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Table 2 Mean (SD) and median (IQR) sugars and nutrient intakes

From: Impact of a health marketing campaign on sugars intake by children aged 5–11 years and parental views on reducing children’s consumption

Nutrient

Short term

Long term

Baseline

[n = 590]

Peak campaign

[n = 553]

Immediately post campaign

[n = 497]

10-month post campaign

[n = 371]

12-month post campaign

[n = 380]

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

% Energy from Total sugars

27.2 (8.5)

26.9 (15.6, 38.2)

25.2 (8.2)

24.7 (13.8, 35.6)

25.1 (8.5)

23.8 (13.7, 23.8)

24.2 (8.1)

23.7 (14.3, 33.1)

25.4 (7.9)

24.7 (14.0, 35.4)

Total sugars (g/day)

100.9 (46.4)

92.5 (34.4, 150.6)

93.9 (44.1)

87.1 (35.5, 138.7)

95.2 (41.5)

88.2 (39.1, 137.3)

95.9 (44.6)

90.5 (35.7, 145.3)

102.0 (46.0)

94.6 (38.9, 150.3)

% Energy from Free Sugars

16.1 (7.8)

15.2 (4.6, 25.8)

14.8 (7.8)

14.0 (3.2, 24.8)

15.1 (7.7)

14.0 (4.2, 23.8)

14.9 (7.5)

14.1 (5.0, 23.2)

16.3 (8.0)

15.3 (4.4, 26.2)

Free Sugars (g/day)

61.4 (38.9)

53.1 (7.0, 99.2)

56.5 (36.4)

50.3 (4.2, 96.4)

58.4 (35.3)

50.7 (7.4, 94.0)

60.5 (38.0)

54.5 (7.3, 101.7)

66.7 (40.4)

59.1 (4.8, 113.4)

% Energy from Fat

30.1 (6.5)

29.8 (21.4, 38.2)

31.4 (6.0)

31.5 (23.2, 39.8)

31.4 (6.2)

31.8 (23.6, 40)

32.3 (5.9)

32.2 (23.9, 40.5)

32.6 (6.1)

32.7 (24.5, 40.9)

Total fat (g/day)

52.1 (22.2)

48.4 (21.8, 75.0)

54.6 (21.2)

51.3 (25.1, 77.5)

56.3 (20.8)

52.7 (26.5, 78.9)

59.6 (23.3)

55.1 (23.5, 86.7)

61.6 (25.2)

57.1 (25.8, 88.4)

Energy (kJ/day)

6253.6 (1924.0)

6060.8 (3611.5, 8510.1)

6316.4 (1895.8)

6117.1 (3797.8, 8436.4)

6484.2 (1756.7)

6325.1 (4066.6, 8583.6)

6704.5 (2100.4)

6497.7 (3750.7, 9244.7)

6826.0 (2119.0)

6614.4 (4100.4, 9128.4)

  1. Free Sugars were assessed as non-milk extrinsic sugars using method used in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey [23]