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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the included sample

From: Shorter sleep among adolescents is associated with lower fruit and vegetable consumption the following day

 

All participants (n = 815)

Girls (n = 463)

Boys (n = 352)

Sex, % female

56.5

–

–

Acorn SES, %

High

62.3

62.9

61.7

Medium

23.6

24.4

22.4

Low

14.1

12.7

15.9

Age at dietary sub-study, years, mean (SD)

15.0 (0.3)

15.0 (0.3)

15.0 (0.3)

BMI z-score (SD)

1.04 (0.17)

1.05 (0.17)

1.03 (0.17)

Mean daily sleep duration, hrs, mean (SD)

7.88 (1.10)

8.06 (1.13)

7.66 (1.00)***

Mean timing of sleep midpoint, hrs:mins, mean (SD)

03:49 (1:02)

03:53 (1:03)

03:44 (1:01)*

Reported energy intake, kcals, mean (SD)

1796 (614)

1649 (552)

1988 (638)***

Energy density of food, kcal/g, mean (SD)

2.12 (0.48)

2.09 (0.48)

2.16 (0.47)*

Fruit and vegetables (energy adjusted to 1800 kcals/d), grams, median (IQR)

137.3 (130.4)

147.8 (132.0)

123.6 (127.1)**

PAEE, kJ/kg/day (SD)

76.3 (27.1)

69.1 (24.7)

85.6 (27.3)***

  1. Test of statistically significant differences between male/female sample: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001