Table 6.

Daily macronutrients and energy intake among UOS students (n = 122) by gender.

	Males (n = 56) mean ± SD	Females (n = 66) mean ± SD	p-Value
Energy
Kcal/day	1970.7 ± 684.6	1741.4 ± 644.9	0.059
Proteins
g/day	92.1 ± 41.0	72.1 ± 43.5	0.011
% energy	18.9 ± 7.6	16.6 ± 6.8	0.081
Carbohydrates
g/day	212.2 ± 85.3	211.3 ± 78.0	0.955
% energy	43.7 ± 13.8	49.6 ± 10.3	0.007
Total fat
g/day	86.5 ± 45.4	68.0 ± 35.8	0.013
% energy	37.5 ± 11.6	33.8 ± 9.1	0.052
Saturated fatty acid
g/day	36.1 ± 29.7	25.7 ± 13.8	0.012
% energy	16.4 ± 14.7	13.1 ± 5.2	0.096
Monounsaturated fatty acids
g/day	30.9 ± 18.2	21.5 ± 13.3	0.001
% energy	14.0 ± 6.5	10.7 ± 4.7	0.004
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6)
g/day	15.3 ± 10.0	10.5 ± 8.1	0.004
% energy	6.8 ± 3.5	5.2 ± 3.0	0.007
Trans fat
g/day	2.6 ± 1.6	1.9 ± 1.4	0.024
% energy	1.1 ± 0.6	1.0 ± 0.5	0.113
Cholesterol (mg/day)	397.4 ± 243.1	210.2 ± 119.3	<0.001
Sodium (mg/day)	3677.4 ± 1209.6	3464.1 ± 1192.3	0.330
Potassium (mg/day)	1560.7 ± 350.4	1559.3 ± 463.0	0.985