TABLE 5.

Selected daily intakes of nutrients associated with the Mediterranean diet across quintile categories of the MSDPS in the Framingham Offspring Cohort¹

	MSDPS quintile categories
	Q1 (3.06–17.8)	Q2 (17.9–22.6)	Q3 (22.7–26.8)	Q4 (26.9–31.6)	Q5 (31.7–60.7)	P-trend
n	604	604	605	604	604
Energy intake, kJ	6437	6995	7246	7596	7749	<0.001
Dietary fiber, g	13.4	15.7	17.1	18.0	20.4	<0.001
Alcohol, g	3.82	2.95	3.53	4.22	5.19	<0.001
Added sugar,2g	39.1	41.9	39.3	37.6	35.3	0.001
Glycemic index3	54.3	54.2	54.0	53.6	52.7	<0.001
Saturated fat, g	20.8	20.7	19.8	19.8	18.6	<0.001
Trans fat,4g	2.65	2.47	2.30	2.22	1.97	<0.001
Monounsaturated fat, g	22.0	21.6	21.0	20.7	20.0	<0.001
Oleic acid (18:1), g	20.1	19.6	18.9	18.5	17.8	<0.001
Polyunsaturated fat, g	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.6	0.04
(n-6) Fatty acids,5g	9.40	9.20	9.10	9.00	8.80	<0.001
LA (18:2), g	9.28	9.10	8.95	8.83	8.71	<0.001
(n-3) fatty acids,6g	1.19	1.28	1.33	1.37	1.43	<0.001
LNA (18:3), g	1.01	1.06	1.05	1.07	1.05	0.02
EPA (20:5) + DHA (22:6), g	0.19	0.23	0.28	0.33	0.37	<0.001
Ratio (n-6):(n-3) fatty acids	7.86	7.18	6.83	6.52	6.20	<0.001
β-Carotene, μg	2235	3172	3685	4217	5161	<0.001
Lycopene, μg	5107	5924	6512	6949	7214	<0.001
Folate, μg	232	268	301	317	345	<0.001
Vitamin C, mg	94	116	139	149	158	<0.001
Vitamin E, mg	5.04	5.29	5.81	6.10	6.53	<0.001
Calcium, mg	584	657	689	717	757	<0.001
Magnesium, mg	242	264	282	294	324	<0.001
Potassium, mg	2428	2734	2937	3058	3314	<0.001

¹Data are means. Energy intake was adjusted for age and sex; all other nutrients were adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake.

²Added sugar included sugars added to foods or beverages by individuals or by processing.

³Glycemic index was based on a 50-g glucose standard.

⁴Trans-fat included trans 16:1, trans 18:1, trans-trans 18:2, and cis-trans 18:2.

⁵(n-6) Fatty acids included 18:2(n-6) (LA) and 20:4(n-6).

⁶(n-3) Fatty acids included 18:3(n-3) (LNA), 20:5(n-3) (EPA), 22:5(n-3), and 22:6(n-3) (DHA).