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. 2017 Sep 7;20(18):3381–3393. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017002300

Table 2(b).

Median and interquartile range (IQR) of daily absolute nutrient intakes by quartiles of increasing levels of dietary greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), adjusted for total energy intake, among 627 men in the Riksmaten adults 2010–11 survey, Sweden

GHGE (t dietary CO2e/year)
Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4
0·35–1·51 (median 1·25) 1·51–1·81 (median 1·66) 1·81–2·24 (median 2·02) 2·25–4·50 (median 2·62)
Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR P value*
Energy and macronutrients
Energy (kJ/d) 10494 2664 9776 2828 9432 2998 10 189 3345 0·0004
Protein (E%) 16 3 16 3 17 3 19 4 0·0001
Protein (g/d) 91 29 91 26 90 27 106 33 0·0001
Carbohydrates (E%) 47 9 46 8 45 8 43 8 0·0001
Carbohydrates (g/d) 288 94 252 82 241 75 242 87 0·0001
Dietary fibre (g/1000 kJ) 2·4 0·9 2·3 0·9 2·1 0·9 2·0 0·8 0·0001
Dietary fibre (g/d) 25 12 22 7 20 9 21 9 0·0001
Whole grains (g/d) 52 54 45 46 39 46 41 46 0·002
Added sugar (E%) 11 6 10 6 10 6 9 6 0·0001
Added sugar (g/d) 62 48 55 39 53 36 49 36 0·0001
Total fat (E%) 35 8 35 8 37 8 36 8 0·1
Total fat (g/d) 96 39 91 33 89 37 94 38 0·07
SFA (E%) 13 5 14 4 14 4 14 4 0·2
SFA (g/d) 36 19 34 15 34 16 36 13 0·09
Cholesterol (mg/d) 302 167 298 129 315 145 354 192 0·0001
MUFA (E%) 13 3 13 3 13 3 13 2 0·047
MUFA (g/d) 35 16 34 12 33 14 35 14 0·2
PUFA (E%) 5·4 2·3 5·2 1·9 5·4 2·4 5·2 2·3 0·6
PUFA (g/d) 15 8 13 6 14 8 14 7 0·02
n-3 FA (E%), 1·2 0·6 1·1 0·7 1·1 0·6 1·1 0·5 0·1
n-3 FA (g/d) 3·3 2·0 2·9 1·7 2·7 1·6 2·7 1·4 0·003
Linoleic acid (E%) 4·0 1·7 3·7 1·4 3·9 1·9 3·8 1·8 0·3
Linoleic acid (g/d) 11·3 6·5 9·3 4·4 10·1 5·8 10·0 5·4 0·02
α-Linolenic acid (E%) 0·9 0·4 0·9 0·4 0·9 0·4 0·9 0·4 0·5
α-Linolenic acid (g/d) 2·6 1·5 2·3 1·4 2·3 1·3 2·4 1·1 0·02
Vitamins
Retinol (µg/d) 601 409 526 346 488 329 554 381 0·04
β-Carotene (µg/d) 1757 2080 1376 1798 1333 1831 1280 1782 0·2
Vitamin A (RE/d)§ 855 491 729 446 745 383 750 428 0·002
Vitamin D (µg/d) 8·2 6·9 6·4 5·9 5·9 4·6 6·1 5·4 0·0006
Vitamin E (α-TE/d) 13 6 12 4 12 6 12 6 0·002
Thiamin (mg/d) 1·5 0·5 1·4 0·5 1·3 0·4 1·5 0·5 0·0009
Riboflavin (mg/d) 1·8 0·8 1·7 0·6 1·6 0·6 1·8 0·7 0·0002
Niacin (NE/d) 40 13 41 12 39 13 46 16 0·0001
Vitamin B6 (mg/d) 2·3 1·0 2·2 0·7 2·2 0·9 2·4 0·9 0·02
Folate (µg/d) 300 112 275 69 261 97 270 116 0·0001
Vitamin B12 (µg/d) 6·1 4·0 5·2 3·9 5·5 3·1 5·8 3·9 0·008
Vitamin C (mg/d) 94 84 85 63 92 78 84 88 0·3
Minerals
Ca (mg/d) 1087 493 912 405 913 372 981 478 0·0001
P (mg/d) 1656 535 1552 414 1494 434 1728 567 0·0001
K (mg/d) 3711 1171 3546 978 3329 1039 3713 1251 0·0004
Mg (mg/d) 408 131 381 98 351 129 387 142 0·0001
Fe (mg/d) 12 4 11 4 11 4 13 5 0·0001
Zn (mg/d) 12 4 12 4 12 4 15 4 0·0001
Se (µg/d) 52 24 49 21 49 23 53 27 0·008
Na (mg/d) 3565 1178 3524 977 3587 1282 4014 1246 0·0001

CO2e, carbon dioxide equivalents; FA, fatty acids.

*

Kruskal–Wallis test.

E%, energy percentage (excluding energy from alcohol).

To calculate n-3 FA in the present study, α-linolenic acid (18 : 3n-3), EPA (20 : 5n-3) and DHA (22 : 6n-3) were summarized.

§

RE, retinol equivalent; 1 RE=1 μg retinol=12 μg β-carotene.

α-TE, α-tocopherol equivalents.

NE, niacin equivalents.