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COMPARISON OF MEAN ~NTAKE OF CALORIES w lnl RDA<br />

BY COHORT OF BOYS ACC'ORDING TO AGE<br />

AGE NUMBER CAL,ORIES<br />

(YEARS) OF (kilo calurier)<br />

CHILDREN<br />

HI>% IN'TAYE tl SI) INT.AYRK 9s 1 %<br />

01, l 2248 1400 494 62.3<br />

13 12 2340 1555 270 66.5<br />

I 4 8 2468 1503 255 60. Y<br />

1.5 4 2534 1721 228 6 7. Y<br />

I6 ) ZSX(7 IT84 278 61.3<br />

17 7 2662 107h 171 63.0<br />

18 9 2677 1618 311 - 60. -I<br />

19 5 2600 4 312 55. 2<br />

20 8 2300 1650 285 72.1<br />

Comparison <strong>of</strong> mean calorie intake with RDA ( student's 't' test for<br />

paired samples: t = - 8.37; p -z 0.001)<br />

* RDA : Rccommcndcd detory allowancc<br />

# The values are the mean <strong>of</strong>the values for ch~ldren In each age, the<br />

value for each chlld bang taken as the mean <strong>of</strong> 12 obsewatlons for that<br />

chld

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