Table 1.
Score points, energy and macronutrient profile (mean and SD) according to dietary pattern quintiles
| Nutrients | Mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | p-value* | |
| Score points | ||||||
| Common Brazilian | −1.19 (0.32) | −0.58 (0.12) | −0.17 (0.14) | 0.44 (0,76) | 1.50 (0.76) | <.0001 |
| Processed food | −1.12 (0.26) | −0.59 (0.12) | −0.17 (0.13) | 0.35 (0.18) | 1.50 (0.89) | <.0001 |
| Energy intake (cal/day) | ||||||
| Common Brazilian | 2921.7 (1370.7) | 3230.2 (1412.4) | 3476.6 (1457.6) | 3782.0 (1559.6) | 4482.3 (1712.4) | <.0001 |
| Processed food | 2818.3 (1301) | 3112.2 (1369.4) | 3410.9 (1376.5) | 3840.1 (1458.4) | 4712.5 (1735.9) | <.0001 |
| Protein intake (%) | ||||||
| Common Brazilian | 14.9 (3.6) | 14.0 (3.8) | 13.2 (3.1) | 12.9 (3.2) | 12.2 (3.0) | <.0001 |
| Processed food | 12.5 (3.2) | 13.0 (3.1) | 13.4 (3.3) | 14.0 (3.6) | 14.4 (7.7) | <.0001 |
| Total fat (%) | ||||||
| Common Brazilian | 29.4 (7.8) | 28.3 (8.3) | 27.0 (8.3) | 24.7 (7.6) | 22.7 (7.5) | <.0001 |
| Processed food | 22.7 (8.9) | 25.6 (8.6) | 26.9 (7.6) | 27.8 (7.4) | 29.1 (7.1) | <.0001 |
| Carbohydrate (%) | ||||||
| Common Brazilian | 55.7 (7.9) | 57.6 (8.2) | 59.8 (8.2) | 62.3 (7.6) | 65.0 (7.6) | <.0001 |
| Processed food | 64.7 (9.0) | 61.3 (8.5) | 59.7 (7.8) | 58.2 (7.6) | 56.5 (7.6) | <.0001 |
| Fiber (g/day) | ||||||
| Common Brazilian | 31.8 (20.5) | 37.0 (20.3) | 43.0 (22.5) | 52.0 (27.3) | 64.6 (32.2) | <.0001 |
| Processed food | 45.8 (28.4) | 41.8 (34.3) | 43.0 (25.1) | 46.7 (29.4) | 51.1 (29.0) | <.0001 |
* p-value for linearity
Common Brazilian dietary pattern: composed by rice, black beans, sugar, coffee, white bread, butter/margarine
Processed food dietary pattern: composed by red and processed meats, salty snacks, French fries, beer, soda, and others processed food