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Table 3 Energy intake and percentage energy from macronutrients based on quartiles of BMI z-score

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

 

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

 

n = 338

n = 338

n = 338

n = 338

BMI z-score

-0.9 ± 0.6

-0.01 ± 0.2

0.63 ± 0.2

1.47 ± 0.5

Total Energy

7837 ± 17421,2

8089 ± 18532

8306 ± 17582

8896 ± 240

FAT (% of energy)

33.6 ± 7.1

32.7 ± 6.7

32.8 ± 5.9

32.7 ± 6.6

CHO (% of energy)

50.0 ± 8.6

50.9 ± 8.1

50.4 ± 7.5

50.4 ± 7.9

PRO (% of energy)

16.5 ± 4.6

16.4 ± 4.3

16.8 ± 4.4

16.8 ± 4.6

  1. Values are means ± standard deviation.
  2. 1 Significantly different to quartile 3
  3. 2 Significantly different to quartile 4
  4. (p < 0.05) ANOVA
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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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