Table 3 Mean daily caloric intake from macronutrients of school going adolescents in the 4 seasons of a year (N = 150)
| Â | Average of 4 recalls | Recall 1 (winter) | Recall 2 (summer) | Recall 3 (autumn) | Recall 4 (spring)* | F statistic value | p value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
Calories from carbohydrate (Kcal) | 781 (347) | 803.97 (366.36) | 708.07 (337.57) | 851.25 (341.46) | 756.34 (325.28) | 4.766 | 0.003 |
Calories from protein (Kcal) | 379 (287) | 395.71 (303.82) | 315.6 (209.9) | 434.59 (321.91) | 368.4 (292.68) | 4.627 | 0.003 |
Calories from fat (Kcal) | 502 (277) | 539.87 (318.46) | 415 (189.95) | 581.62 (317.86) | 466.99 (216.7) | 11.212 | < 0.001 |
Overall total mean caloric intake (Kcal) | 1517 (644) | 1590 (720) | 1327 (521) | 1698 (691) | 1454 (541) | 9.967 | < 0.001 |