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. 2010 Oct 20;140(12):2253–2259. doi: 10.3945/jn.110.124909

TABLE 2.

Daily dietary nutrient intakes by latent class (PIN Study, 2000–2005)12

Latent class
LCA-Prudent
LCA-Health Conscious Western
LCA-Hard Core Western
Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR
Total energy,3kcal 1870b 688 2190a 857 2010b 927
Fat, g 65.4c 29.2 79.6a 38.3 72.1b 43.7
Saturated fat, g 21.8b 10.2 26.3a 13.5 24.5a 15.4
Cholesterol, g 0.18b 0.12 0.23a 0.14 0.22a 0.15
(n-3) fatty acids, g 1.8b 1.1 2.0a 1.2 1.7b 1.2
Fiber, g 19.6a 10.9 18.2b 8.6 13.5c 8.5
Iron, mg 14.9a 6.7 15.4a 6.4 13.4b 8.3
Folate, mg 0.42a 0.18 0.41a 0.16 0.34b 0.18
Calcium, g 1.06a 0.51 0.98a 0.51 0.85b 0.53
Vitamin D,4IU 199a 188 189ab 178 156b 189
Vitamin A,5μg RE 1500a 966 1340b 715 919c 671
Vitamin E, mg α-TE 9.9a 5.9 10.3a 5.3 7.6b 4.9
Zinc, mg 11.1a 5.4 11.7a 5.5 9.1b 5.5
α-carotene, μg RE 661a 943 595a 690 323b 469
β-carotene, μg RE 3680a 3380 3340a 2780 1920b 2100
Fat, % energy 31.6b 7.3 33.6a 6.5 33.3a 8.7
Protein, % energy 15.2a 3.0 14.2b 2.8 13.0c 3.5
Carbohydrates, % energy 55.8a 9.3 54.3b 8.4 55.2b 10.5
Sweets, % energy 8.5b 8.4 11.3a 7.6 11.3a 11.0
Foods consumed, n 68b 11 81a 9 64c 13
1

Data are presented as median and interquartile range (IQR), = 1219 women due to missing values in some covariates. Medians in a row with superscripts without a common letter differ, P < 0.003 (Bonferroni correction for 20 multiple comparisons within class).

2

The latent class model was adjusted for energy intake, nulliparous, smoker, white, education, and age. It included correlated errors between coffee and cream, and iced tea and sugar or honey.

3

1 kcal = 4.1868 kJ.

4

40 IU = 1 μg.

5

RE, retinol equivalent.