Table 2.
Dietary information and physical activity level (PAL) (mean and SD) by sex and body weight level
| Boys |
Girls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| normal weight (n = 138) | overweight (n = 43) | p valuea | normal weight (n = 152) | overweight (n = 65) | p valuea | |
| Energy, MJ | 9.6 ± 2.5 | 10.0 ± 3.0 | 0.21 | 9.0 ± 2.1 | 8.1 ± 2.1 | 0.01 |
| Fiber, g | 20.6 ± 8.0 | 21.2 ± 7.7 | 0.40 | 18.1 ± 7.6 | 16.4 ± 7.1 | 0.11 |
| Energy density, kJ/g | 4.6 ± 1.0 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 0.37 | 4.6 ± 1.0 | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 0.03 |
| Volume, l | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 0.16 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.60 |
| Carbohydrate, E% | 51.5 ± 6.4 | 51.0 ± 7.3 | 0.37 | 50.0 ± 7.0 | 50.9 ± 6.9 | 0.23 |
| Protein, E% | 12.2 ± 2.5 | 13.1 ± 2.3 | 0.08 | 12.5 ± 2.7 | 12.2 ± 2.5 | 0.54 |
| Fat, E% | 31.5 ± 6.6 | 30.6 ± 8.2 | 0.84 | 32.7 ± 6.9 | 32.0 ± 6.8 | 0.25 |
| Energy expenditure, MJ | 8.0 ± 1.9 | 8.1 ± 1.4 | 0.80 | 9.3 ± 1.5 | 9.8 ± 1.6 | 0.10 |
| PAL | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.10 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 0.57 |
| Reporting bias ratio* | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.01 |
a
p value for trend based on mean value in each stratum.
*
Reporting bias ratio = energy intake / energy expenditure.