Table 3 Mean daily energy expenditure and intake variables with outputs from linear mixed-effects models and magnitude based inferences
| Â | Energy expenditure variables | Energy intake variables | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sedentary; <1.5 METs (min·d−1) | Light-intensity; 1.5–2.9 METs (min·d−1) | MVPA; ≥ 3 METs (min·d−1) | Protein (%) | Fat (%) | Carbohydrate (%) | Alcohol (%) | |
Monday | 1282 (1220, 1345) | 154 (96, 211) | 4 (0, 19) | 20.0 (17.1, 22.8) | 32.7 (29.3, 36.1) | 45.6 (41.2, 50.0) | 1.8 (0.0, 4.8) |
Tuesday | 1237 (1175, 1299) | 188 (131, 245) | 16 (1, 30) | 19.0 (16.2, 21.9) | 34.4 (30.1, 37.8) | 44.3 (39.9, 48.7) | 2.5 (0.0, 5.4) |
Wednesday | 1274 (1210, 1338) | 159 (100, 218) | 7 (0, 22) | 18.3 (15.4, 21.1) | 35.7 (32.3, 39.1) | 45.0 (40.6, 49.4) | 1.1 (0.0, 4.1) |
Thursday | 1281 (1219, 1343) | 147 (90, 204) | 12 (0, 26) | 21.0a,b,c (18.2, 23.9) | 34.7 (31.3, 38.1) | 42.7 (38.3, 47.2) | 1.7 (0.0, 4.7) |
Friday | 1235 (1174, 1296) | 196 (140, 252) | 10 (0, 24) | 17.1 (14.2, 19.9) | 32.1 (28.7, 35.6) | 45.9 (41.5, 50.3) | 4.9 d,e,f (1.9, 7.9) |
Saturday | 1242 (1180, 1303) | 176 (119, 232) | 23 (8, 37) | 18.4 (15.5, 21.3) | 35.1 (31.7, 38.6) | 41.5 (37.1, 45.9) | 4.9 g,h,i (1.9, 7.9) |
Sunday | 1241 (1179, 1304) | 185 (127, 242) | 14 (0, 29) | 19.2 (16.3, 22.0) | 35.9 (32.5, 39.4) | 42.8 (38.3, 47.2) | 2.3 (0.0, 5.2) |
Mean | 1255 (1207,1304) | 172 (127, 216) | 12 (1, 24) | 19.0 (16.7, 21.3) | 34.4 (32.1, 36.7) | 44.0 (40.6, 47.3) | 2.7 (0.4, 5.0) |
P-value | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.05 |
Inference | ‘Possibly’ substantial difference | ‘Possibly’ substantial difference | ‘Possibly’ substantial difference | ‘Likely’ substantial difference | ‘Likely’ substantial difference | ‘Possibly’ substantial difference | ‘Likely’ substantial difference |
Effect of highest-lowest day (%) | 4.6 (−3.6, 12.7) | 21.4 (−22.5, 65.3) | 43.4 (−27.2, 114.1) | 18.9 (−0.8, 38.6) | 13.2 (−3.4, 29.8) | 9.9 (−5.4, 25.2) | 60.1 (−0.5, 120.7) |