Table 2.

Dietary intakes (energy, macro/micronutrients, and food groups) of study participants across tertiles of egg intake^a

	Egg tertiles			P b
	T1 (n = 177)	T2 (n = 178)	T3 (n = 178)
Egg consumption (g/d)	< 15.13	15.13–29.78	> 29.78
Total energy (kcal/d)	2391.72 ± 49.22	2021.06 ± 49.27	2411.45 ± 49.15	< 0.001
Macronutrients (% of Total energy)
Protein	13.89 ± 0.21	14.18 ± 0.21	14.64 ± 0.21	0.04
Carbohydrate	61.88 ± 0.61	61.57 ± 0.91	58.97 ± 0.61	0.01
Fat	26.14 ± 0.50	26.19 ± 0.50	28.41 ± 0.50	0.01
Micronutrients (mg/d unless stated)
Potassium	3658.51 ± 79.32	3805.83 ± 80.94	3821.24 ± 79.38	0.27
Calcium	926.11 ± 28.13	918.05 ± 28.70	920.10 ± 28.15	0.98
Magnesium	280.67 ± 5.00	284.08 ± 5.10	286.36 ± 5.00	0.72
Phosphorus	1184.18 ± 25.42	1181.55 ± 25.94	1239.04 ± 25.44	0.20
Vitamin E	6.23 ± 0.23	6.62 ± 0.24	7.36 ± 0.23	0.04
Vitamin B1	2.11 ± 0.03	2.02 ± 0.03	1.97 ± 0.03	0.01
Vitamin B2	1.87 ± 0.04	1.98 ± 0.05	2.09 ± 0.04	0.01
Vitamin B3	23.32 ± 0.34	23.15 ± 0.35	22.32 ± 0.34	0.09
Vitamin B6	1.75 ± 0.04	1.83 ± 0.04	1.82 ± 0.04	0.29
Vitamin B9 (µg/d)	328.36 ± 8.46	344.50 ± 8.63	352.12 ± 8.46	0.13
Vitamin B12 (µg/d)	3.91 ± 0.13	4.01 ± 0.14	4.44 ± 0.13	0.01
Vitamin C	198.83 ± 7.60	204.75 ± 7.75	190.94 ± 7.61	0.45
Food groups (g/d)
Whole grains	115.00 ± 6.02	114.14 ± 6.14	106.78 ± 6.03	0.57
Fruits	559.81 ± 23.98	580.55 ± 24.46	521.34 ± 23.99	0.22
Vegetables	324.64 ± 17.32	327.47 ± 17.67	380.89 ± 17.33	0.04
Nuts, soy, and legumes	50.65 ± 2.83	47.95 ± 2.89	54.13 ± 2.83	0.32
Low-fat dairy	251.56 ± 18.84	251.34 ± 19.23	253.41 ± 18.86	0.99
Red and processed meat	65.64 ± 3.40	67.79 ± 3.47	70.07 ± 3.40	0.65
White meat	38.15 ± 2.50	40.06 ± 2.55	38.00 ± 2.50	0.82

Abbreviations: n Number, g Grams, d Day

^aValues are presented as mean ± SE. Intakes of energy and macronutrients were adjusted for age and sex, all other values were adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake

^bObtained from ANCOVA