Table 3.

The percentages of the studied children in the reference ranges for macronutrient intake during their stay at preschool

Nutrient	Girls (n = 63)	Boys (n = 65)	All children (n = 128)	P
	%	%	%
Total protein (% of energy)
Below the recommendations	3.2	4.6	3.9	NS
Within the recommendations	96.8	95.4	96.1
Total fat (% of energy)
Below the recommendations	1.6	3.1	2.3	NS
Within the recommendations	36.5	33.8	35.2
Above the recommendations	61.9	63.1	62.5
Saturated fatty acids (% of energy)
Within the recommendations	7.9	6.2	7.0	NS
Above the recommendations	92.1	93.8	93.0
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (% of energy)
Below the recommendations	100.0	100.0	100.0	#
Monounsaturated fatty acids (% of energy)
Below the recommendations	15.9	24.6	20.3	NS
Within the recommendations	84.1	75.4	79.7
Cholesterol (mg)
Within the recommendations	100.0	100.0	100.0	#
Available carbohydrates (% of energy)
Below the recommendations	23.8	41.5	32.8	NS
Within the recommendations	73.0	56.9	64.8
Above the recommendations	3.2	1.5	2.3
Dietary fibre (g)
Below 70 % AI	100.0	100.0	100.0	#
Total water (g)
Below 70 % AI	100.0	100.0	100.0	#

P significance

#P cannot be calculated when percentage is 0.0 or 100.0