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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2010 Feb;14(2):168–172. doi: 10.1007/s12603-010-0030-0

Table 2.

Dietary Assessment of the Participants

Whole Group Taking Statins Not Taking statins
Kcalories 1,533 ± 460 1,458 ± 460 1,570 ± 455
Carbohydrates, % 55.3 ± 8.0 54.5 ± 8.3 55.7 ± 7.8
Protein, % 17.0 ± 3.8 17.3 ± 3.9 16.9 ± 3.7
Fat, % 29.2 ± 7.2 29.7 ± 8.3 28.9 ± 6.6
Saturated fats, % 9.4 ± 3.1 9.5 ± 3.6 9.4 ± 2.9
Polyunsaturated fats, % 6.1 ± 2.1 6.3 ± 2.1 6.1 ± 2.1
Monounsaturated fats, % 11.1 ± 3.1 11.3 ± 3.6 10.9 ± 2.7
Omega-3 fats, grams 1.3 ± 0.7 1.3 ± 0.8 1.3 ± 0.6
Trans fat, grams 3.5 ± 2.0 3.2 ± 1.9 3.6 ± 2.0
Cholesterol, mg 218.0 ± 143.9 202.6 ± 143.2 226.1 ± 143.7
Fiber, grams 17.0 ± 6.8 15.8 ± 7.3 17.7 ± 6.5
Fruit, servings 2.6 ± 1.3 2.3 ± 1.3 2.7 ± 1.3
Vegetable, servings 2.9 ± 1.5 2.5 ± 1.6 3.1 ± 1.4*
F and V Total, servings 5.5 ± 2.2 4.8 ± 2.1 5.9 ± 2.2*
Vitamin A (retinol), mcg 455.9 ± 312.3 441.5 ± 378.0 462.7 ± 278.3
Vitamin D, mcg 4.6 ± 2.9 4.2 ± 2.6 4.9 ± 3.1
Vitamin E (aTOCeq), iu 8.2 ± 6.1 7.0 ± 5.0 8.8 ± 6.5
Vitamin K, mcg 87.1 ± 69.5 68.7 ± 48.7 97.9 ± 77.9*
Thiamin, mg 116.1 ±56.4 1.4 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.5
Riboflavin, mg 1.8 ± 0.7 1.6 ± 0.6 1.8 ± 0.7
Niacin, mg 20.1 ± 7.5 18.9 ± 6.7 20.6 ± 7.8
Vitamin B6, mg 1.8 ± 0.7 1.7 ± 0.8 1.9 ± 0.7
Folate, mcg 343.5 ± 127.0 318.7 ± 130.8 355.3 ± 124.3
Vitamin B12, mcg 7.7 ± 16.0 4.6 ± 4.8 9.4 ± 19.1*
Vitamin C, mg 116.1 ± 56.4 104.0 ± 52.0 123.1 ± 58.6
Sodium, mg 2432.6 ± 892.1 2,358 ± 954 2,468± 865
Iron, mg 14.1 ± 7.0 12.8 ± 5.4 14.8 ± 7.5
Calcium, mg 708.6 ± 335.9 613.3 ± 260.2 753.7 ± 356.8*
Magnesium, mg 260.5 ± 86.3 239.7 ± 79.4 271.5 ± 88.1
Potassium, mg 2652.5 ± 850.4 2407.5 ± 898.8 2779.4 ± 806.9*
*

p < 0.05 between groups