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Table 1 Energy and nutrient intake of students outside of examination periods (baseline) compared to UK Dietary Reference Values1

From: The influence of academic examinations on energy and nutrient intake in male university students

 

Median intake (Range)

DRV

Difference from DRV

P value

Total energy (MJ/d)

10.7 (5.9 – 13.5)

11.61

- 0.89

0.021

Protein (g/d)

93.9 (49.7 – 177.2)

55.5

+38.4

0.000

Total fat (% total energy)

36.1 (22.6 – 46.9)

33

+3.1

0.279

Saturated fat (% total energy)

11.4 (5.5 – 19.8)

10

+1.4

0.117

Carbohydrate (% total energy)

45.7 (32.9 – 53.1)

50

- 4.3

0.001

NMES (% total energy)

19.0 (9.1 – 54.9)

10

+9.0

0.000

Alcohol (% total energy)

2.7 (0.0 – 27.9)

5

- 2.3

0.910

NSP (g/d)

13.5 (3.7 – 21.6)

18

- 4.5

0.002

Calcium (mg/d)

861 (389 – 1380)

700

+161

0.033

Sodium (mg/d)

3115 (1494 – 4921)

2500

+613

0.006

  1. NMES non-milk extrinsic sugars, NSP non-starch polysaccharide
  2. 1The Estimated Average Requirement value has been used for energy. Reference Nutrient Intake values have been used for protein and calcium. Population average intakes have been used for fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, NMES, NSP and alcohol