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. 2012 Aug;23(7):371–378. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2012-018

Table 1. Mean (95% CI) Of Energy And Selected Nutrient Intakes.

Men Women
Nutrients Urban (n = 399) Rural (n =347) Urban (n = 605) Rural (n = 659)
Total energy (TE) (kJ) 10054.2 (9681.9–10426.4)a 6973.3 (6568.7–7377.8)a 9008.3 (8746.0-9269.6)b 6107.3 (5854.8–6359.8)b
Total protein (g) 74.1 (71.3–76.8)a 44.4 (41.4–47.4)a 65.54 (63.7–67.4)b 39.50 (37.7–41.3)b
[% of TE] [12.5] [10.8] [12.4] [11.0]
Animal protein (g ) 33.4 (31.9–35.0)a 13.3 (11.6–14.96)a 31.2 (30.1–32.2)b 12.8 (11.8–13.8)b
[% of TE] [5.6] [3.2] [5.9] [3.6]
Total fat (g) 67.1 (64.3–69.8)a 32.4 (29.4–35.3)a 67.2 (65.1–69.4)b 32.6 (30.5–34.7)b
[% of TE] [25.3] [17.7] [28.3] [20.3]
Saturated fat (g ) 16.6 (15.9–17.4)a 7.2 (6.3–8.0)a 17.2 (16.6–17.8)b 7.3 (6.7–7.8)b
[% of TE] [6.3] [3.9] [7.3] [4.5]
Total carbohydrates (g ) 334.3 (321.3–347.4)a 258.9 (244.7–273.1)a 293.7 (284.7–302.8)b 235.9 (227.1–244.6)b
[% of TE] [56.5] [63.1] [55.4] [65.7]
Dietary fibre (g) 26.7 (25.6–27.8)a 18.5 (17.3–19.7)a 22.7 (22.0–23.4)b 17.1 (16.4–17.8)b
Iron (g) 16.7 (16.0–17.4)a 12.4 (11.6–13.1)a 14.1 (13.6–14.6)b 11.1 (10.6–11.5)b
Calcium (g) 452.0 (429.3–474.6)a 247.9 (223.2–272.5)a 450.9 (434.5–467.3)b 211.4 (195.5–227.2)b
Vitamin C (g ) 42.5 (39.1–45.8)a 12.6 (9.0–16.2)a 46.9 (44.0–49.8)b 15.7 (12.9–18.5)b

a,bMeans with the same symbol differ significantly (p < 0.05); significant differences based on GLM, analysis of variance (ANOVA)