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. 2020 Apr 21;23(10):1705–1715. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020000099

Table 3.

Total daily intake, intake at lunch and daily intake provided by lunch (%)

Nutrients/foods Unit Girls (n 1091) Boys (n 911) P Parental education >12 years (n 1208) Parental education ≤12 years (n 794) P
Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd
Energy
 Daily intake* MJ 7·37 2·37 8·85 3·45 <0·001 8·17 3·02 7·84 2·96 0·002
 Intake at lunch MJ 1·72 1·02 2·16 1·34 <0·001 1·91 1·17 1·92 1·23 0·891
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 23 11 24 12 0·022 23 11 24 12 0·080
Vitamin D
 Daily intake* µg/10 MJ 7·6 4·0 8·1 4·1 0·030 7·7 3·4 7·9 4·3 0·237
 Intake at lunch µg/10 MJ 9·1 8·0 10·5 8·7 0·002 9·2 7·2 10·6 9·8 <0·001
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 27 18 30 19 <0·001 27 18 30 20 <0·001
Fe
 Daily intake* mg/10 MJ 10·0 3·4 9·8 2·7 0·172 10·1 3·4 9·6 2·5 0·003
 Intake at lunch mg/10 MJ 10·8 4·8 10·5 5·1 0·364 10·9 5·2 10·3 4·5 0·021
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 24 12 25 13 0·203 24 12 25 13 0·224
Folate
 Daily intake* µg/10 MJ 335 106 324 98 0·028 338 101 316 104 <0·001
 Intake at lunch µg/10 MJ 383 203 366 182 0·205 386 195 360 192 0·171
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 25 13 26 14 0·028 25 13 26 14 0·155
Fibre
 Daily intake* g/10 MJ 23·6 7·8 21·0 6·7 <0·001 23·1 7·5 21·5 7·2 <0·001
 Intake at lunch g/10 MJ 27·6 13·4 23·1 12·5 <0·001 26·5 13·5 24·1 13·3 0·019
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 25 13 25 14 0·973 25 13 25 14 0·389
Saturated fat
 Daily intake* g/10 MJ 36·0 8·4 36·5 8·7 0·138 36·2 8·3 36·3 9·0 0·815
 Intake at lunch g/10 MJ 33·6 14·5 34·6 14·6 0·138 33·9 14·3 34·3 14·9 0·996
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 22 14 24 15 0·061 22 13 24 15 0·029
Vegetables
 Daily intake* g/10 MJ 206 146 175 135 <0·001 204 141 174 140 <0·001
 Intake at lunch g/10 MJ 444 470 345 393 <0·001 415 402 375 747 0·465
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 46 29 44 30 0·110 45 28 47 32 0·044
Fish
 Daily intake* g/10 MJ 32 47 35 54 0·406 32 47 36 54 0·028
 Intake at lunch g/10 MJ 78 134 94 154 0·024 80 140 93 148 0·022
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 57 44 63 43 0·046 57 44 64 43 0·007
Red/processed meat
 Daily intake* g/10 MJ 98 68 116 73 <0·001 102 65 112 78 0·007
 Intake at lunch g/10 MJ 139 141 169 179 <0·001 149 147 158 148 0·875
 Daily intake provided by lunch % 31 29 32 28 0·169 31 28 32 30 0·586
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Mixed-effects linear regression model with daily energy or energy-adjusted nutrient or food intake as dependent variable; sex, grade and parental education as independent fixed effects; school as independent random effect.

Mixed-effects linear regression model with energy or energy-adjusted nutrient or food intake at lunch as dependent effect; sex, grade, parental education and energy-adjusted intake during the rest of the day as independent fixed effects; school as independent random effect.

Mixed-effects linear regression model with percentage of daily intake provided by lunch as dependent effect; sex, grade and parental education as independent fixed effects; school as independent random effect.