Table 3 FECHiC participants’ characteristics, dietary recall characteristics, and nutritional composition of children’s diets (n = 958)
From: Adapting the Planetary Health Diet Index for children and adolescents
Child characteristics | n | (%) |
Gender | ||
 Male | 462 | (48.2) |
 Female | 496 | (51.8) |
Age | ||
 3–4 years | 695 | (72.6) |
 5–6 years | 263 | (27.4) |
Dietary recall characteristics | n | (%) |
Day of the dietary recall | ||
 Weekday | 821 | (85.7) |
 Weekend day/holiday | 137 | (14.3) |
Type of eating pattern on the day of the dietary recall a | ||
 Typical | 801 | (83.6) |
 Atypical | 157 | (16.4) |
Type of diet on the day of the dietary recall b | ||
 Normal | 905 | (94.5) |
 Special | 53 | (5.5) |
Reliability of the dietary recall c | ||
 Reliable | 904 | (94.4) |
 Unreliable | 54 | (5.6) |
Diet nutritional composition | Mean | (SD) |
Energy | ||
 Total energy intake, kcal/day | 1181.4 | (376.8) |
Macronutrients | ||
 Total protein intake, % total energy | 14.1 | (3.7) |
 Animal-based protein intake, % total energy | 9.8 | (3.8) |
 Plant-based proteins intake, % total energy | 4.3 | (2.6) |
 Total fats intake, % total energy | 28.7 | (6.6) |
 Saturated fats intake, % total energy | 10.5 | (3.4) |
 Trans fats intake, % total energy | 0.5 | (0.3) |
 Total carbohydrates intake, % total energy | 57.7 | (7.6) |
 Total sugars intake, % total energy | 29.1 | (8.7) |
 Total fibre intake, g/1000 kcal | 7.2 | (4.7) |