Table 3.

Differences by gender in the number (proportion) of children meeting the DRI requirements, based on a subset of the sample (children reporting three 24-h recalls)

Dietary intake	Nutrient reference intake				Age group						Total boys (n 84)	Total girls (n 84)	P-value	Total sample (n 168)
	6–8 years		9–12 years		6–8 years (n 91)			9–12 years (n 77)
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys (n 45)	Girls (n 46)	P-value	Boys (n 39)	Girls (n 38)	P-value
Nutrients with EAR
Phosphorus, mg	405		1055		42 (93⋅3)	46 (100)	0⋅117	4 (10⋅3)	2 (5⋅26)	0⋅675	46 (54⋅8)	48 (57⋅1)	0⋅877	94 (56⋅0)
Magnesium, mg	110		200		30 (66⋅7)	40 (87⋅0)	0⋅026	3 (7⋅69)	4 (10⋅5)	0⋅711	33 (39⋅3)	44 (52⋅4)	0⋅121	77 (45⋅8)
Vitamin E, mg	6		9		5 (11⋅1)	7 (15⋅2)	0⋅758	3 (7⋅69)	1 (2⋅63)	0⋅615	8 (9⋅52)	8 (9⋅52)	1⋅000	16 (9⋅52)
Vitamin C, mg	22		39		37 (82⋅2)	41 (89⋅1)	0⋅385	20 (51⋅3)	17 (44⋅7)	0⋅650	57 (67⋅9)	58 (69⋅0)	1⋅000	115 (68⋅5)
Vitamin B12, μg	1		1⋅5		37 (82⋅2)	43 (93⋅5)	0⋅119	27 (69⋅2)	24 (63⋅2)	0⋅635	64 (76⋅2)	67 (79⋅8)	0⋅710	131 (78⋅0)
Nutrients with AI
Vitamin D, μg	5				28 (62⋅2)	20 (43⋅5)	0⋅090	16 (41⋅0)	21 (55⋅3)	0⋅260	44 (52⋅4)	41 (48⋅8)	0⋅758	85 (50⋅6)
Calcium, mg	800		1300		6 (13⋅3)	2 (4⋅35)	0⋅158	0 (0⋅00)	1 (2⋅63)	0⋅494	6 (7⋅14)	3 (3⋅57)	0⋅496	9 (5⋅36)
Sodium, mg	1000		1200		44 (97⋅8)	44 (95⋅7)	1⋅000	38 (97⋅4)	30 (78⋅9)	0⋅014	82 (97⋅6)	74 (88⋅1)	0⋅030	156 (92⋅9)
Potassium, mg	2300		2500	2300	2 (4⋅44)	1 (2⋅17)	0⋅617	0 (0⋅00)	2 (5⋅26)	0⋅497	2 (2⋅40)	3 (3⋅57)	0⋅014	5 (2⋅98)
Fibre, g	25		31	26	1 (2⋅22)	0 (0⋅00)	0⋅495	0 (0⋅00)	1 (2⋅63)	1⋅000	1 (1⋅19)	1 (1⋅19)	1⋅000	2 (1⋅19)

AI, adequate intake; DRI, Dietary Recommended Intake; EAR, estimated average requirement.

Significance was set at α = 0⋅007 based on the Bonferroni correction.