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Table 3 Baseline dietary intake by change in weight category of school-aged children 6–12 years from two Caribbean countries, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago (n = 296)*

From: Rapid increase of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbean; high initial BMI is the most significant predictor

 

Children who did not move up a weight category (n = 252)

Children who became overweight or obese (n = 44)

p

Energy, kcal

1825±547

1781±536

0.628

Carbohydrate, g

275±96.2

263±99.0

0.447

Protein, g

59.0±26.3

62.6±21.4

0.269

Fat, g

57.1±26.7

57.4±23.9

0.813

Total sugar, g

113±59.4

104±61.0

0.283

Fiber, g

14.2±7.58

14.2±7.40

0.998

Calcium, mg

608±328

612±323

0.924

Iron, mg

13.7±9.40

14.1±9.50

0.984

Staple, portions

8.23±5.43

7.25±3.99

0.358

Foods from animals, portions

3.97±3.43

4.57±3.13

0.202

Legumes and nuts, portions

0.19±0.56

0.14±0.40

0.633

Fruits, portions

0.98±1.66

0.54±0.92

0.017

Vegetables, portions

1.10±1.67

1.19±1.30

0.206

  1. *Thin children and children who were obese at baseline were excluded
  2. Values presented are means ± standard deviations