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. 2009 Oct 21;8:49. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-8-49

Table 2.

Differences in diet between AAs and CAs as determined by FFQ

AA (42) CA (40) p-value
Total calories (kcal) 1918 1861 0.8

Protein (g) 65 69 0.6

Fat (g) 77 82 0.6

Carbohydrates (g) 248 214 0.19

% kcal from protein 13.8 15.1 0.09

% kcal from fat 35.2 39.2 0.01

% kcal from carbs 52.4 46.2 <0.01

Dietary fiber (g) 17.6 16.7 0.7

Fruit (servings) 1.5 1.5 0.9

Vegetable(servings) 3.1 3.8 0.24

Dairy (servings) 0.68 1.43 <0.01

Calcium (mg) 608 774 0.07

Supplements

Calcium (mg) 108 418 <0.01

Magnesium (mg) 19 42 0.02

Vitamin A (IU) 1200 2700 0.03

Vitamin C (mg) 140 380 <0.01

Vitamin D (IU) 77 166 0.02

Vitamin E (a-TE) 46 157 <0.01

Heterocyclic amines

Total (ng/day) 190 128 0.1

MelQx (ng/day) 47 25 0.04

PhIP (ng/day) 126 78 0.07

Dimelqx (ng/day 2.8 2.1 0.2

Bap (ng/day) 14 22 0.1

PhIP is 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenyl-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, MeIQx is 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline, Dimelqx is 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline Bap is benzo[a]pyrene.