TABLE 3.
Dietary intake of macronutrients and components of MIND diet score according to the tertiles (T) of the MIND diet score.
| Variables | Tertiles of MIND diet score | ||
|
T1 (<6) |
T2 (6−7.5) |
T3 (7.5−12.5) |
|
| Food groups (g/day)* | |||
| Whole grains | 6.00 ± 0.21 | 9.78 ± 0.24 | 16.16 ± 0.26** |
| Refined grains | 548.98 ± 2.74 | 519.43 ± 3.04 | 478.67 ± 3.26** |
| Legumes | 25.03 ± 0.52 | 35.11 ± 0.58 | 46.84 ± 0.62** |
| Dairy | 415.82 ± 6.40 | 439.95 ± 7.11 | 492.52 ± 7.62** |
| Fruits | 210.38 ± 3.41 | 279.93 ± 3.79 | 358.98 ± 4.07** |
| Vegetables | 335.16 ± 4.00 | 437.98 ± 4.44 | 537.79 ± 4.76** |
| Red meat | 26.29 ± 0.56 | 27.07 ± 0.62 | 31.19 ± 0.67** |
| Poultry | 36.93 ± 0.64 | 45.50 ± 0.71 | 53.38 ± 0.76** |
| Fish | 3.62 ± 0.16 | 6.18 ± 0.17 | 10.43 ± 0.19** |
| Eggs | 20.95 ± 0.35 | 22.60 ± 0.39 | 21.81 ± 0.42** |
| Nuts | 5.86 ± 0.18 | 8.71 ± 0.20 | 12.92 ± 0.21** |
| Tea and coffee | 811.41 ± 8.96 | 696.35 ± 9.95 | 637.06 ± 10.67** |
| Potatoes | 51.26 ± 0.69 | 47.09 ± 0.77 | 41.82 ± 0.82** |
| Sweets and desserts | 70.0 ± 0.65 | 59.53 ± 0.72 | 49.01 ± 0.77** |
| Butter | 4.06 ± 0.088 | 4.05 ± 0.098 | 3.35 ± 0.105** |
| Nutrients* | |||
| Calcium | 1232.35 ± 4.95 | 1237.14 ± 5.50 | 1248.49 ± 5.89 |
| Iron | 17.26 ± 0.06 | 17.56 ± 0.07 | 17.67 ± 0.07** |
| Folate | 546.78 ± 2.23 | 548.78 ± 2.48 | 545.45 ± 2.66 |
| Sodium | 4847.89 ± 25.61 | 4730.97 ± 28.44 | 4537.25 ± 30.50** |
| Zinc | 9.13 ± 0.34 | 9.72 ± 0.38 | 10.50 ± 0.40** |
| Potassium | 2732.81 ± 13.34 | 3109.22 ± 14.81 | 3572.72 ± 15.88** |
| Magnesium | 289.81 ± 0.86 | 316.32 ± 0.96 | 348.92 ± 1.03** |
| Vitamin A | 6469.02 ± 86.01 | 8465.06 ± 95.5 | 11288.12 ± 102** |
| Vitamin D | 36.63 ± 0.53 | 45.07 ± 0.59 | 55.33 ± 0.63** |
| Vitamin B6 | 8.96 ± 0.15 | 11.46 ± 0.17 | 12.89 ± 0.18** |
| Vitamin B12 | 6.00 ± 0.08 | 7.06 ± 0.09 | 8.29 ± 0.10 |
| Vitamin C | 86.05 ± 0.99 | 110.23 ± 1.10 | 140.43 ± 1.18 |
| Vitamin E | 6.53 ± 0.05 | 7.75 ± 0.05 | 9.00 ± 0.06 |
| Omega 3 | 0.034 ± 0.0005 | 0.045 ± 0.0005 | 0.059 ± 0.0006 |
| Omega 6 | 4.07 ± 0.05 | 4.82 ± 0.05 | 5.23 ± 0.06 |
| Energy | |||
| Energy intake (kcal/d) | 2372.04 ± 702.1 | 2576.90 ± 725.92 | 2750.84 ± 706.62** |
| Carbohydrate (%E) | 62.02 ± 6.32 | 61.23 ± 6.06 | 60.55 ± 5.89** |
| Protein (%E) | 12.86 ± 1.95 | 13.81 ± 1.96 | 14.70 ± 2.13** |
| Lipid (%E) | 26.57 ± 6.22 | 26.94 ± 5.91 | 27.32 ± 5.93** |
*The mean ± SD of food parameters is adjusted for daily energy intake.
**The association was statically significant.