Table 3.
Nutrient intake per day across sex specific tertiles of EAT-Lancet diet score H70-study
| Nutrient intake across tertiles of EAT-Lancet diet score1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1: 10–21 | T2: 21–24 | T3: 24–38 | p-trend2 | |
| Energy (kcal/day) | 2180 (571) | 2156 (486) | 2128 (437) | 0.221 |
| Fat (g/day) | 88.9 (28.4) | 88.6 (27.2) | 88.1 (24.7) | 0.727 |
| E% fat2 | 38.4 (6.5) | 38.3 (7.0) | 38.5 (6.2) | 0.773 |
| Saturated fatty acids (g/day) | 37.4 (14.0) | 35.5 (12.9) | 33.2 (11.9) | < 0.001 |
| E% SFA3 | 16.1 (3.7) | 15.3 (3.8) | 14.4 (3.6) | < 0.001 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (g/day) | 31.7 (10.2) | 31.8 (10.3) | 32.1 (9.6) | 0.642 |
| E% MUFA3 | 13.7 (2.5) | 13.7 (2.8) | 14.1 (2.8) | 0.129 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/day) | 12.3 (4.7) | 14.0 (5.6) | 15.7 (6.4) | < 0.001 |
| E% PUFA3 | 5.3 (1.6) | 6.1 (2.1) | 6.9 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
| Carbohydrates (g/day) | 220 (73.2) | 216 (61.3) | 214 (54.9) | 0.245 |
| E% carbohydrates3 | 42.0 (6.8) | 41.6 (6.7) | 41.7 (6.0) | 0.589 |
| Fiber (g/day) | 21.9 (7.2) | 26.1 (7.8) | 30.3 (8.4) | < 0.001 |
| Protein (g/day) | 89.3 (23.3) | 88.9 (21.0) | 85.4 (20.4) | 0.038 |
| Protein (g/kg body weight)4 | 1.26 (0.36) | 1.24 (0.33) | 1.24 (0.30) | 0.433 |
| E% protein2 | 17.4 (3.0) | 17.4 (3.1) | 16.7 (2.6) | 0.006 |
| Alcohol (g/day) | 13.8 (17.0) | 12.1 (13.3) | 10.9 (10.5) | 0.013 |
| E% Alcohol5 | 4.4 (5.1) | 3.9 (4.2) | 3.6 (3.4) | 0.033 |
| Retinol Equivalent | 1204 (697) | 1125 (618) | 1057 (650) | 0.008 |
| Beta-Carotene (µg/day) | 2779 (1964) | 3441 (2473) | 4415 (4020) | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin D (µg/day) | 8.6 (3.8) | 9.1 (4.3) | 8.9 (4.2) | 0.335 |
| Vitamin E (mg/day) | 15.4 (15.5) | 16.4 (15.0) | 15.6 (11.1) | 0.787 |
| Thiamine (mg/day) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 0.353 |
| Riboflavin (mg/day) | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.5) | 0.013 |
| Niacin equivalent | 38.4 (9.9) | 38.3 (9.6) | 36.3 (8.4) | 0.012 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg/day) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.3 (0.7) | 0.669 |
| Folate (µg/day) | 318 (109) | 347 (100) | 389 (110) | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg/day) | 7.5 (3.8) | 7.0 (3.0) | 6.5 (3.5) | 0.001 |
| Vitamin C (mg/day) | 130 (79.3) | 149 (73.6) | 172 (73.5) | < 0.001 |
| Calcium (mg/day) | 1057 (446) | 1011 (366) | 1045 (370) | 0.644 |
| Phosphorus (mg/day) | 1559 (444) | 1566 (396) | 1584 (396) | 0.477 |
| Magnesium (mg/day) | 362.4 (95.2) | 392.0 (103.3) | 429.4 (105.1) | < 0.001 |
| Potassium (mg/day) | 3530 (907) | 3654 (966) | 3832 (818) | < 0.001 |
| Iron (mg/day) | 11.6 (3.4) | 12.2 (3.5) | 12.8 (3.4) | < 0.001 |
| Zinc (mg/day) | 11.5 (3.1) | 11.6 (2.9) | 11.4 (3.0) | 0.528 |
| Selenium (µg/day) | 54.3 (16.7) | 55.0 (18.4) | 52.7 (15.3) | 0.315 |
1Values are means and (SD)
2P-value for linear trend
3Energy percentage of the non-alcoholic energy intake
4For individuals with a BMI over 25, weight was estimated as the weight corresponding to a BMI of 25 plus 25% of the remaining weight
5Energy-percentage of the total energy intake