Table 4.
Dietary intake differences based on age.
| Dietary Intake | Dietary Intake at Childcare | Dietary Intake during a Whole Day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Year-Olds Mean (SD) N = 313 |
2-year-olds a Mean (SD) N = 330 |
3-Year-Olds Mean (SD) N = 274 |
Significance b | 1-Year-Olds Mean (SD) N = 313 |
2-Year-Olds a Mean (SD) N = 330 |
3-Year-Olds Mean (SD) N = 274 |
Significance b | |
| Energy (kcal) | 570.7 (150.1) | 662.3 (158.2) | 726.8 (170.9) | *** | 1165.9 (209.1) | 1305.9 (210.1) | 1400.4 (231.7) | *** |
| Carbohydrates (en%) | 62.5 (7.1) | 63.0(5.8) | 62.3 (6.3) | 55.7 (5.5) | 56.0 (5.1) | 55.8 (4.8) | ||
| Proteins (en%) | 12.1 (2.8) | 11.8 (2.1) | 12.0 (2.3) | 14.5 (2.4) | 14.1 (1.9) | 14.2 (2.1) | ||
| Fat | ||||||||
| Total (en%) | 25.4 (5.8) | 25.2 (5.2) | 25.6 (5.3) | 29.8 (5.1) | 29.9 (4.7) | 30.0 (4.4) | ||
| Saturated (en%) | 9.6 (2.4) | 9.4 (2.1) | 9.5 (2.1) | 10.7 (1.9) | 10.6 (1.7) | 10.6 (1.6) | ||
| Unsaturated (en%) | 13.3 (4.0) | 13.3 (3.8) | 13.5 (3.7) | 16.5 (3.9) | 16.5 (3.5) | 16.7 (3.5) | ||
| Dietary fibre (g) | 6.1 (1.7) | 6.6 (1.9) | 7.2 (1.8) | *** | 12.3 (2.6) | 12.3 (2.6) | 13.0 (2.7) | * c |
| Fruit (g) | 99.8 (45.8) | 98.4 (49.5) | 98.9 (45.0) | 122.6 (62.3) | 124.3 (63.4) | 127.8 (63.1) | ||
| Vegetables (g) | 13.5 (23.7) | 9.8 (20.5) | 9.8 (20.7) | 68.5 (36.3) | 61.9 (36.1) | 64.6 (38.2) | ||
| Sweet snacks d (g) | 8.8 (8.3) | 9.9 (8.6) | 12.1 (11.4) | * e | 11.3 (10.6) | 13.6 (12.2) | 16.0 (13.5) | * c |
| Savoury snacks f (g) | 0.1 (1.3) | 0.2 (1.5) | 0.5 (1.9) | 0.3 (1.9) | 1.1 (5.8) | 0.9 (3.5) | * c | |
Notes: en% = energy percent, g = grams, mL = millilitres; a Reference category; b Adjusted significance from multivariate multi-level regression analyses, adjusted for gender, childcare attendance and socioeconomic status score of the childcare centre; c Only significant for the 1-year-olds; d Including sweets, chocolate, cookies and pastry; e Only significant for the 3-year-olds; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; f Including salty snacks and fried snacks.