Table 2.
Dietary intake of the major sources of lutein and zeaxanthin intake (g/day) and energy intake expressed as mean ± standard deviation, (median) and confidence interval [ 95% CI]
| Men | Women | Aged 20–35 years | Aged 45–65 years | Total sample (n = 108) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Food groups
(g/day) | |||||
|
Fruit |
225.4 ± 197.4 |
223.4 ± 178.6 |
150.4 ± 119.5b |
298.4 ± 213.1b |
224.4 ± 187.3 |
| (200.0) |
(193.9) |
(151.9) |
(269.2) |
(197.5) |
|
| [171.5; 279.3] |
[174.6; 272.1] |
[117.8; 183.0] |
[240.2; 356.6] |
[188.7; 260.1] |
|
|
Vegetables |
280.8 ± 158.1 |
269.1 ± 140.1 |
238.0 ± 128.4b |
311.9 ± 159.4b |
275.0 ± 148.8 |
| (261.2) |
(271.4) |
(231.0) |
(290.7) |
(266.3) |
|
| [237.6; 323.9] |
[246.6; 303.3] |
[202.9; 273.0] |
[268.4; 355.4] |
[246.6; 303.3] |
|
|
Fruit + vegetables |
506.2 ± 278.2 |
492.5 ± 265.6 |
388.4 ± 190.2b |
610.3 ± 294.6b |
499.3 ± 270.8 |
| (451.0) |
(475.5) |
(410.3) |
(577.3) |
(458.7) |
|
| [430.3; 582.1] |
[420.0; 565.0] |
[336.4; 440.3] |
[529.9; 690.7] |
[447.7; 551.0] |
|
|
Eggs |
25.8 ± 28.5 |
24.8 ± 21.8 |
25.7 ± 24.8 |
24.9 ± 26.0 |
25.3 ± 25.3 |
| (21.3) |
(21.3) |
(21.3) |
(20.7) |
(21.3) |
|
| [18.1; 33.6] |
[18.8; 30.7] |
[18.9; 32.4] |
[17.8; 32.0] |
[20.5; 30.1] |
|
| Energy intake (Kcal) | 2334 ± 584a |
1895 ± 402a |
2096 ± 494 |
2133 ± 597 |
2114 ± 546 |
| (2233) |
(1904) |
( 2072) |
(1994) |
(2054) |
|
| [2174; 2493] | [1785; 2004] | [1961; 2231] | [1970; 2296] | [2010; 2218] | |
aSignificant difference between sexes (p < 0.001).
bSignificant difference between age groups (p < 0.001).