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. 2025 Sep 12;12:1602979. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1602979

TABLE 2.

Dietary intake by nutrition status.

Dietary intake Underweight (N = 6) Normal (N = 202) Overweight/obese (N = 147) p-value1
(Mean ± SD)
Energy (kcal/day) 1,180.2 (439.1) 1,104.9 (492.1) 1,331.1 (597.9) < 0.001
Protein (g/day) 58.0 (18.2) 59.9 (22.7) 74.2 (32.8) < 0.001
Carbohydrates (g/day) 185.7 (100.4) 168.9 (94.0) 199.2 (108.2) 0.022
Total fat (g/day) 23.1 (9.9) 21.1 (19.5) 26.4 (18.2) 0.034
Saturated fat (g/day) 14.8 (6.3) 13.5 (12.4) 16.8 (11.6) 0.048
Monounsaturated fat (g/day) 5.0 (2.1) 4.6 (4.2) 5.7 (3.9) 0.055
Fiber (g/day) 5.4 (1.8) 6.0 (2.5) 7.1 (5.6) 0.051
Cholesterol (mg/day) 3.8 (1.8) 4.1 (1.3) 4.3 (1.3) 0.300
Total sugars (g/day) 24.9 (11.8) 22.5 (14.0) 27.8 (16.3) 0.032
Glycemic index 54.8 (7.9) 54.4 (7.7) 55.9 (8.2) 0.350
Vitamin A (μg/day) 861.6 (1,309.7) 410.6 (1,239.5) 758.7 (1,881.7) 0.100
Vitamin D (μg/day) 4.0 (2.0) 3.7 (1.9) 4.3 (2.2) 0.170
Vitamin C (mg/day) 123.2 (72.7) 119.4 (74.7) 126.0 (83.9) 0.700

1One-way ANOVA.