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Table 2 Nutrient intakes in the Serbian population sample. Data shown is mean (SD)

From: Association of meal timing with dietary quality in a Serbian population sample

Nutrient

Children

(ages 10–17)

n = 74

Adults

(ages 18–74)

n = 260

All subjects, n = 334

Energy (kcal/day)

2280 (951)

2265 (987)

2268 (978)

Carbohydrate (% of energy)

46 (8)

44 (10)

44 (10)

Protein (% of energy)

15 (4)

16 (4)

15 (4)

Fat (% of energy)

39 (8)

40 (9)

40 (9)

Saturated Fat (% of energy)

12 (4)

13 (4)

13 (4)

Fiber (g/1000 kcal)

8.1 (3.4)

10.9 (6.4) a

10.3 (6.0)

Fruit (g/day)

169 (173)

184 (188)

181 (184)

Vegetables (g/day)

256 (200)

289 (207)

281 (205)

Fruit and Vegetables (g/day)

424 (259)

473 (295)

463 (288)

Sodium (g/day)

3.66 (2.69)

3.99 (3.00)

3.92 (2.93)

Sugar (% of energy)

13.6 (6.4)

13.2 (7.4)

13.3 (7.2)

Water (ml/day)

1996 (1327)

2246 (1333)

2191 (1334)

Protein, g/kg body weight

1.45 (0.56)

1.11 (0.46) a

1.19 (0.51)

Energy density (kcal/g food)

1.01 (0.34)

0.89 (0.32) a

0.92 (0.32)

% of energy consumed before 16:00

59 (16)

61 (18)

60 (18)

Number of eating occasions per day

6.1 (1.0)

6.1 (1.1)

6.1 (1.1)

  1. a Marked variables differed significantly between children and adults by two-sample t-tests, with p < 0.001 for both fiber and protein, and p = 0.006 for energy density, each of which remained significant after adjustment for false discovery rates