Table 2.

Baseline diet for Barrett’s oesophagus cases and total eligible participants in the Melbourne collaborative cohort study

(Mean values and standard deviations)

	BE cases		Total eligible
	n 193		n 20 793
	Mean	sd	Mean	sd
Mean nutrient intake (sd), g/d
Total fat	84	13	82	14
Saturated fat	34	7	33	7
Monounsaturated fat	29	5	29	6
Polyunsaturated fat	14	4	13	4
Total protein	98	15	98	15
Total carbohydrate	244	32	248	37
Starch	123	27	121	27
Sugar	120	36	125	40
Total fibre	30	8	31	8
Vegetable/fruit fibre	13	7	15	8
Cereal fibre	12	5	12	5
Alpha-carotene	2·1	1·2	1·9	1·3
Beta-carotene	5·8	2·8	5·7	3·1
Beta-cryptoxanthin	0·33	0·29	0·38	0·32
Lutein and zeaxanthin	3·3	1·7	3·7	2·2
Lycopene	7	4·8	7·9	5·0
Mean food group intake (sd), times/d
Total meat	1·7	0·8	1·7	0·8
Red meat	1·1	0·6	1·1	0·7
Fish	0·3	0·2	0·3	0·2
Chicken	0·3	0·2	0·3	0·3
Processed meat	0·4	0·3	0·4	0·4
Total vegetable	5	2·5	5·5	3·1
Leafy vegetable	0·9	0·6	0·8	0·7
Cruciferous vegetable	0·5	0·4	0·7	0·6
Total fruit	3·5	2·7	4·2	3·1
Total dairy products	5·4	3·0	5	2·8
Discretionary food	1·5	1·5	1·3	1·3
Mean food item intake (sd), times/d
Citrus	0·8	0·8	1	0·9
Tomato	0·3	0·3	0·4	0·5
Chocolate	0·2	0·4	0·2	0·4
Carbonated beverage	0·3	0·6	0·4	0·8
Tea	2·2	1·9	1·8	1·8
Coffee	1·8	1·7	2	1·7
Mean dietary score (sd)
Mediterranean Diet Score	4	2	4	2
Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010	64	11	65	11

BE, Barrett’s oesophagus; sd, standard deviation.