The Intake of Energy and Selected Nutrients by Thai Urban Sedentary Workers: An Evaluation of Adherence to Dietary Recommendations
Table 7
Comparison of BMI and macronutrient intakes for different eating occasions.
Number of eating occasions/day
3
4
5
≥6
Male
( = 30)
( = 29)
( = 11)
( = 5)
BMI (kg/m2)*
24.1 (3.8)
25.4 (3.3)
22.9 (2.2)
24.9 (4.6)
Energy (kcal/d)**
1,455 (22)a
1,578 (222)a
1,622 (344)a
1,684 (418)a
Carbohydrate (g/d)**
195 (49)a,b,c
218 (43)a,b
237 (60)a,c
215 (37)a
Protein (g/d)**
60 (13)
61 (14)
56 (13)
73 (24)
Fat (g/d)**
48 (13)
52 (17)
58 (23)
62 (25)
Female
( = 32)
( = 52)
( = 44)
( = 12)
BMI (kg/m2)*
21.7 (3.4)
22.8 (3.4)
21.5 (2.8)
22.6 (5.8)
Energy (kcal/d)**
1,343 (265)a,d
1,380 (266)a
1,460 (299)a
1,488 (149)a,d
Carbohydrate (g/d)**
179 (48)a,c,d
197 (36)a
205 (44)a,c
209 (54)a,d
Protein (g/d)**
56 (12)
56 (13)
56 (52)
60 (14)
Fat (g/d)**
44 (19)
44 (15)
44 (16)
50 (16)
Mean (SD), **median (IQR).
aSignificant differences between 4 categories of eating occasions (Kruskal Wallis test), value < 0.05.
b,c,dSignificant differences between 2 categories of eating occasions (Mann-Whitney test with Bonferroni correction), value <0.0125.
