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. 2012 Sep 25;12:823. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-823

Table 5.

Comparison of energy and macronutrient intakes as a percentage of Dietary Reference Intakes of women in different socioeconomic groups

  Lower Upper-lower Middle Lower-upper Upper Total Chi-square p values
Energy% DRI
 115.3a
 116.5 a
 113.2a
 129.5 a
 113.9 a
 117.9
 0.430
50.1
 44.3
 56.9
 63.1
 66.7
 55.4
  
Protein% DRI
 160.3
 153.7 a
 177.6 a
 206.7
 208.9
 177.8
 0.034d
SD
 99.8
 66.3
 94.4
 104.6
 259.3
 123.2
  
Fat% DRI
 73.1 a
 80.9 a
 89.2 a
 93.8 a
 77.2 a
 83.1
 0.13
SD
 37.5
 65.7
 49.3
 53.2
 46.4
 52.0
  
CHO% DRI
 99.8 a
 101.5 a
 91.3 a
 88.0 a
 71.4
 92.7
 0.016 d
SD
 44.3
 41.2
 56.9
 44.1
 48.9
 47.9
  
Fibre% DRI
 150.7 a
 146.3 a
 116.1 a
 104.2
 82.5
 124.6
 <0.001f
SD
 74.1
 76.8
 115.2
 103.2
 76.9
 94.5
  
PUFA% DRI
 137.4 a
 166.0 a
 179.5
 171.8
 123.5 a
 159.1
 0.078
SD
 102.6
 119.3
 112.9
 159.3
 94.5
 122.5
  
Cholesterol DRI
 152.2 a
 147.9 a
 185.2
 219.4
 97.1 a
 166.7
 0.011d
SD
 166.9
 146.0
 185.0
 223.6
 165.9
 182.7
  
Alcohol mean (g) SD
 1.8 a
 0.7 a
 1.1 a
 45.3
 78.2
 18.8
 <0.001f
  11.9 6.2 9.2 127.2 239.8 101.6  

DRI = Dietary Reference Intakes SD = standard deviation; CHO = carbohydrate.

a,b,c Significant differences between means if letter is not the same (Bonferroni test); d Significant difference p <0.05; f Significant difference p <0.001.