Table 2.
Association of each dietary pattern score and nutrient intakes in 3707 Hong Kong elderly people (Pearson's correlations and 95 % confidence intervals)
| Men (n 1945) | Women (n 1762) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables–fruits | Snacks–drinks–milk products | Meat–fish | Vegetables–fruits | Snacks–drinks–milk products | Meat–fish | |||||||
| Nutrients | r | 95 % CI | r | 95 % CI | r | 95 % CI | r | 95 % CI | r | 95 % CI | r | 95 % CI |
| Energy (kJ) | 0·06 | 0·01, 0·10 | 0·22 | 0·17, 0·26 | 0·13 | 0·09, 0·18 | 0·11 | 0·06, 0·16 | 0·28 | 0·23, 0·32 | 0·17 | 0·12, 0·21 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 0·09 | 0·05, 0·14 | 0·13 | 0·09, 0·17 | −0·22 | −0·26, −0·17 | 0·11 | 0·07, 0·16 | 0·18 | 0·13, 0·22 | −0·14 | −0·19, −0·10 |
| Protein (g) | 0·21 | 0·17, 0·25 | 0·27 | 0·23, 0·31 | 0·31 | 0·27, 0·35 | 0·25 | 0·21, 0·30 | 0·32 | 0·28, 0·36 | 0·36 | 0·31, 0·40 |
| Fat (g) | −0·04 | −0·08, 0·01 | 0·20 | 0·15, 0·24 | 0·44 | 0·40, 0·47 | 0·01 | −0·04, 0·06 | 0·26 | 0·22, 0·31 | 0·45 | 0·41, 0·48 |
| SFA (% energy) | −0·14 | −0·19, −0·10 | 0·19 | 0·14, 0·23 | 0·51 | 0·47, 0·54 | −0·16 | −0·21, −0·11 | 0·20 | 0·15, 0·24 | 0·58 | 0·54, 0·61 |
| MUFA (% energy) | −0·08 | −0·12, −0·04 | 0·08 | 0·04, 0·13 | 0·35 | 0·31, 0·39 | −0·02 | −0·07, 0·02 | 0·10 | 0·05, 0·15 | 0·36 | 0·32, 0·40 |
| PUFA (% energy) | −0·14 | −0·19, −0·10 | −0·11 | −0·15, −0·07 | 0·17 | 0·12, 0·21 | −0·13 | −0·17, −0·08 | −0·10 | −0·14, −0·05 | 0·21 | 0·16, 0·25 |
| Cholesterol (mg)* | 0·13 | 0·08, 0·17 | 0·18 | 0·14, 0·22 | 0·50 | 0·46, 0·53 | 0·12 | 0·07, 0·16 | 0·26 | 0·21, 0·30 | 0·51 | 0·47, 0·54 |
| Fibre (g)* | 0·64 | 0·61, 0·66 | 0·20 | 0·16, 0·25 | −0·06 | −0·10, −0·01 | 0·61 | 0·58, 0·64 | 0·19 | 0·14, 0·23 | 0·07 | 0·03, 0·12 |
| Vitamin A (µg)* | 0·59 | 0·56, 0·62 | 0·08 | 0·04, 0·13 | 0·08 | 0·04, 0·13 | 0·57 | 0·54, 0·60 | 0·12 | 0·08, 0·17 | 0·12 | 0·07, 0·16 |
| Vitamin C (mg)* | 0·57 | 0·54, 0·60 | 0·04 | −0·01, 0·08 | 0·06 | 0·02, 0·11 | 0·52 | 0·48, 0·55 | 0·09 | 0·04, 0·13 | 0·14 | 0·09, 0·18 |
| Ca (mg) | 0·40 | 0·36, 0·43 | 0·37 | 0·33, 0·41 | −0·06 | −0·10, −0·01 | 0·40 | 0·36, 0·44 | 0·29 | 0·24, 0·33 | 0·03 | −0·01, 0·08 |
| P (mg) | 0·25 | 0·21, 0·29 | 0·38 | 0·34, 0·41 | −0·01 | −0·05, 0·03 | 0·27 | 0·22, 0·31 | 0·35 | 0·31, 0·39 | 0·06 | 0·01, 0·10 |
| Fe (mg)* | 0·33 | 0·29, 0·37 | 0·32 | 0·28, 0·36 | 0·09 | 0·05, 0·14 | 0·38 | 0·34, 0·42 | 0·31 | 0·27, 0·35 | 0·15 | 0·11, 0·20 |
| K (mg)* | 0·30 | 0·26, 0·34 | 0·10 | 0·05, 0·14 | 0·29 | 0·25, 0·33 | 0·37 | 0·33, 0·41 | 0·19 | 0·15, 0·24 | 0·29 | 0·25, 0·33 |
| Mg (mg)* | 0·43 | 0·40, 0·47 | 0·13 | 0·09, 0·17 | −0·04 | −0·09, 0·00 | 0·35 | 0·31, 0·39 | 0·09 | 0·05, 0·14 | 0·00 | −0·04, 0·05 |
| Na (mg)* | 0·21 | 0·17, 0·26 | 0·29 | 0·24, 0·33 | 0·22 | 0·18, 0·26 | 0·18 | 0·14, 0·23 | 0·27 | 0·22, 0·31 | 0·30 | 0·26, 0·35 |
| Zn (mg) | 0·28 | 0·24, 0·32 | 0·19 | 0·15, 0·24 | 0·21 | 0·17, 0·25 | 0·33 | 0·29, 0·37 | 0·25 | 0·20, 0·29 | 0·23 | 0·19, 0·27 |
| Isoflavones (mg)* | 0·34 | 0·29, 0·37 | 0·16 | 0·11, 0·20 | 0·10 | 0·05, 0·14 | 0·39 | 0·35, 0·43 | 0·14 | 0·09, 0·19 | 0·14 | 0·10, 0·19 |
| Vitamin K (μg)* | 0·53 | 0·50, 0·56 | −0·08 | −0·13, −0·04 | 0·07 | 0·02, 0·11 | 0·53 | 0·49, 0·56 | −0·07 | −0·11, −0·02 | 0·11 | 0·07, 0·16 |
| Vitamin D (µg)* | 0·11 | 0·06, 0·15 | 0·31 | 0·27, 0·35 | 0·06 | 0·02, 0·11 | 0·08 | 0·04, 0·13 | 0·29 | 0·24, 0·33 | 0·02 | −0·03, 0·07 |
* Log-transformed nutrient intake.