.72±4.60	0.18
Cups of vegetables	0.44±0.51	0.43±0.52	0.45±0.51	0.85
Ounces of grains	3.52±2.10	3.87±2.51	3.23±1.67	0.09
Ounces of meats & beans	3.51±2.69	4.04±3.04	3.07±2.29	0.03*
Cups of milk	1.20±0.89	1.11±0.83	1.28±0.93	0.26
Cups of fruit	0.71±0.54	0.73±0.54	0.68±0.54	0.58
Servings of fats, oils, sweets	2.92±0.54	3.17±2.73	1.87±1.25	0.12

^*Significant at p < 0.05. M: mean; SD: standard deviation; RAE: retinol activity equivalents.