Table 3.
Baseline energy and macronutrient intake per day of adequate energy reporters and adherence to NRV
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| Energy and macronutrients | NRV | Mean (SD) | Within NRV (%) | Mean (SD) | Within NRV (%) | P |
| Energy (kcal) | 2438 (392) | 1997 (397) | <0.001 | |||
| Total fat (E%) | 25–35 | 32.7 (6.8) | 48 | 34.1 (5.8) | 47 | 0.209 |
| SFA (E%) | ≤10 | 12.8 (3.4) | 20 | 13.2 (3.3) | 14 | 0.516 |
| MUFA (E%) | 10–15 | 11.0 (2.7) | 48 | 11.5 (2.6) | 59 | 0.214 |
| PUFA (E%)a | 5–10 | 4.2 (1.7) | 30 | 4.7 (2.2) | 35 | 0.064 |
| Total carbohydrates (E%) | 50–60 | 43.7 (6.4) | 24 | 46.0 (6.3) | 30 | 0.046 |
| Sucrose (E%) | ≤10 | 6.7 (3.5) | 80 | 8.3 (3.5) | 74 | 0.013 |
| Dietary fibre (g/d)a | 25–35 | 22.0 (8.3) | 20 | 21.0 (8.8) | 26 | 0.794 |
| Dietary fibre (g/MJ)a | ≥3 | 2.1 (0.8) | 13 | 2.6 (1.0) | 30 | <0.001 |
| Protein (E%) | 10–20 | 17.3 (2.7) | 85 | 16.3 (2.5) | 93 | 0.026 |
| Protein (g/kg body weight)a | 0.8 | 1.0 (0.3) | 98 | 0.9 (0.3) | 75 | 0.007 |
| Alcohol (E%)a | ≤5 | 3.5 (7.7) | 65 | 0.4 (4.7) | 76 | 0.002 |
| Alcohol (g/d)a,b | ≤20/ ≤ 10 | 12.0 (24.2) | 70 | 1.3 (13.8) | 72 | 0.001 |
P values refer to the difference in energy and macronutrient intake between genders.
NRV, Nordic reference values.
a
Medians and interquartile range.
b
The higher NRV for alcohol (g) refers to men, the lower to women.