Table 3 Dietary intake of girls and boys in the Swedish adolescent health study (n = 9,779a)
Dietary component | Girls | Boys | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 5,013 | n = 4,766 | ||
Total energy intake (MJ/day) | 7.8 ± 2.2b | 10.5 ± 3.0 | <0.0001 |
Total energy intake (kcal/day) | 1867 ± 526 | 2516 ± 715 | <0.0001 |
Protein (% of energy) | 14.3 ± 2.6 | 15.2 ± 2.5 | <0.0001 |
Carbohydrates (% of energy) | 45.8 ± 6.7 | 43.3 ± 6.4 | <0.0001 |
Fat, total (% of energy) | 39.9 ± 7.3 | 41.4 ± 6.9 | <0.0001 |
Fat, saturated (% of energy) | 16.9 ± 4.1 | 18.3 ± 4.1 | <0.0001 |
Fibre (g/day) | 16.6 ± 7.6 | 18.2 ± 7.8 | <0.0001 |
Fibre (g/MJ) | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | <0.0001 |
Sucrose (g/day) | 33.8 ± 18.2 | 41.1 ± 23.6 | <0.0001 |
Sucrose (% of energy) | 7.3 ± 3.0 | 6.6 ± 3.1 | <0.0001 |