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. 2014 Jul 23;100(3):877–883. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.086124

TABLE 2.

Dietary intake characteristics according to quintile of dietary pattern score1

Vegetable, fruit, and soy
Dim sum and meat
Quintile 1 Quintile 3 Quintile 5 Quintile 1 Quintile 3 Quintile 5
Total energy (kcal/d) 1373 ± 502 1503 ± 463 1876 ± 523 1245 ± 372 1481 ± 403 2078 ± 540
Carbohydrate (% of energy) 61.2 ± 7.9 59.5 ± 6.8 56.4 ± 6.9 63.2 ± 6.8 59.4 ± 6.7 54.6 ± 6.4
Total fat (% of energy) 22.4 ± 5.8 24.8 ± 5.1 28.2 ± 5.0 22.4 ± 5.4 24.7 ± 5.2 28.5 ± 5.0
Saturated fat (% of energy) 8.3 ± 2.6 8.8 ± 2.4 9.6 ± 2.5 7.6 ± 2.4 8.7 ± 2.3 10.5 ± 2.3
Monounsaturated fat (% of energy) 7.7 ± 2.1 8.4 ± 1.9 9.4 ± 1.9 7.4 ± 1.9 8.4 ± 1.9 9.7 ± 1.9
Polyunsaturated fat (% of energy) 4.1 ± 1.4 5.0 ± 1.6 6.1 ± 2.1 5.0 ± 2.1 5.0 ± 1.8 5.3 ± 1.6
Protein (% of energy) 14.3 ± 2.5 15.2 ± 2.3 15.8 ± 2.4 14.5 ± 2.6 15.2 ± 2.4 15.7 ± 2.2
Soy protein (% of energy) 1.0 ± 0.7 1.4 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 1.2 1.4 ± 1.1 1.5 ± 1.0 1.6 ± 0.9
Fiber (g/1000 kcal) 6.1 ± 1.9 8.2 ± 2.2 10.1 ± 2.6 9.4 ± 3.0 8.0 ± 2.5 7.4 ± 2.1
Animal fat (g/1000 kcal)2 9.0 ± 3.8 8.4 ± 3.3 8.1 ± 3.2 5.9 ± 2.8 8.4 ± 2.8 11.2 ± 3.1
Plant fat (g/1000 kcal)3 13.4 ± 3.8 16.5 ± 3.7 20.1 ± 4.2 16.5 ± 4.8 16.4 ± 4.4 17.3 ± 4.1
Rice (g/1000 kcal) 318.9 ± 104.3 277.3 ± 86.9 216.6 ± 78.0 306.2 ± 101.7 276.5 ± 91.8 226.7 ± 79.1
Noodles (g/1000 kcal) 38.2 ± 30.1 33.3 ± 24.7 31.6 ± 22.7 22.1 ± 21.8 36.8 ± 26.6 41.5 ± 24.3
Vegetables (g/1000 kcal) 45.3 ± 19.7 61.0 ± 22.3 104.7 ± 40.2 83.3 ± 42.5 71.6 ± 33.2 65.0 ± 27.7
Fruit and related juices (g/1000 kcal) 75.2 ± 69.3 132.1 ± 87.7 183.9 ± 110.9 147.1 ± 109.7 129.2 ± 96.9 122.2 ± 85.3
Soy foods/beverages (g/1000 kcal) 47.0 ± 37.7 68.4 ± 43.2 99.8 ± 59.3 66.6 ± 52.5 71.4 ± 50.4 74.5 ± 46.4
Red meat (g/1000 kcal) 20.9 ± 12.1 18.7 ± 10.7 17.2 ± 10.6 11.9 ± 9.2 18.9 ± 9.8 26.2 ± 11.2
Poultry (g/1000 kcal) 12.8 ± 9.8 12.8 ± 9.4 12.7 ± 10.0 7.7 ± 7.6 12.8 ± 9.0 17.1 ± 10.0
Fish (g/1000 kcal) 32.1 ± 17.5 36.2 ± 16.7 37.8 ± 18.5 35.4 ± 20.1 36.8 ± 17.4 34.8 ± 14.5
Dairy products (g/1000 kcal) 31.9 ± 62.5 46.3 ± 74.3 55.1 ± 72.7 67.0 ± 99.0 41.2 ± 66.7 33.2 ± 47.1
Cooking fats/oils (g/1000 kcal) 8.5 ± 3.0 10.5 ± 3.0 13.2 ± 3.6 10.3 ± 3.9 10.7 ± 3.5 11.1 ± 3.1
Coffee (cups/mo) 46.5 ± 40.8 34.8 ± 34.3 29.8 ± 32.1 23.0 ± 26.8 37.6 ± 35.8 45.6 ± 40.2
Black tea (cups/mo) 7.3 ± 18.5 6.4 ± 15.7 8.0 ± 17.4 3.7 ± 11.4 6.8 ± 16.2 11.0 ± 21.3
Green tea (cups/mo) 6.3 ± 20.3 9.3 ± 24.2 12.3 ± 26.9 7.1 ± 21.1 9.4 ± 24.6 11.2 ± 26.2
Soft drinks (drinks/mo) 4.4 ± 12.9 2.2 ± 7.7 1.9 ± 6.7 0.4 ± 2.0 1.9 ± 6.5 6.8 ± 15.2
Alcohol (drinks/wk) 1.9 ± 6.2 0.7 ± 3.3 0.7 ± 3.1 0.2 ± 1.1 0.8 ± 3.6 2.2 ± 6.3
1

All values are means ± SDs. All P-trend < 0.0001 across all groups except for poultry in the vegetable-, fruit-, and soy-rich pattern (P = 0.76).

2

Dietary fat from animal-based foods.

3

Dietary fat from plant-based foods.