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. 2012 Jul 31;9:70. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-9-70

Table 3.

Dietary intakes of participants by categories of dietary total antioxidant capacity: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study¹

  (n = 1938)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 P1
Dietary phytochemical index
 
 
 
 
 
Range
< 842
842-958
959-1080
> 1080
 
Median
764
906
1014
1161
 
Energy intake (kcal/d)
2285 ± 29
2290 ± 29
2254 ± 29
2265 ± 29
0.80
Energy density(kcal/d)
107.9 ± 0.9
97.6 ± 0.9
91.3 ± 0.9
88.6 ± 0.9
<0.001
Carbohydrate (% of total energy)
58.1 ± 0.3
56.8 ± 0.3
57.2 ± 0.3
58.5 ± 0.3
0.21
Protein (% of total energy)
13.0 ± 0.1
13.7 ± 0.1
13.9 ± 0.1
13.9 ± 0.1
0.32
Fat (% of total energy)
30.5 ± 0.3
31.8 ± 0.3
31.7 ± 0.3
31.1 ± 0.3
0.09
Saturated fatty acid (% of total energy)
9.7 ± 0.2
10.8 ± 0.2
10.6 ± 0.2
10.6 ± 0.2
0.15
Mono-unsaturated fatty acid (% of total energy)
10.8 ± 0.1
11.0 ± 0.1
10.9 ± 0.1
10.5 ± 0.1
0.18
Poly-unsaturated fatty acid (% of total energy)
6.7 ± 0.1
6.7 ± 0.1
6.5 ± 0.1
6.2 ± 0.1
0.09
Vitamin A (mg/d)
422 ± 13
493 ± 13
547 ± 13
557 ± 13
<0.001
Total carotenoids (μg/d)
8677 ± 278
9731 ± 274
10725 ± 274
10874 ± 277
<0.001
Vitamin E (mg/d)
11.3 ± 0.2
11.6 ± 0.2
11.6 ± 0.2
12.2 ± 0.2
0.001
Vitamin C (mg/d)
109 ± 3.5
133 ± 3.5
158 ± 3.5
185 ± 3.5
<0.001
Zinc (mg/d)
10.6 ± 0.1
11.3 ± 0.1
11.7 ± 0.1
11.7 ± 0.1
<0.001
Selenium (μg/d)
111 ± 1.4
112 ± 1.4
112 ± 1.4
108 ± 1.4
0.10
Whole grains (g/d)
65.0 ± 4.3
87.1 ± 4.2
106.3 ± 4.2
116.1 ± 4.3
<0.001
Fruits (g/d)
223 ± 10
303 ± 10
405 ± 10
566 ± 10
<0.001
Vegetables (g/d)
275 ± 8
300 ± 8
309 ± 8
298 ± 8
0.028
Legumes (g/d)
12.5 ± 1.0
16.7 ± 0.9
18.4 ± 0.9
21.7 ± 1.0
<0.001
dairy (g/d)
329 ± 11
447 ± 11
516 ± 11
596 ± 11
<0.001
Nuts (g/d) 5.1 ± 0.4 5.9 ± 0.4 7.7 ± 0.4 9.9 ± 0.4 <0.001

1 Data are age-and energy adjusted mean ± SEM.

2P values compared the dietary intakes of participants across quartiles of dietary phytochemical index using linear regression models with adjustment of sex, age and energy intakes.