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Table 2 Energy and macronutrient in takesa reported at age 15y, and at young adulthood (mean age 22.0y).

From: Tracking of physical activity, fitness, body composition and diet from adolescence to young adulthood: The Young Hearts Project, Northern Ireland

 

Males (n 245)

Females (n 231)

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Energy (MJ/d)

13.5

3.2

13.0*

3.5

9.4

2.6

8.3***

2.4

Protein (g/d)

95.0

25.6

101.2**

27.9

63.9

18.6

68.5**

21.4

% energy from protein

12.0

1.9

12.6***

2.3

11.6

2.1

13.4***

2.9

Total fat (g/d)

137.1

38.5

113.2***

38.3

96.8

30.3

73.3***

25.0

% energy from fat

37.4

4.3

32.1***

5.5

37.7

4.3

32.5***

6.0

Carbohydrate (g/d)

411.6

100.3

368.6***

110.5

289.6

82.2

253.6***

87.1

% energy from carbohydrate

48.8

4.6

45.7***

7.2

49.2

4.9

49.1NS

6.5

  1. a At both timepoints, energy and macronutrient intakes were assessed using the diet history method.
  2. For each sex, differences between variables measured at age 15y and young adulthood were assessed using paired t-tests. *** P < 0.001 ** P < 0.01 NS not significant
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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