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. 2012 Aug 1;96(3):483–491. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.025056

TABLE 4.

Unadjusted total energy and macronutrient intake by category of BMI in men and women (aged 40–59 y), with the exclusion of participants consuming a special diet (United States, 1996–1999): the INTERMAP (n = 1794)1

BMI (kg/m2)
Men
Women
Macronutrient <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)
Energy (kcal/d)2 2567.9 ± 685.2 2613.2 ± 700.1 2712.7 ± 698.2 1828.9 ± 414.2 1870.3 ± 424.9 2054.9 ± 507.3
Dietary fiber (g/1000 kcal)2 9.0 ± 3.1 8.4 ± 2.8 8.1 ± 3.1 9.5 ± 3.4 9.2 ± 3.3 8.0 ± 2.8
Total protein (% kcal)3 14.6 ± 3.0 15.4 ± 3.1 15.6 ± 2.8 15.1 ± 3.0 15.4 ± 2.9 15.3 ± 3.0
Animal protein (% of total protein)3 62.2 ± 0.1 65.6 ± 0.1 67.2 ± 0.1 61.6 ± 0.1 64.6 ± 0.1 67.5 ± 0.1
Vegetable protein (% of total protein)3 36.2 ± 0.1 33.1 ± 0.1 31.5 ± 0.1 37.3 ± 0.1 34.4 ± 0.1 31.7 ± 0.1
Animal protein (% of energy)3 9.2 ± 3.0 10.2 ± 3.1 10.6 ± 2.9 9.4 ± 3.0 10.1 ± 2.9 10.4 ± 2.9
Vegetable protein (% of energy)3 5.2 ± 1.7 4.9 ± 1.3 4.8 ± 1.4 5.5 ± 1.5 5.2 ± 1.6 4.7 ± 1.2
Total fat (% of energy)2 30.9 ± 6.4 33.8 ± 5.9 34.7 ± 6.5 32.1 ± 6.6 33.2 ± 6.3 34.3 ± 6.4
MUFAs (% of energy)2 11.5 ± 2.8 12.5 ± 2.5 12.9 ± 2.6 11.7 ± 2.8 12.3 ± 2.7 12.7 ± 2.6
PUFAs (% of energy)3 6.6 ± 2.0 7.1 ± 2.0 7.0 ± 2.4 7.0 ± 2.3 7.0 ± 2.1 7.1 ± 2.1
SFAs (% of energy)2 9.9 ± 2.8 11.0 ± 2.5 11.4 ± 2.6 10.5 ± 2.8 10.8 ± 2.7 11.3 ± 2.6
PUFA:SFA ratio3 0.8 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.2
trans Fatty acids (% of energy)2 1.8 ± 0.8 2.0 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 0.8 1.9 ± 0.8 2.0 ± 0.7 2.1 ± 0.7
Omega-3 PUFAs (% of energy) 0.7 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.3
Omega-6 PUFAs (% of energy)3 6.0 ± 1.9 6.5 ± 1.9 6.4 ± 2.2 6.3 ± 2.1 6.3 ± 1.9 6.4 ± 1.9
Cholesterol2
 (mg/d) 309.9 ± 164.9 343.8 ± 161.5 389.6 ± 190.0 214.7 ± 96.0 248.6 ± 116.6 289.4 ± 130.0
 (mg/1000 kcal) 119.2 ± 53.3 132.6 ± 57.5 141.6 ± 55.5 117.1 ± 48.6 132.9 ± 54.9 142.1 ± 60.9
Keys dietary lipid score24 33.9 ± 9.8 36.9 ± 8.8 38.8 ± 9.2 34.9 ± 9.5 36.8 ± 9.2 38.5 ± 9.0
Total carbohydrates (% of energy)2 50.6 ± 8.7 47.9 ± 7.4 47.3 ± 7.5 51.1 ± 7.7 49.9 ± 7.1 49.3 ± 7.5
Starch (% of energy)2 23.4 ± 6.7 22.4 ± 5.2 22.0 ± 5.1 23.8 ± 5.4 22.6 ± 5.5 21.9 ± 4.9
Sugars (% of energy)3 27.2 ± 9.4 25.6 ± 7.8 25.3 ± 8.2 27.3 ± 7.5 27.4 ± 7.4 27.4 ± 7.6
Alcohol3
 (g/d) 12.9 ± 19.7 11.4 ± 17.4 9.6 ± 16.3 4.0 ± 7.1 3.6 ± 6.5 3.0 ± 8.9
 (% of energy) 3.8 ± 6.2 2.8 ± 4.8 2.3 ± 4.3 1.6 ± 3.7 1.3 ± 3.4 1.1 ± 3.4
1

All values are means ± SDs. INTERMAP, International Study of Macro-/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure.

2

P-trend < 0.05 across BMI categories for men and women calculated by using generalized linear models with adjustment for age and race-ethnicity.

3

P-trend < 0.05 across BMI categories for men calculated by using generalized linear models with adjustment for age and race-ethnicity.

4

Calculated as 1.35 (2 SFA − PUFA) + 1.5 CHOL1/2, where CHOL is dietary cholesterol in mg/1000 kcal.