Table 3. Physical characteristics of the subjects and information regarding their food intake*1.
| Parameter | Group |
p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intake (n=81) | Non-intake (n=20) | ||||||
| Age (years) | 19.7 | ± | 1.0 | 19.6 | ± | 1.0 | 0.853 |
| Body weight (kg) | 54.6 | ± | 8.0 | 55.9 | ± | 6.9 | 0.389 |
| Body height (cm) | 157.1 | ± | 5.5 | 160.3 | ± | 5.6 | 0.036 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 | ± | 3.0 | 21.8 | ± | 2.5 | 0.865 |
| Energy (kcal/day) | 1,480 | ± | 624 | 1,230 | ± | 401 | 0.095 |
| Protein (g/day/1,000 kcal) | 35.8 | ± | 7.1 | 33.9 | ± | 4.7 | 0.265 |
| Fat (g/day/1,000 kcal) | 29.9 | ± | 7.5 | 28.8 | ± | 8.1 | 0.960 |
| Carbohydrates (g/day/1,000 kcal) | 60.5 | ± | 28 | 62.0 | ± | 27.3 | 0.833 |
Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (unpaired t-test).
*1No significant differences were observed in the estimates of energy-adjusted intakes of 42 selected nutrients (based on the nutrient density method) between the intake and non-intake groups. BMI: body mass index.