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Table 1 Twenty-four hr nutrient intakes, mean (SE), for boys and girls prior to the introduction of the breakfast programme

From: A cross-sectional observational study of the nutritional intake of UK primary school children from deprived and non-deprived backgrounds: implications for school breakfast schemes

Nutrient

Reference Nutrient Intakea

Boys

Percent of boys less than 66 % of RNI

Girls

Percent of girls less than 66 % of RNI

(n = 270)

(n = 311)

Energy (Mj)

 

8.18 (0.20)

 

7.09 (0.15)

 

Protein (g)

28.3

63.7 (1.8)

0.5 %

53.8 (1.3)

3 %

Fat (g)

 

75.3 (2.3)

 

65.3 (1.6)

 

Carbohydrate (g)

 

268.6 (6.5)

 

232.9 (5.0)

 

Fibre (g)

 

12.3 (0.4)

 

10.1 (0.3)

 

Calcium (mg)

550

930.4 (36.6)

9.6 %

745.3 (23.3)

14 %

Phosphorus (mg)

450

1199.6 (31.9)

0 %

982.4 (22.0)

1.5 %

Magnesium (mg)

200

222.3 (5.8)

15 %

184.6 (4.0)

22.1 %

Sodium (mg)

1200

2688.2 (81.2)

0.5 %

2279.1 (56.2)

1.5 %

Potassium (mg)

2000

2353.7 (62.0)

10.6 %

2047.4 (50.5)

20.5 %

Chloride (mg)

1800

3932.5 (121.3)

1.6 %

3348.3 (80.4)

2.0 %

Iron (mg)

8.7

10.2 (0.35)

14.4 %

7.7 (0.2)

33.5 %

Zinc (mg)

7

7.2 (0.23)

22.9 %

5.9 (0.2)

35 %

Copper (mg)

0.7

1.0 (0.04)

10.6 %

0.8 (0.03)

17.5 %

Selenium (μg)

30

31.4 (1.3)

31.9 %

26.3 (1.1)

42.7 %

Iodine (μg)

110

137.5 (5.2)

25.5 %

113.5 (4.1)

31.5 %

Vitamin B1 (mg)

0.7

1.61 (0.05)

0.5 %

1.32 (0.04)

4 %

Vitamin B2 (mg)

1

1.66 (0.05)

12.8 %

1.30 (0.09)

17.1 %

Niacin (mg)

12

28.12 (0.9)

1.1 %

23.8 (0.63)

3.5 %

Vitamin B6 (mg)

1

2.04 (0.6)

1.1 %

1.73 (0.05)

6 %

Vitamin B12 (μg)

1

3.53 (0.15)

4.3 %

2.87 (0.11)

7 %

Folate (μg)

150

213.87 (6.6)

6.4 %

173.4 (5.1)

19 %

Vitamin C (mg)

30

105.16 (4.8)

5.9 %

99.9 (4.0)

7 %

Vitamin A (μg)

500

533 (32.4)

37.2 %

492 (22.7)

43.5 %

Vitamin D (μg)

 

2.22 (0.14)

 

1.81 (0.10)

 

Vitamin E (mg)

 

6.64 (0.27)

 

6.09 (0.20)

 
  1. aDietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom (1991). London: HMSO. The data are for children aged 7 to 10 years