Quartiles of AHEI-2010 | |||||||||
Q1 n=62 | Q2 n=61 | Q3 n=62 | Q4 n=61 | ||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | D | Mean | SD | p Value‡ | |
Energy (kcal/d) | 2027.59 | 444.24 | 2342.31 | 455.09 | 2245.35 | 556.07 | 2315.77 | 504.16 | 0.01* |
Carbohydrates (g/d) | 243.51 | 51.63 | 288.11 | 64.36 | 277.51 | 77.67 | 287.67 | 63.75 | 0.01* |
Proteins (g/d) | 96.03 | 16.43 | 104.94 | 19.36 | 102.19 | 20.84 | 114.61 | 22.61 | 0.01* |
Fats (g/d) | 73.75 | 24.92 | 82.96 | 23.26 | 72.72 | 27.40 | 70.46 | 24.48 | 0.03* |
n-3 Fatty acids (g/d) | 1.19 | 0.21 | 1.35 | 0.24 | 1.38 | 0.27 | 1.73 | 0.31 | 0.01* |
Red meat (g/d) | 77.27 | 13.71 | 83.55 | 15.03 | 82.79 | 15.10 | 96.28 | 19.52 | 0.01* |
Whole grains (g/d) | 22.32 | 3.86 | 27.04 | 4.69 | 27.42 | 6.35 | 30.44 | 5.92 | 0.01* |
Fruit (g/d) | 222.19 | 38.27 | 242.62 | 44.85 | 236.29 | 48.08 | 265.10 | 52.48 | 0.01* |
Vegetables (g/d) | 203.18 | 47.91 | 257.37 | 43.38 | 268.51 | 69.20 | 299.24 | 66.69 | 0.01* |
Nuts and legumes (g/d) | 17.29 | 1.49 | 18.98 | 3.68 | 22.23 | 4.47 | 27.98 | 2.70 | 0.01* |
Trans fat (% of energy) | 3.20 | 0.48 | 3.14 | 0.42 | 2.84 | 0.48 | 2.69 | 0.47 | 0.01* |
PUFA (% of energy) | 2.53 | 0.22 | 2.58 | 0.19 | 2.83 | 0.22 | 2.92 | 0.29 | 0.01* |
*p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
†Energy intake is adjusted for age and sex; all other values are adjusted for age, sex and energy intake.
‡Obtained from analysis of covariance.