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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 27.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2009 Feb 16;102(4):576–583. doi: 10.1017/S0007114509220836

Table 1. Percentage energy contribution from selected food groups across the four dietary patterns among 2875 non-diabetic adults participating in the Framingham Offspring Study at the fifth examination cycle *.

Fruits Reduced Fat Dairy and Whole Grains (n=577) Refined Grains and Sweets (n= 1846) Beer (n=242) Soda (n=210)




Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
High fat dairy 5.1a 0.2 6.8b 0.1 6.4b 0.3 6.1ab 0.4
Reduced fat dairy 5.1a 0.2 3.8b 0.1 2.8c 0.3 2.2c 0.3
High fat dairy desserts 0.8a 0.1 1.2b 0.0 0.9ab 0.1 1.2b 0.1
Reduced fat dairy deserts 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1
Margarine 1.2ab 0.1 1.4a 0.0 1.1b 0.1 1.5ab 0.1
Miscellaneous fats 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Fruit juices 5.5a 0.1 2.2b 0.1 1.9b 0.2 2.0b 0.2
Fruits 8.5a 0.2 5.0b 0.1 3.5c 0.3 3.2c 0.3
Fruit drinks 2.8a 0.1 1.6bc 0.1 1.2b 0.2 2.1ac 0.2
Tofu and beans 0.9a 0.0 0.6b 0.0 0.6b 0.1 0.5b 0.1
Nuts and seeds 1.8 0.1 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.2 1.6 0.2
Vegetables 5.0a 0.1 3.9b 0.0 3.6bc 0.1 3.2c 0.1
Starchy vegetables 4.9 0.1 4.9 0.1 4.8 0.2 4.6 0.2
Eggs 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.1
Poultry 6.0a 0.2 5.5b 0.1 4.6c 0.3 4.4c 0.3
Processed meat 1.2a 0.1 1.9b 0.0 2.0b 0.1 2.0b 0.1
Liver 0.05a 0.01 0.09b 0.01 0.07ab 0.02 0.07ab 0.02
Meat 4.8a 0.2 6.6b 0.1 6.4b 0.3 6.9b 0.3
Fish and other seafood 3.3a 0.1 2.4b 0.0 2.1bc 0.1 2.0c 0.1
Whole grain cereal 2.2a 0.1 1.6b 0.1 0.9c 0.2 0.8c 0.2
Refined grain cereal 1.3a 0.1 0.8b 0.0 0.5b 0.1 0.8b 0.1
Whole grains 6.6a 0.2 3.7b 0.1 2.8c 0.3 2.0c 0.3
Refined grains 7.3a 0.2 9.5b 0.1 7.0a 0.3 7.8a 0.3
Pasta 3.2a 0.1 3.0a 0.1 2.8ab 0.2 2.4b 0.2
Chocolate 1.0a 0.1 2.4b 0.1 2.0b 0.2 2.7b 0.2
Candy w/out chocolate 0.5a 0.1 0.9b 0.1 0.5ab 0.2 0.8ab 0.2
Sweet baked foods 2.9a 0.2 9.0b 0.1 3.9a 0.3 6.1c 0.3
Miscellaneous sweets 1.4a 0.1 1.5a 0.0 1.2a 0.1 2.0b 0.1
Vegetable oils 2.7a 0.1 2.6a 0.1 2.6a 0.2 2.0b 0.2
Chowder/cream soup 0.4a 0.0 0.5b 0.0 0.4ab 0.0 0.4ab 0.0
Soda 1.1a 0.1 1.5b 0.1 1.7b 0.2 15.9c 0.2
Beer 0.9a 0.1 0.9a 0.1 18.1b 0.2 1.1a 0.2
Red wine 0.8a 0.1 0.5b 0.0 0.8ab 0.1 0.3b 0.1
White wine 1.1a 0.1 0.8b 0.1 0.8ab 0.1 0.3c 0.1
Liquor 2.1a 0.1 1.2b 0.1 1.5ab 0.2 1.2b 0.2
Coffee 0.6 0.02 0.7 0.01 0.6 0.04 0.6 0.04
Mixed dishes 3.9a 0.2 5.6b 0.1 4.8c 0.2 5.6bc 0.3
Salty snacks 1.0a 0.1 1.3b 0.0 1.2ab 0.1 1.5c 0.1
Fired food 0.5a 0.0 0.6b 0.0 0.6bc 0.0 0.7c 0.0
Diet soda (servings/d) 0.6a 0.0 0.6a 0.0 0.5a 0.1 0.2b 0.1
*

Adjusted for age and sex.

a,b,c,dValues in the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different (P<0.05) using Tukey-Kramer's adjustment for multiple comparisons; Means that are underlined are lowest and means that are bold are highest in the row.