Associations of body mass index and waist circumference with: energy intake and percentage energy from macronutrients, in a cohort of australian children

Table 1 Subject characteristics, energy intake and percentage macronutrient intake in plausible energy reporters (n = 1352)

	n	Age (years)	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI z-score	WC (cm)	Energy Intake (kj/day)	Fat	Carbohydrate	Protein
Year 1
Male	59	6.2 ± 0.36	119.8 ± 5.9	24.1 ± 5.6	0.7 ± 1.1	58.4 ± 7.0	¹6954 ± 9291	31.5 ± 5.7	52.6 ± 6.5	15.9 ± 3.3
Female	68	6.1 ± 0.38	116.9 ± 4.7	21.9 ± 3.4	0.3 ± 0.8	55.8 ± 4.6	6197 ± 643	32.3 ± 5.8	51.6 ± 7.0	16.1 ± 3.4
Year 5
Male	333	10.2 ± 0.4	141.0 ± 6.5	36.1 ± 7.7	0.3 ± 1.0	65.5 ± 8.8	¹8289 ± 14681	32.9 ± 5.8	50.6 ± 7.5	16.4 ± 4.4
Female	424	10.1 ± 0.4	141.5 ± 6.6	37.5 ± 8.6	0.4 ± 1.0	66.8 ± 9.5	7455 ± 1204	33.0 ± 6.4	50.5 ± 7.9	16.5 ± 4.4
Year 10
Male	181	15.2 ± 0.4	172.5 ± 8.7	63.3 ± 11.7	0.2 ± 1.0	76.5 ± 7.6	¹11165 ± 22111	32.9 ± 7.0	49.7 ± 8.8	17.3 ± 4.8
Female	287	15.2 ± 0.4	163.8 ± 5.7	56.5 ± 9.5	0.1 ± 0.9	74.6 ± 7.4	8446 ± 1485	33.0 ± 7.7	49.8 ± 8.9	16.9 ± 4.9

Values are means ± standard deviation. WC; waist circumference. Fat, Carbohydrate and Protein are expressed as % of energy intake.
¹Significantly different to female

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