Table 1 Characteristics and calorie misreporting among children (n = 415)
Total Sample | Whole grain consumer (n = 347) | Non-whole grain consumer (n = 68) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age; median (IqR) | 10.8 (1.3) | 10.7 (1.3) | 10.8 (1.3) |
Sex; n (%) | |||
Boys | 196 (47.2) | 163 (83.2%) | 33 (16.8) |
Girls | 219 (52.8) | 184 (84.0%) | 35 (16.0) |
Ethnicity; n (%) | |||
Malay | 277 (66.7) | 235 (84.8) | 42 (15.2) |
Chinese | 103 (24.8) | 81 (78.6) | 22 (21.4) |
Indian | 34 (8.2) | 30 (8.6) | 4 (11.8) |
Others | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 |
Calorie misreporting; n (%) | |||
Under-reporting | 24 (5.8) | 18 (75) | 6 (25) |
Normal-reporting | 391 (94.2) | 329 (84.1) | 62 (15.9) |
Over-reporting | 0 | 0 | 0 |