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Table 5 Estimated energy balance in underweight (UW), healthy-weight (HW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) girls n = 78

From: A comparison of nutritional intake and daily physical activity of girls aged 8-11 years old in Makkah, Saudi Arabia according to weight status

 

UW

HW

OW

OB

n = 7

n = 42

n = 10

n = 19

Energy intake (kcal/d)***

1299.14 ± 204.65

1724.61 ± 387.62

2239.30 ± 608.51

2741.84 ± 845.51

Energy expenditure (kcal/d)***

1501.8 ± 130.7 (1390.9-1768.1)

1602.9 ± 220.6 (1315.1-2421.6)

1725.4 ± 218.9 (1448.6-2157)

1908.7 ± 323.6 (1378-2779.5)

Energy storage (kcal/d)***

−202.73 ± 248.15

121.70 ± 445.73

513.84 ± 749.53

833.13 ± 860.52

  1. ***significantly different (p < 0.001)
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BMC Public Health

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