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Table 2 Intake of energy and macronutrients by children, cases and controls

From: Food habits, physical activities and sedentary lifestyles of eutrophic and obese school children: a case–control study

Daily nutrient intake

All

Obese

Normal-weight

p-valuea

(n = 402)

(n = 202)

(n = 200)

Median (25p, 75p)

Median (25p, 75p)

Median (25p, 75p)

Energy, (kcal/d)

2036 (1557, 2779)

1912 (1455, 2593)

2181 (1659, 2986)

0.002

% adequacy

109.2 (81.7, 144.1)

98.0 (75.0, 138.4)

114.5 (92.3, 151.9)

<0.001

Protein, (g/d)

73 (58, 100)

69 (55, 93)

77 (61, 110)

0.006

% kcal/d

14.5 (13.2, 16.1)

14.5 (13.3, 16.2)

14.6 (13.1, 15.9)

0.59

Carbohydrates, (g/d)

256 (183, 345)

243 (177, 322)

276 (192, 386)

0.003

% kcal/d

49.4 (45.1, 53.7)

49.5 (45.9, 54)

49.1 (44.9, 53.7)

0.85

Total lipids, (g/d)

83 (62, 118)

79 (60, 106)

90 (67, 128)

0.003

% kcal/d

37.3 (33.4, 40.8)

37.0 (33.4, 40.6)

37.6 (33.3, 41)

0.63

Saturated fats, (g/d)

30 (22, 42)

28 (21, 39)

32 (23, 45)

0.002

% kcal/d (totals)

13.3 (11.9, 14.7)

13.2 (11.8, 14.7)

13.5 (12, 14.8)

0.37

Polyunsaturated fats, (g/d)

15 (10, 21)

14 (9, 19)

16 (11, 24)

0.01

% kcal/d (totals)

6.3 (5.3, 7.6)

6.3 (5.4, 7.5)

6.3 (5.3, 7.8)

0.94

Total cholesterol, (mg/d)

264 (189, 355)

251 (175, 332)

282 (200, 376)

0.007

Fiber, (g/d)

15 (11, 21)

14 (10, 18)

16 (11, 22)

0.006

% adequacy

74.3 (52.3, 99.7)

69.3 (49.3, 92.5)

77.7 (58.5, 108.5)

0.003

  1. aMann-Whitney’s U test. p, percentile.