Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index
Table 3
Nutrient intake in 8-year-old children born between 1994 and 1996 in Stockholm, by parental migration status.
Nutrient
Swedish
Immigrant
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Energy (Kj/kg)
Girls
267.9
82.6
274.4
89.6
Boys
278.7
79.8
273.6
90.0
Macronutrients
Carbohydrate (g/d)
253.6
20.7
254.0
23.3
Sucrose (g/d)
45.6
11.8
13.3
Dietary fibre (g/Mj/d)
2.3
0.5
0.5
Fat (g/d)
65.0
8.3
64.9
9.1
Cholesterol (mg/d)
245.0
49.7
246.8
54.2
Fatty acids (g/d)
Saturated
29.2
5.1
5.6
Monounsaturated
22.6
3.0
22.7
3.4
Polyunsaturated
8.1
1.5
1.9
Omega-3
1.4
0.3
0.4
Omega-6
6.5
1.3
1.5
Protein (g/d)
75.0
9.1
74.4
10.4
Micronutrients
Vitamins
Vitamin Aa (μg/d)
1111.0
369.9
366.6
Vitamin D (μg/d)
5.3
1.6
1.8
Vitamin E (mg/d)
7.0
1.2
1.3
Vitamin C (mg/d)
96.8
35.9
39.9
Thiamin (mg/d)
1.2
0.1
1.2
0.2
Riboflavin (mg/d)
2.04
0.4
0.4
Niacinb (mg/d)
27.7
3.0
28.0
3.7
Vitamin B6 (mg/d)
1.91
0.27
0.30
Vitamin B12 (μg/d)
5.7
1.5
5.6
1.7
Folic acid (μg/d)
214.5
32.6
37.6
Minerals
Calcium (mg/d)
1239.9
345.4
348.6
Iron (mg/d)
10.80
1.79
1.83
Magnesium (mg/d)
303.0
28.6
302.7
32.8
Phosphorus (mg/d)
1468.8
240.2
248.8
Potassium (mg/d)
3525.0
436.7
467.8
Selenium (μg/d)
34.9
6.0
35.2
7.2
Sodium (mg/Mj/d)
334.6
44.9
335.8
52.9
Zinc (mg/d)
10.3
1.3
10.3
1.6
Number of children
2028
561
Values given in bold are statistically significant; SD: standard deviation; Mj: mega joule; Kj: kilojoule.
aVitamin A as retinol equivalent.
bNiacin as niacin equivalent. Mean nutrient intake in immigrant children was significantly different (-test) compared with nutrient intake in Swedish children: , , .
