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Table 3 Change in nutrient intakes by cluster membership; median values and 95 % confidence intervals in parentheses

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

Nutrient

Cluster D

Cluster S

Cluster I

P value

Energy decrease (n = 5)

Similar energy intake (n = 13)

Energy increase (n = 2)

Energy (MJ/d)

−2.59 (−6.38,-2.01)

+0.22 (−5.53.,2.25)

+6.00 (5.85, 6.15)

n/a*

Protein (g/d)

−28.0 (−58.4, 2.9)

−3.8 (−16.3,20.4)

+12.6 (5.1, 20.0)

0.034

Fat (g/d)

−22.2 (−31.1,22.3)

+13.5 (−31.9,33.0)

+53.4 (39.2,67.6)

0.059

Saturated fat (g/d)

−4.6 (−10.8,3.5)

+12.2 (−16.3,24.6)

+29.9 (25.2, 34.6)

0.066

Carbohydrate (g/d)

−33.0 (−209.4,48.1)

+11.6 (−35.2,55.5)

+207.7 (138.1, 277.3)

0.012

NMES (g/d)

−26.7 (−91.2,73.8)

3.4 (−34.0,12.4)

+166.8 (141.5, 192.2)

0.054

Alcohol (g/d)

−18.7 (−105.6,27.4)

4.7 (−19.6,15.0)

+17.7 (−1.1, 36.6)

0.426

NSP (g/d)

−1.6 (−12.9,6.0)

−1.2 (−4.8, 1.9)

−0.350 (−1.4,0.70)

0.784

Calcium (mg/day)

−172 (−821,-48)

144 (−200,231)

147 (80,215)

0.019

Sodium (mg/d)

−758 (−2510,626)

26 (−470,1418)

1134 (317, 1951)

0.031

  1. NMES non-milk extrinsic sugars, NSP non-starch polysaccharide
  2. *Data clustered on this variable