Table 3.
Dietary intake overall and by weight status
| Total sample | Normal weight* | Overweight or Obese* (≥85%) | P‐value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 286 | n = 186 | n = 100 | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Macronutrients | |||||||
| Energy (kcal day−1) | 1098.3 | 346.1 | 1105.2 | 344.6 | 1085.5 | 350.2 | 0.65 |
| Energy (kjoul day−1) | 4595.4 | 1448 | 4624.2 | 1441.8 | 4541.9 | 1465.4 | 0.65 |
| Fat (g day−1) | 40.3 | 15.4 | 40.1 | 15.5 | 40.6 | 15.2 | 0.78 |
| Saturated fat (g day−1) | 17.8 | 6.9 | 17.8 | 7.1 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 0.92 |
| Carbohydrate (g day−1) | 146.7 | 52.6 | 148.1 | 53.04 | 144.1 | 52.1 | 0.53 |
| Protein (g day−1) | 39.3 | 14.8 | 40 | 14.8 | 38.1 | 14.6 | 0.29 |
| Dietary fibre (g day−1) | 7.7 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 0.69 |
| As % of total energy | |||||||
| Fat (%) | 32.9 | 6.8 | 32.6 | 7.1 | 33.5 | 6.2 | 0.28 |
| Saturated fat (%) | 14.7 | 3.9 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 0.64 |
| Carbohydrate (%) | 53.4 | 7.9 | 53.6 | 8.4 | 53 | 7 | 0.56 |
| Protein (%) | 14.4 | 3.6 | 14.6 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 3.9 | 0.48 |
| Other nutrients | |||||||
| Vitamin C (mg day−1) | 73 | 61.2 | 71.1 | 62.5 | 76.4 | 58.8 | 0.49 |
| Vitamin D (mcg day−1) | 10.6 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 0.55 |
| Calcium (mg day−1) | 1038.6 | 391.1 | 1058.6 | 398.3 | 1001.5 | 376.4 | 0.24 |
| Iron (mg day−1) | 13 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 10 | 0.41 |
| Beverages † | |||||||
| All milk (cup ‡ ) (combined types) | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.39 |
| Whole, all types | 2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.12 |
| Low fat, all types | 0.29 | 0.94 | 0.23 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.28 |
| Non‐diary, all types | 0.025 | 0.29 | 0.038 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
| Fruit juice (1/2 cup ‡ ) | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.97 |
| Non‐citrus juice | 0.97 | 1.2 | 0.95 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.59 |
| Citrus juice | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Sugar sweetened (cup ‡ ) | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.14 | 0.3 | 0.43 |
| Infant formula (5 oz § ) | 1.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.17 |
*Classification of weight category according to the World Health Organization standards defining above 85% of weight‐for‐length as ‘risk for overweight’. † P‐values by Mann–Whitney U‐test. ‡1 cup = 8 fluid ounce ≈ 237 mL. §5 fluid ounce ≈ 148 mL.