Table 4.
Nutritional characteristics according to quartile of snack dominance score*, Sister Study, 2003–2007 (N 27 983)
| Q1 (<−0·81)
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Q2 (−0·81–<−0·22)
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Q3 (−0·22–<0·55)
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Q4 0·55–<9·40)
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Energy intake (kJ/d) | 5978 | 1996 | 6263 | 2143 | 6651 | 2297 | 6979 | 2454 |
| Energy intake (kcal/d) | 1428·7 | 477·1 | 1497·0 | 512·3 | 1589·6 | 549·0 | 1668·1 | 586·6 |
| Proportion of energy from fat (%) | 37·6 | 8·1 | 38·3 | 7·6 | 38·8 | 7·7 | 38·9 | 7·8 |
| Proportion of energy from protein (%) | 16·0 | 3·1 | 15·9 | 3·1 | 15·6 | 3·1 | 15·3 | 3·2 |
| Proportion of energy from carbohydrate (%) | 45·1 | 9·7 | 45·1 | 9·1 | 45·4 | 8·9 | 46·3 | 9·1 |
| Proportion of energy from sweets (%) | 10·5 | 7·7 | 12·3 | 8·3 | 14·1 | 9·0 | 15·7 | 10·6 |
| Daily number of fruit/vegetable servings | 4·9 | 2·7 | 4·8 | 2·7 | 4·7 | 2·7 | 4·8 | 2·9 |
| Healthy Eating Index | 64·2 | 12·9 | 63·0 | 12·8 | 62·4 | 12·9 | 61·8 | 12·9 |
| Daily glycaemic load based on white bread scale | 105·4 | 43·1 | 111·6 | 46·5 | 120·6 | 49·8 | 128·9 | 53·6 |
*
All nutritional characteristics compared were significantly different among the four groups (P<0·01) except for daily number of fruit/vegetable servings (P=0·06).