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. 2023 Feb 7;20:12. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01420-6

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the included sample

All participants (n = 815) Girls (n = 463) Boys (n = 352)
Sex, % female 56.5
Acorn SES, % High 62.3 62.9 61.7
Medium 23.6 24.4 22.4
Low 14.1 12.7 15.9
Age at dietary sub-study, years, mean (SD) 15.0 (0.3) 15.0 (0.3) 15.0 (0.3)
BMI z-score (SD) 1.04 (0.17) 1.05 (0.17) 1.03 (0.17)
Mean daily sleep duration, hrs, mean (SD) 7.88 (1.10) 8.06 (1.13) 7.66 (1.00)***
Mean timing of sleep midpoint, hrs:mins, mean (SD) 03:49 (1:02) 03:53 (1:03) 03:44 (1:01)*
Reported energy intake, kcals, mean (SD) 1796 (614) 1649 (552) 1988 (638)***
Energy density of food, kcal/g, mean (SD) 2.12 (0.48) 2.09 (0.48) 2.16 (0.47)*
Fruit and vegetables (energy adjusted to 1800 kcals/d), grams, median (IQR) 137.3 (130.4) 147.8 (132.0) 123.6 (127.1)**
PAEE, kJ/kg/day (SD) 76.3 (27.1) 69.1 (24.7) 85.6 (27.3)***

Test of statistically significant differences between male/female sample: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001