Table 2.

Energy and nutrient composition of the habitual diet in people with type 2 diabetes and hypertension according to the sex-specific quartiles of legume intake (g/1000 kcal/day).

	Quartile 1 (2.9 ± 1.7)	Quartile 2 (8.1 ± 1.8)	Quartile 3 (14.1 ± 2.7)	Quartile 4 (28.3 ± 10.6)	p-Value
Energy (kcal/day)	1908 ± 821	1996 ± 730	1929 ± 795	1655 ± 607	<0.001
Proteins (% of TE)	18.1 ± 2.7	18.1 ± 2.4	18.3 ± 2.5	18.6 ± 2.7	0.006
from animal food sources (% of TE)	12.6 ± 3.3	12.5 ± 3.1	12.7 ± 3.1	12.9 ± 3.3	0.452
from vegetable food sources (% of TE)	5.5 ± 1.2	5.6 ± 1.2	5.6 ± 1.1	5.8 ± 1.0	0.006
Total fat (% of TE)	36.0 ± 6.5	36.5 ± 5.6	37.1 ± 5.9	37.7 ± 6.2	0.001
SAFA (% of TE)	12.3 ± 2.7	12.4 ± 2.5	12.3 ± 2.5	12.0 ± 2.5	0.187
MUFA (% of TE)	17.2 ± 4.0	17.6 ± 3.4	18.2 ± 3.6	18.8 ± 4.0	<0.001
PUFA (% of TE)	4.3 ± 1.1	4.3 ± 1.0	4.5 ± 1.2	4.7 ± 1.2	<0.001
Cholesterol (mg/1000 kcal)	177.3 ± 56.2	183.2 ± 50.0	182.5 ± 49.2	184.5 ± 54.3	0.162
Carbohydrates (% of TE)	45.7 ± 8.0	45.3 ± 7.0	44.5 ± 7.2	43.6 ± 7.4	<0.001
Starch (% of TE)	29.3 ± 9.0	29.0 ± 8.1	28.2 ± 7.8	26.4 ± 7.7	<0.001
Soluble carbohydrates (% of TE)	16.4 ± 6.0	16.3 ± 5.6	16.2 ± 5.4	17.2 ± 5.5	0.030
Added Sugar (% of TE)	2.6 ± 3.8	2.4 ± 3.5	2.3 ± 2.7	2.3 ± 3.2	0.263
Fibre (g/1000 kcal)	9.5 ± 2.4	9.9 ± 2.3	10.8 ± 2.4	12.7 ± 2.8	<0.001
Glycaemic Index (n)	51.7 ± 3.6	51.8 ± 3.1	51.6 ± 3.4	51.5 ± 3.6	0.729
Glycaemic Load (%)	117.5 ± 64.0	120.0 ± 51.4	113.8 ± 57.2	98.7 ± 41.6	<0.001
Alcohol (g/day)	12.3 ± 17.3	11.6 ± 18.1	10.4 ± 14.7	7.8 ± 12.6	<0.001
Sodium (mg/day)	2158 ± 1186	2250 ± 1108	2136 ± 1076	1767 ± 851	<0.001
Potassium (mg/day)	2883 ± 1093	3068 ± 1029	3089 ± 1124	2913 ± 1010	0.003
Polyphenols (mg/1000 kcal/day)	345 ± 162	348 ± 139	371 ± 144	417 ± 168	<0.001

M ± SD. TE: Total Energy; SAFA: Saturated Fatty Acids; MUFA: Monounsaturated Fatty Acids; PUFA: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids.