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Table 2 Mean energy intake, nutrient intakes and the percentage of energy from macronutrients by gender in preschool children

From: Energy and macronutrient intakes in preschool children in urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nutrients

Total (n = 670)

Boys (n = 333)

Girls (n = 337)

p-value1

 

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

 

Energy (kcal) Protein

1602.0

1571.0, 1635.0

1647.0

1598.0, 1695.0

1560.0

1526.0, 1593.0

0.0047

Grams

74.0

72.6, 75.2

75.7

73.9, 77.5

72.1

70.4, 73.8

0.0117

% kcal

18.5

18.2, 18.7

18.4

18.1, 18.7

18.5

18.2, 18.7

0.8417

Animal protein

       

Grams

47.9

46.7, 49.0

49.0

47.6, 50.4

46.7

45.3, 48.1

0.0256

% kcal

12.0

11.7, 12.2

12.0

11.6, 12.3

12.0

11.6, 12.3

0.7320

Vegetable protein

       

Grams

25.8

25.1, 26.5

26.5

25.5, 27.4

25.1

24.2, 25.9

0.0180

% kcal

6.4

6.3, 6.5

6.4

6.3, 6.5

6.4

6.3, 6.6

0.6550

Fat

       

Grams

38.4

37.1, 39.6

39.3

37.6, 40.9

37.5

36.3, 38.6

0.0516

% kcal

21.4

20.9, 21.9

21.3

20.8, 21.9

21.4

20.8, 22.0

0.7496

Animal fat

       

Grams

26.4

25.3, 27.5

27.0

25.7, 28.3

25.8

24.7, 26.9

0.0560

% kcal

14.8

14.2, 15.4

14.8

14.2, 15.3

14.8

14.1, 15.5

0.8670

Vegetable fat

       

Grams

11.8

11.3, 12.3

12.1

11.3, 12.8

11.5

10.8, 12.2

0.1830

% kcal

6.5

6.2, 6.7

6.5

6.2, 6.8

6.5

6.2, 6.8

0.8400

Carbohydrate

       

Grams

241.1

235.5, 246.6

248.2

240.2, 256.1

234.0

227.8, 240.3

0.0026

% kcal

60.3

59.7, 60.9

60.3

59.6, 61.1

60.3

59.6, 61.0

0.8850

Free sugar

       

Grams

25.5

24.3, 26.7

26.9

25.7, 28.1

24.2

22.2, 26.2

0.0030

% kcal

6.3

6.0, 6.6

6.4

6.2, 6.7

6.1

5.6, 6.7

0.1029

  1. 1 p-value was calculated from Student's t-test