Table 2

Distribution of Mean Energy, Macronutrient Densities, P: S Ratio, Mean sugar and Dietary fiber by levels of Total Fat dense diets in Bahraini Girls (n = 240) and Boys (n = 256)

Total Fat Dense Diets (%kcal)

Nutrient variables

< 30%

30-37%

≥ 38%

Total

¹

P-value

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

n = 42

n = 166

n = 32

n = 240

Girls

Energy (Kcal)

1645.605

1794.366

1932.672

1786.774

0.032 ^a

%Kcals from Proteins.

15.068

15.15

15.788

15.221

0.589

%Kcals from Carbohydrates

58.502

51.978

44.348

52.102

0.000 ^b

%Kcals from Fats

27.594

33.815

40.428

33.608

0.000^b

%kcals from Sat

8.764

10.975

12.583

10.802

0.000^b

%kcals from Monosaturated fat

7.464

9.301

11.374

9.256

0.000^b

%kcals from Polyunsaturated fat

4.878

6.183

7.996

6.196

0.000^b

Cholesterol (mg)

195.155

245.783

307.002

245.085

0.001^b

Cholesterol, mg/1000 kcal

116.94

136.705

160.123

136.369

0.010 ^a

Sugar, Total (gm)

99.969

89.42

73.222

89.106

0.003^b

Sucrose (gm)

19.578

17.079

16.265

17.408

0.502

Dietary Fiber, total (gm)

14.558

12.246

10.284

12.389

0.009^b

P:S Ratio³

0.586

0.587

0.659

0.596

0.121

Boys

Energy (Kcal)

2008.984

2127.582

2146.195

2097.07

0.426

%Kcals from Proteins.

15.417

15.632

15.87

15.592

0.722

%Kcals from Carbohydrates

58.007

51.714

44.609

52.855

0.000^b

%Kcals from Fats

27.537

33.432

40.236

32.375

0.000^b

%kcals from Sat

8.638

10.08

13.358

9.947

0.000^b

%kcals from Monosaturated fat

7.933

9.528

11.661

9.265

0.000^b

%kcals from Polyunsaturated fat

4.939

5.993

6.301

5.733

0.000^b

Cholesterol (mg)

271.479

287.863

336.387

287.238

0.156

Cholesterol, mg/1000 kcal

136.601

135.939

159.025

137.921

0.194

Sugar, Total (gm)

107.408

101.689

76.853

101.29

0.004^b

Sucrose (gm)

24.52

23.028

21.096

23.279

0.541

Dietary Fiber, total (gm)

15.229

12.762

14.258

13.544

0.005^b

P:S Ratio²

0.615

0.622

0.498

0.611

0.039 ^a

1 Significantly different across categories of total fat dense diets categories a p < 0.05; b p < 0.01 (Kruskal-Wallis test)

2 Polyunsaturated-Saturated Ratio

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