Table 3.
Dietary intakes of the study participants across tertiles of energy-adjusted red meat intake*; Iranian adults aged >45 years, January–December 2008
| Tertile of energy-adjusted red meat intake | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (lowest) | T2 | T3 (highest) | |||||
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P † | |
| Total energy intake (kJ/d) | 7929 | 3682 | 8238 | 3397 | 10117 | 4155 | <0·001 |
| Total energy intake (kcal/d) | 1895 | 880 | 1969 | 812 | 2418 | 993 | |
| Whole and refined grains (g/d) | 287 | 208 | 307 | 153 | 333 | 174 | 0·12 |
| Vegetables (g/d) | 236 | 198 | 238 | 184 | 325 | 204 | <0·001 |
| Red and processed meat (g/d) | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 89 | 269 | <0·001 |
| Low-fat dairy (g/d) | 277 | 231 | 350 | 279 | 292 | 229 | 0·05 |
| High-fat dairy (g/d) | 93 | 180 | 85 | 156 | 130 | 185 | 0·09 |
| Hydrogenated oil and butter (g/d) | 26 | 40 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 30 | 0·15 |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages (g/d) | 31 | 61 | 44 | 65 | 66 | 118 | 0·01 |
| Fruits (g/d) | 260 | 370 | 306 | 376 | 394 | 317 | 0·01 |
| Nuts and legumes (g/d) | 33 | 31 | 39 | 36 | 53 | 54 | <0·001 |
*
Data for energy intake are adjusted for age. Data for other dietary variables are adjusted for age and total energy intake. P<0·05 was considered as statistically significant.
†
Obtained by the use of ANCOVA.