Table 4 Comparison of absolute and relative total energy expenditure with statistical data for sex- and age-related differences analyzed by two-way ANOVA
Boys | Girls | Difference | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3–4-year-old | 5–6-year-old | 3–4-year-old | 5–6-year-old | Sex | Age | Sex*Age | ||||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F | p | F | p | F | p | |
Total energy expenditure | ||||||||||||||
kcal/day | 1260.9 | 357.8 | 1682.3 | 489.0 | 1265.2 | 408.0 | 1693.1 | 473.3 | 0.0 | 0.928 | 26.4 | < 0.001* | 0.0 | 0.969 |
kcal/weight, kg/day | 83.2 | 29.2 | 85.4 | 23.2 | 84.9 | 26.6 | 86.7 | 22.6 | 0.1 | 0.745 | 0.2 | 0.651 | 0.0 | 0.957 |
kcal/FFM, kg/day | 104.4 | 36.8 | 105.3 | 29.1 | 115.8 | 37.0 | 111.8 | 26.9 | 2.5 | 0.116 | 0.1 | 0.786 | 0.2 | 0.665 |