Table 2. Descriptive summaries for daily energy and nutrient intakes from foods and comparisons with available dietary reference intakes (RDA or AI), in the CARTaGENE Cohort Nutrition Study.
| Dietary reference intakes (DRI) | Men (N=4212) | Women (N=5167) | |||||
| % meeting DRI | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | % meeting DRI | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Total energy (kcal) | Not applicable | – | 1991.9 (1074.0) | 1872.3 (1230.1) | – | 1684.3 (748.7) | 1603.7 (865.2) |
| % energy total fat | AI: Between 25 and ≤35% | 45.4 | 30.4 (9.5) | 32.2 (10.1) | 49.7 | 31.8 (7.8) | 32.8 (8.6) |
| % energy carbohydrates | AI: Between 45 and ≤65% | 60.4 | 50.5 (10.7) | 48.9 (11.8) | 67.5 | 51.6 (9.7) | 50.3 (11.1) |
| % energy protein | AI: Between 10 and ≤35% | 89.0 | 14.9 (4.0) | 15.3 (4.3) | 94.0 | 15.8 (3.6) | 15.9 (4.2) |
| Carbohydrate (g) | RDA: >130 | 82.3 | 243.9 (134.5) | 223.8 (150.5) | 82.6 | 213.8 (100.0) | 198.3 (110.0) |
| Sugar (g) | Not applicable | - | 110.4 (73.0) | 95.4 (69.5) | - | 102.8 (56.7) | 91.8 (57.4) |
| Dietary fibre (g) | RDA: Men: >30;RDA: Women: >21 | 15.0 | 19.4 (11.5) | 17.8 (13.6) | 37.3 | 19.7 (10.5) | 18.0 (11.8) |
| Total fat (g) | Not determinable | – | 70.7 (43.6) | 67.0 (51.5) | – | 61.3 (32.4) | 58.0 (38.0) |
| Saturated fat (g) | AI: As low as possible while consuming a nutritionally adequate diet | – | 23.0 (14.6) | 21.5 (17.2) | – | 19.7 (11.3) | 18.3 (12.7) |
| Monounsaturated fat (g) | Not available | – | 28.6 (18.2) | 27.1 (21.7) | – | 24.5 (13.3) | 23.2 (15.7) |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) | Not available | – | 13.1 (8.7) | 12.0 (10.3) | – | 11.6 (7.0) | 10.7 (7.7) |
| Protein (g) | AI: Men: ≥56AI: Women: ≥46 | 66.6 | 76.6 (45.3) | 72.7 (53.9) | 73.2 | 67.7 (34.6) | 64.2 (40.9) |
| Cholesterol (g) | AI: As low as possible while consuming a nutritionally adequate diet | – | 233.5 (157.3) | 219.2 (193.7) | – | 192.3 (112.5) | 180.9 (132.1) |
| Sodium (mg) | AI: <2300 mg/day | 39.3 | 2831.0 (1714.9) | 2661.0 (1910.9) | 50.0 | 2420.9 (1196.1) | 2299.4 (1391.3) |
| Alcohol (g) | Not available | – | 17.6 (40.2) | 8.5 (17.6) | – | 7.6 (13.5) | 4.0 (9.0) |
| Caffeine (mg) | Not available | – | 306.7 (237.5) | 299.8 (287.8) | – | 267.4 (210.1) | 206.6 (287.2) |
| Iron (mg) | RDA: ≥8 | 77.6 | 13.6 (7.4) | 13.1 (9.1) | 78.8 | 12.6 (6.3) | 11.9 (7.1) |
| Calcium (mg) | RDA: Men: ≥1000RDA: Women: ≥1000 (31–50 years) ≥1200 (51–70 years) | 40.7 | 1013.2 (661.1) | 876.4 (675.5) | 86.9 | 1033.3 (632.1) | 911.8 (634.3) |
| Vitamin D (mcg) | RDA: ≥15 | 5.6 | 6.3 (5.2) | 5.1 (5.1) | 3.9 | 6.0 (4.6) | 5.0 (4.3) |
| Total folate (mcg) | RDA: ≥400 | 38.9 | 382.6 (228.9) | 347.7 (254.1) | 35.9 | 383.4 (227.0) | 341.4 (219.4) |
| Vitamin B12 (mcg) | RDA: ≥2.4 | 77.3 | 5.2 (4.6) | 4.3 (4.1) | 76.7 | 5.0 (5.3) | 3.8 (3.3) |
AIadequate intakeRDArecommended dietary allowance