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Published in final edited form as: J Intellect Disabil Res. 2021 Aug 3;65(10):898–911. doi: 10.1111/jir.12871

Table 4.

Energy and macronutrients by group (TD, ID only and ID/ASD)^†

Nutrient	TD (n = 55) Adjusted mean (SE)	ID only (n = 18) Adjusted mean (SE)	ID/ASD (n = 30) Adjusted mean (SE)	P-value Test for trend
%kcal from fat	30.6 (0.9)	30.1 (1.4)	30.4 (1.1)	0.902
%kcal from carbohydrate	54.3 (0.9)	53.8 (1.6)	55.8 (1.2)	0.356
%kcal from protein	15.1 (0.5)	16.1 (0.8)	13.7 (0.7)	0.143
	TD Adjusted geometric mean (SE)	ID only Adjusted geometric mean (SE)	ID/ASD Adjusted geometric mean (SE)	P-value Test for trend
Energy (kcal)	1627.4 (1.0)	1579.3 (1.1)	1489.7 (1.0)	0.131
Protein (g)	60.5 (1.0)	60.4 (1.1)	49.1 (1.1)	0.004
Fibre (g)	14.5 (1.1)	12.3 (1.1)	13.6 (1.1)	0.470
Added sugars (g)	46.6 (1.1)	43.6 (1.2)	32.0 (1.1)	0.013

^†

All analyses adjusted for BMI z-score, parent education (college and no college) and race (White and non-White).

ASD, autism spectrum disorder; BMI, body mass index; ID, intellectual disability; SE, standard error; TD, typically developing.