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Table 2 The percentages of the studied children from Piła in the reference ranges for macronutrient intake 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

Girls

(n = 61)

Boys

(n = 61)

All children

(n = 122)

P

Percent

Percent

Percent

 

Total protein (g/kg body weight)

 Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Cholesterol (mg)

 Within the recommendations

96.7

96.7

96.7

NS

 Above the recommendations

3.3

3.3

3.3

Dietary fibre (g)

 Below AI

96.7

88.5

92.6

NS

 AI or above

3.3

11.5

7.4

Total water (g)

 Below AI

95.1

88.5

91.8

NS

 AI or above

4.9

11.5

8.2

  1. P significance, NS not significant (P > 0.05)
  2. # – P cannot be calculated when percentage is 0.0