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. 2010 May;140(5):992–998. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.114629

TABLE 2.

Daily intakes of macronutrients, cholesterol, and fiber as estimated by dietary records of adult (≥18 y) men and women participating in the CoASTAL cohort compared with adult (≥20 y) men and women sampled in NHANES 2001–20021–3

Men
Women
Variables Total sample Plausible rEI Implausible rEI NHANES 01–02 Total sample Plausible rEI Implausible rEI NHANES 01–02
n 175 89 86 2250 243 147 96 2494
Energy, kJ/d 9479 ± 343 11066 ± 239 7838 ± 607*** 10974 ± 147 7900 ± 180 8487 ± 134 7009 ± 394*** 77255 ± 75
Macronutrients4
    PRO, g/(kg body weight ⋅ d) 1.0 ± 0.04 1.2 ± 0.04 0.9 ± 0.08** 1.3 ± 0.02 0.9 ± 0.02 1.0 ± 0.02 0.8 ± 0.05*** 1.1 ± 0.02
    PRO, % energy 17 ± 0.3 16 ± 0.4 17 ± 0.6 15 ± 0.2 15 ± 0.3 16 ± 0.4
    CHO, % energy 47 ± 0.7 47 ± 0.9 48 ± 1.0 50 ± 0.6 49 ± 0.7 51 ± 1.1
    TFA, % energy 36 ± 0.5 37 ± 0.6 35 ± 0.8 36 ± 0.5 37 ± 0.5 34 ± 0.8**
    SFA, % energy 12 ± 0.2 12 ± 0.3 12 ± 0.3 12 ± 0.2 12 ± 0.3 11 ± 0.35
    Linoleic acid, g/d 16 ± 0.7 19 ± 0.9 13 ± 1.1*** 17 ± 0.3 14 ± 0.5 16 ± 0.5 12 ± 0.9*** 13 ± 0.2
    ALA, g/d 1.5 ± 0.06 1.8 ± 0.07 1.1 ± 0.08*** 1.7 ± 0.03 1.4 ± 0.05 1.5 ± 0.6 1.2 ± 0.09** 1.3 ± 0.02
    EPA + DHA, g/d 0.3 ± 0.05 0.4 ± 0.08 0.2 ± 0.03* 0.2 ± 0.03 0.2 ± 0.04 0.1 ± 0.02
    Cholesterol, mg/d 364 ± 19.9 442 ± 28.9 284 ± 24.5*** 346 ± 8.0 288 ± 11.7 305 ± 12.4 262 ± 22.5 233 ± 3.7
    Dietary fiber, g/d 15 ± 0.6 17 ± 0.7 12 ± 0.8*** 18 ± 0.4 14 ± 0.4 15 ± 0.5 12 ± 0.6*** 14 ± 0.2
1

Values are mean ± SEM. Asterisks indicate different from plausible rEI: ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.

2

Estimated by 24-h recall from (36).

3

NHANES 2001–2002 sample size for men (n = 2258) and women (n = 2160) and age ranges (≥20 y) differs for grams of protein consumed per kg body weight from (35).

4

PRO, protein; CHO, carbohydrate; TFA, total fat; ALA, linolenic acid.