Table 2.
Characteristics of 120 pre.school children participating in a study that tested the effects of increasing portion size and energy density of a meal on lunch intake
| Boys (n=61)1
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Girls (n=59)
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| Characteristic | n | Mean ± SEM | Range | n | Mean ± SEM | Range |
| Age (y) | 56 | 4.4±0.1 | 3.2–5.8 | 56 | 4.4±0.1 | 3.1–5.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 52 | 18.2±0.5b | 11.7–34.5 | 55 | 17.0 ± 0.4 | 11.9–24.2 |
| Height (cm) | 53 | 106.5±1.0 | 90.4–121.5 | 55 | 103.9±0.9 | 90.5–115.5 |
| Sex-specific BMI-for-age percentile | 51 | 55.6±4.1 | 0.1–99.9 | 54 | 57.9±3.3 | 1.2–94.4 |
| BMI z-score | 51 | 0.17±0.15a | −3.27–2.98 | 54 | 0.22±0.10 | −2.27–1.59 |
| Daily energy requirements (kcal)2 | 52 | 1163±13b | 988–1539 | 55 | 1049±9 | 917–1203 |
| Food responsiveness score3 | 53 | 2.5±0.1 | 1.2–4.2 | 51 | 2.3±0.1 | 1.0–3.6 |
| Enjoyment of food score3 | 53 | 3.6±0.1 | 2.0–5.0 | 51 | 3.6±0.1 | 1.8–5.0 |
| Monitoring score4 | 53 | 4.0±0.1 | 1.7–5.0 | 50 | 4.0±0.1 | 1.7–5.0 |
1
Boys and girls were compared with the use of a t test. Significant difference between boys and girls according to a t test, aP < 0.01, b P < 0.05
2
Daily energy requirements were estimated using equations for children ages 3 through 5 years with light activity levels (28)