Table 3.

Nutrients composition. Continuous variables are expressed as the mean ± SD or as the median (25th percentile–75th percentile).

Nutrient	n	Mean ± SD	Median [Q1–Q3]
Fiber, g/day	165	20.7 ± 8.22	19.34 [15.08–25.95]
Protein, g/day	165	85.42 ± 27.84	81.25 [67.03–100.27]
Carbohydrate, g/day	165	213.62 ± 78.98	209.51 [154.39–254.18]
Lipids, g/day	165	63.52 ± 27.5	59.92 [43.49–77.55]
Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), g/day	131	26.16 ± 11.41	24.44 [18.78–31.8]
Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), g/day	131	12.39 ± 4.52	11.96 [9.18–15.05]
PUFA n-3, g/day	165	1.13 ± 0.41	1.04 [0.89–1.41]
Saturated fatty acid, g/day	165	25.59 ± 11.36	23.64 [17.02–32]
Cholesterol , mg/day	165	266 ± 101	260.21 [201.69–324.85]
Ascorbic acid, mg/day	165	149.01 ± 76.03	135.7 [100.23–196.02]
Folic acid, μg/day	165	301.45 ± 133.09	279.07 [205.7–363.11]
α-carotene, μg/day	131	1,006.24 ± 1,145.61	620.31 [157.87–1,310.38]
β-carotene, μg/day	131	6,845.55 ± 4,867.2	5,626.83 [3,300.42–8,952.27]
Carotenoids, μg/day	165	20,893.62 ± 13,519.3	17,527.85 [11,884.24–26,177.22]
Polyphenols and flavonoids, mg/day	131	90.09 ± 70.68	73.57 [39.42–127.4]
Retinol, μg/day	165	1,623.05 ± 1,011.97	1,333.7 [961.1–2,057.6]
Tocopherols, mg/day	165	8.78 ± 3.2	8.5 [6.85–10.74]
Vitamin B12, μg/day	165	5.95 ± 2.17	5.47 [4.52–7.18]
Vitamin D, μg/day	165	3.86 ± 2.46	3.37 [2.41–4.92]