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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Pediatr Obes. 2008;3(3):168–176. doi: 10.1080/17477160801915935

Table III.

Nutrient intakes by television viewing at age 3 years. Data from 1 203 Mother-Child pairs participating in Project Viva.

Television/Video viewing at age 3 years (hrs/day)
Nutrients 0−½ hr/day
(N = 252)
>½–<2 hrs/day
(N = 295)
2 hrs/day
(N = 537)
> 2 hrs/day
(N = 119)
Mean (standard deviation) P for trend
Total energy intake (kcal/day) 1574 (447) 1658 (495) 1695 (498) 1720 (537) 0.001
Total energy intake (kJ/kg body weight) 442 (133) 465 (154) 462 (157) 455 (154) 0.285
% energy intake from total fat 29.0 (5.1) 30.1 (4.9) 30.2 (4.9) 31.1 (5.2) 0.0001
% energy intake from trans fat 1.04 (0.33) 1.13 (0.32) 1.18 (0.34) 1.26 (0.40) <0.0001
% energy intake from saturated fat 12.2 (2.8) 12.8 (3.0) 12.7 (2.8) 12.7 (2.9) 0.07
% energy intake from polyunsaturated fat 6.16 (1.52) 6.15 (1.45) 6.27 (1.34) 6.72 (1.41) 0.002
% energy intake from carbohydrates 56.7 (6.2) 55.8 (5.8) 55.9 (6.1) 54.9 (6.4) 0.02
% energy intake from protein 16.3 (2.2) 16.0 (2.1) 15.8 (2.3) 15.7 (2.3) 0.001
Dietary fiber (g/day) 14.9 (3.9) 14.0 (3.4) 13.6 (3.4) 13.0 (4.0) <0.0001
Calcium (mg/day) 1015 (282) 989 (273) 963 (260) 869 (277) <0.0001