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Table 1 Macronutrient intake in the studied children from Piła according to gender

From: Gender differences and typical nutrition concerns of the diets of preschool children – the results of the first stage of an intervention study

Nutrient

Reference values

Girls

(n = 61)

Boys

(n = 61)

All children

(n = 122)

P

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Total protein (g)

body weight dependent

42.7

8.8

46.7

10.3

44.7

9.7

0.022

Total protein (g/kg body weight)

0.84a

2.1

0.4

2.3

0.5

2.2

0.5

0.021

Animal protein (g)

NA

28.0

7.8

31.2

8.8

29.6

8.4

NS

Animal protein (% of total protein)

NA

64.9

6.9

66.0

6.6

65.4

6.7

NS

Plant protein (g)

NA

14.7

3.1

15.5

3.2

15.1

3.2

NS

Plant protein (% of total protein)

NA

35.0

6.9

34.0

6.6

34.5

6.7

NS

Total fat (g)

NA

53.6

13.1

57.0

12.2

55.3

12.7

NS

Saturated fatty acids (g)

NA

22.51

5.71

24.93

5.78

23.72

5.85

0.011

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g)

NA

6.18

1.96

6.28

1.79

6.23

1.87

NS

Monounsaturated fatty acids (g)

NA

21.21

5.93

21.95

5.13

21.58

5.53

NS

Cholesterol (mg)

<300

188

54

198

55

193

54

NS

Total carbohydrates (g)

NA

202.5

36.6

220.4

40.3

211.4

39.3

0.012

Available carbohydrates (g)

130b

192.4

34.7

209.8

38.7

201.1

37.6

0.010

Lactose (g)

NA

14.0

8.5

15.9

7.9

14.9

8.2

0.051

Sucrose (g)

NA

70.5

18.3

82.2

23.1

76.3

21.6

0.002

Starch (g)

NA

88.0

19.1

90.3

21.3

89.1

20.2

NS

Dietary fibre (g)

14c

10.2 (10.5d)

2.7 (0.3e)

10.6 (10.1d)

2.8 (0.4e)

10.4 (10.4d)

2.7 (0.2e)

NS

Total water (g)

1600c

1242 (1227d)

223 (29e)

1281 (1242d)

259 (33e)

1262 (1238d)

241 (22e)

0.048

  1. P significance, NA not available, NS not significant (P > 0.05)
  2. aEAR, bRDA, cAI, dmedian, estandard error