Table A1.
Energy, macronutrient and fibre intake by age group and sex.
| Energy (kcal/Day) Mean (±SD) |
Proteins (g/Day) Mean (±SD) |
Lipids (g/Day) Mean (±SD) |
Carbohydrates (g/Day) Mean (±SD) |
Total Fibre (g/Day) Mean (±SD) |
Total Fibre (g/1000 kcal) Mean (±SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | ||||||
| 3 years, n = 253 | 1264 (1086, 1437) | 48.82 (39.62, 56.45) | 48.02 (39.36, 57.40) | 154.19 (129.74, 183.76) | 8.36 (6.04, 11.26) | 6.83 (5.19, 8.41) |
| 4 years, n = 253 | 1340 (1183, 1513) | 49.28 (41.15, 58.24) | 51.86 (43.20, 63.20) | 165.34 (143.97, 190.78) | 9.23 (7.08, 11.11) | 6.71 (5.33, 8.20) |
| 5 years, n = 217 | 1436 (1253, 1622) | 52.58 (45.62, 61.71) | 54.63 (44.61, 65.60) | 180.19 (150.28, 208.32) | 9.58 (7.48, 11.46) | 6.72 (5.36, 7.97) |
| 6 years, n = 227 | 1476 (1322, 1680) | 55.31 (47.28, 63.72) | 56.71 (48.88, 66.77) | 186.89 (162.88, 212.34) | 10.50 (8.56, 12.99) | 6.92 (5.83, 8.48) |
| 8 years, n = 193 | 1690 (1464, 1850) | 62.50 (52.87, 73.80) | 68.81 (56.48, 79.93) | 201.43 (172.33, 229.58) | 11.95 (9.88, 14.51) | 7.33 (6.07, 8.58) |
| Girls | ||||||
| 3 years, n = 281 | 1172 (1028, 1341) Φ | 44.71 (37.64, 52.32) ‡ | 45.89 (37.19, 53.65) ‡ | 144.72 (125.29, 168.39) ‡ | 7.67 (6.02, 9.98) | 6.66 (5.22, 8.13) |
| 4 years, n = 251 | 1262 (1138, 1405) ‡ | 47.54 (40.94, 56.31) | 50.00 (41.66, 57.80) * | 156.66 (137.69, 178.85) ‡ | 8.82 (7.01, 10.92) | 6.89 (5.44, 8.45) |
| 5 years, n = 230 | 1378 (1202, 1536) ‡ | 49.73 (41.11, 58.74) * | 53.60 (43.96, 61.65) | 170.42 (141.46, 194.76) ‡ | 9.48 (7.38, 12.01) | 7.13 (5.96, 8.48) |
| 6 years, n = 242 | 1465 (1270, 1615) | 54.36 (45.64, 61.35) | 56.39 (47.22, 66.33) | 179.88 (153.72, 203.71) * | 10.50 (8.12, 12.76) | 7.38 (5.75, 8.42) |
| 8 years, n = 207 | 1532 (1360, 1689) Φ | 56.36 (48.54, 64.86) Φ | 59.23 (51.10, 72.61) Φ | 182.05 (156.95, 210.66) Φ | 11.04 (9.17, 13.66) * | 7.19 (6.18, 9.16) |
* p < 0.05, ǂ p < 0.01, Φ p < 0.001, p-value for Student’s t-test for comparison boys vs. girls.