Research Article

Dietary Calcium Intake in Sample of School Age Children in City of Rabat, Morocco

Table 4

Dietary intake according to sex.

TotalBoysGirls value

Nutritional intake
 Total energy intake (kcal/day)1887.19 ± 929.011948.9 ± 1018.271818.52 ± 821.180.425
 Protein (g/day)63.1 ± 29.1072.82 ± 30.3763.90 ± 29.100.093
 Fat (g/day)64.31 ± 44.8766.75 ± 53.1161.61 ± 33.690.515
 Sugars (g/day)249.97 ± 116.97260.61 ± 124.72238.12 ± 107.460.273
 Dietary fiber (g/day)24.37 ± 12.5025.40 ± 10.5923.2294 ± 14.340570.322
 Total water (g/day)3061.45 ± 658.153089.60 ± 677.863030.11 ± 639.540.607
 Total food (g/day)1749.29 ± 595.331827.0 ± 639.631662.68 ± 533.650.115
Dietary intake (g/day)
 Bread and derivatives365.05 ± 231.53390.61 ± 263.53336.61 ± 187.790.184
 Meat and eggs106.06 ± 88.42114.03 ± 104.5897.19 ± 65.730.278
 Vegetables and fruits345.63 ± 226.08344.48 ± 166.10346.9 ± 279.60.951
 Fish31.52 ± 49.8535.62 ± 44.9826.952 ± 54.780.322
 Dairy products140.89 ± 107.44139.12 ± 111.08142.87 ± 104.110.843

values by one-way ANOVA for means. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation.