TABLE 2.
Unadjusted food intakes (g/1000 kcal) of men and women (aged 40–59 y) by category of BMI, with the exclusion of participants consuming a special diet (United States, 1996–1999): the INTERMAP (n = 1794)1
| BMI (kg/m2) |
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Women |
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| Food groups/subgroups2 | <25.0(n = 202) | 25.0–29.9(n = 414) | ≥30.0(n = 331) | <25.0(n = 316) | 25.0–29.9(n = 256) | ≥30.0(n = 275) |
| Total fruit | 114.8 (48.7–193.9) | 88.1 (39.8–175.0) | 88.2 (34.2–166.7) | 123.4 (64.5–197.6) | 111.0 (58.1–208.0) | 101.9 (44.4–186.5) |
| Fresh fruit3 | 45.1 (13.7–84.5) | 29.0 (5.9–66.2) | 26.2 (4.6–65.6) | 54.1 (21.8–94.6) | 40.7 (8.6–90.9) | 31.5 (6.2–72.2) |
| Total vegetables4 | 112.1 (79.4–171.9) | 121.2 (83.7–153.1) | 110.7 (79.8–154.9) | 122.8 (90.6–183.9) | 128.0 (94.2–177.3) | 115.0 (81.1–154.0) |
| Whole grains4 | 16.6 (4.8–30.5) | 13.1 (4.6–24.1) | 11.7 (4.2–22.4) | 16.6 (7.6–32.0) | 14.7 (6.1–29.0) | 13.5 (5.3–25.3) |
| Pasta and rice3 | 36.4 (14.7–89.9) | 30.9 (10.9–61.4) | 21.5 (5.3–47.3) | 37.3 (13.6–70.8) | 29.5 (7.5–56.7) | 23.3 (8.4–48.9) |
| Nuts and nut butters4 | 0.8 (0.0–4.5) | 0.9 (0.0–4.7) | 0.5 (0.0–3.5) | 1.3 (0.0–4.8) | 1.0 (0.0–4.5) | 0.5 (0.0–3.1) |
| Dried peas and legumes4 | 0.0 (0.0–10.7) | 0.0 (0.0–13.6) | 0.0 (0.0–15.6) | 0.0 (0.0–9.2) | 0.0 (0.0–10.0) | 0.0 (0.0–13.0) |
| Low-fat dairy4 | 0.3 (0.0–40.8) | 0.0 (0.0–39.6) | 0.0 (0.0–29.5) | 4.3 (0.0–87.1) | 3.3 (0.0–59.9) | 3.0 (0.0–41.9) |
| Fish, fish roe, and shellfish4 | 3.4 (0.0–15.6) | 1.9 (0.0–13.7) | 0.0 (0.0–11.4) | 5.2 (0.0–14.3) | 3.3 (0.0–14.0) | 0.0 (0.0–12.0) |
| Poultry4 | 15.6 (5.5–25.2) | 16.8 (6.6–30.7) | 15.2 (5.5–29.2) | 14.9 (6.4–27.0) | 18.0 (6.7–31.4) | 19.2 (9.3–32.1) |
| Beef, pork, veal, and game meats3 | 25.8 (11.4–41.2) | 29.2 (17.6–43.1) | 32.7 (21.8–48.8) | 19.8 (7.5–34.3) | 23.7 (11.8–41.6) | 26.2 (13.7–42.3) |
| Processed meats3 | 4.5 (0.0–13.3) | 5.3 (0.0–13.2) | 8.7 (2.5–15.1) | 2.7 (0.0–8.8) | 4.5 (0.0–11.4) | 6.2 (0.6–14.1) |
| Total visible fats5 | 16.1 (11.4–20.9) | 17.3 (13.3–23.0) | 17.2 (12.7–21.6) | 18.0 (13.6–24.3) | 18.5 (14.3–24.0) | 17.9 (13.9–22.8) |
| Snacks and sweets | 21.0 (10.4–31.6) | 21.1 (11.8–32.2) | 19.0 (10.0–31.5) | 26.6 (16.9–38.2) | 24.9 (14.8–36.9) | 23.3 (15.1–34.3) |
| Alcoholic beverages3 | 6.0 (0.0–112.2) | 0.3 (0.0–109.4) | 0.0 (0.0–79.7) | 0.0 (0.0–16.1) | 0.0 (0.0–5.1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) |
| Carbonated soft drinks5 | 483.6 (275.7–655.0) | 477.8 (295.4–707.1) | 525.0 (355.7–762.2) | 566.1 (371.7–832.1) | 581.4 (382.2–898.1) | 634.7 (395.7–946.9) |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages4 | 105.0 (32.0–204.8) | 98.8 (29.0–216.2) | 119.6 (24.8–242.6) | 51.3 (0.0–143.0) | 81.8 (0.0–218.0) | 142.0 (41.9–260.0) |
All values are medians; IQRs in parentheses. Tests for trend across BMI categories were made by using generalized linear models. INTERMAP, International Study of Macro-/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure.
All food groups were ranked before statistical testing to approximate normality. Total fruit includes fresh fruit, fruit juices, and sweetened fruits; pasta and rice include recipes; total visible fats include animal fats, margarines, table spreads, oils, shortenings, and dressings; carbonated soft drinks include sodas and colas including diet beverages; sugar-sweetened beverages include uncarbonated and carbonated soft drinks, fruit drinks (excluding 100% fruit juices), and lemonade but not diet beverages.
P-trend < 0.05 across BMI categories for men and women.
P-trend < 0.05 across BMI categories for women.
P-trend < 0.05 across BMI categories for men.