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. 2022 Oct 5;26(4):834–843. doi: 10.1017/S1368980022002099

Table 4.

Trend in percentage of energy intake from carbohydrate, protein and fat from different food sources, from 1991 to 2015

1991 (n 9251) 2000 (n 10 491) 2009 (n 9912) 2015 (n 14 549) P-trend
Mean % 95 % CI Mean % 95 % CI Mean % 95 % CI Mean % 95 % CI
Carbohydrate
 High-quality carbohydrate
  Coarse grain 3·9 3·7, 4·2 2·0 1·9, 2·1 1·6 1·5, 1·6 1·9 1·8, 2·0 <0·0001
  Fruit 0·2 0·2, 0·2 0·3 0·3, 0·3 1·2 1·1, 1·2 1·1 1·1, 1·2 <0·0001
  Vegetable 2·3 2·2, 2·3 2·5 2·4, 2·5 2·4 2·4, 2·5 2·2 2·2, 2·3 0·0005
  Legume 0·8 0·8, 0·9 0·8 0·7, 0·8 0·8 0·8, 0·9 1·2 1·2, 1·3 <0·0001
  Tuber 1·7 1·6, 1·8 1·5 1·5, 1·6 1·5 1·4, 1·5 2·0 2·0, 2·1 <0·0001
 Low-quality carbohydrate
  Refined grain 52·2 51·9, 52·6 48·6 48·4, 48·9 42·2 41·9, 42·5 36·2 36, 36·5 <0·0001
  Added sugars 0·5 0·5, 0·6 0·7 0·6, 0·7 1·1 1·0, 1·1 1·7 1·6, 1·7 <0·0001
  Other* 0·9 0·9, 0·9 1·4 1·4, 1·4 1·9 1·8, 1·9 3·8 3·7, 3·9 <0·0001
 Protein
  High-quality protein
  White meat 1·4 1·3, 1·4 1·8 1·7, 1·8 2·0 1·9, 2 2·3 2·2, 2·3 <0·0001
  Fresh red meat 0·8 0·8, 0·9 1·1 1·1, 1·2 1·7 1·6, 1·7 1·7 1·6, 1·7 <0·0001
  Egg 0·3 0·3, 0·3 0·6 0·6, 0·6 0·8 0·7, 0·8 0·8 0·7, 0·8 <0·0001
  Dairy products 0·0 0·0, 0·0 0·0 0·0, 0·1 0·1 0·1, 0·1 0·2 0·1, 0·2 <0·0001
  Legume products 0·7 0·7, 0·7 0·8 0·7, 0·8 0·9 0·8, 0·9 0·7 0·7, 0·7 <0·0001
 Incomplete protein
  Grain 7·2 7·2, 7·3 5·9 5·8, 5·9 5·2 5·1, 5·2 4·4 4·3, 4·4 <0·0001
  Tuber 0·1 0·1, 0·1 0·1 0·1, 0·1 0·1 0·1, 0·1 0·1 0·1, 0·2 <0·0001
  Nuts 0·1 0·1, 0·1 0·1 0·1, 0·1 0·1 0·1, 0·1 0·1 0·1, 0·2 <0·0001
  Other 1·9 1·9, 2·0 1·9 1·9, 1·9 2·3 2·3, 2·3 2·9 2·8, 2·9 <0·0001
 Fat
  High-quality fat
  Nuts 0·3 0·3, 0·3 0·5 0·5, 0·5 0·5 0·5, 0·5 0·6 0·6, 0·6 <0·0001
  Seafood 0·3 0·3, 0·3 0·4 0·4, 0·4 0·5 0·5, 0·5 0·4 0·4, 0·4 <0·0001
  Plant oil 8·5 8·3, 8·7 12·2 12, 12·4 13·4 13·2, 13·6 15·7 15·5, 15·9 <0·0001
 Low-quality fat
  Livestock and poultry 6·3 6·1, 6·4 8 7·9,8·2 9·2 9·1, 9·4 10·7 10·6, 10·9 <0·0001
  Animal oil 3·9 3·8, 4·1 3·1 2·9, 3·2 1·9 1·8, 2 1·4 1·4, 1·5 <0·0001
  Grain 2·6 2·5, 2·6 2 1·9, 2 2·1 2·1, 2·1 1·7 1·7, 1·8 <0·0001
  Other 2·2 2·1, 2·2 3 2·9, 3 4·1 4·1, 4·2 5·1 5, 5·2 <0·0001
*

All other carbohydrate not included refined grain and added sugars.

All other protein not included in grain, tuber and nuts.

All other fat not included in livestock and poultry, animal oil and grain.