Table 2. Age differences in macronutrient intake from 4-day un-weighed food diary at baseline and change with 12-months EPA+DHA intervention.
| Baseline1 | Change2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | Middle | Old | P 3 | Young | Middle | Old | P 4 | |
| n | 59 | 66 | 68 | 42 | 50 | 57 | ||
| Protein | 16.00 (3.55) | 15.90 (2.83) | 15.73 (2.56) | 0.79 | −0.72 (4.63) | 0.24 (3.06) | 0.63 (3.11) | 0.06 |
| Carbohydrate | 47.81 (7.86) | 47.95 (8.14) | 48.17 (7.74) | 0.95 | −0.52 (9.61) | 0.34 (12.90) | 1.32 (9.99) | 0.67 |
| Fat | 33.90 (5.48) | 34.01 (5.91) | 34.25 (5.95) | 0.98 | −0.30 (10.22) | −1.54 (10.34) | 1.65 (11.30) | 0.34 |
| Total SFA | 12.55 (2.80) | 12.72 (3.00) | 13.06 (3.51) | 0.69 | −0.73 (4.08) | −0.99 (5.27) | 0.71 (5.02) | 0.20 |
| Total MUFA | 11.52 (2.21) | 11.23 (2.44) | 11.44 (2.12) | 0.56 | 0.43 (3.78) | −0.40 (3.74) | 0.36 (3.73) | 0.67 |
| Total PUFA | 5.89 (1.76) | 6.01 (2.20) | 5.64 (1.58) | 0.45 | 0.15 (2.73) | −0.03 (2.53) | 0.40 (2.54) | 0.56 |
| Total n-6 PUFA | 5.28 (1.66) | 5.33 (2.03) | 4.96 (1.53) | 0.37 | 0.01 (0.26) | 0.02 (0.28) | 0.03 (0.31) | 0.55 |
| Total n-3 PUFA | 0.71 (0.21) | 0.75 (0.33) | 0.76 (0.19) | 0.52 | 0.10 (2.61) | −0.02 (2.51) | 0.39 (2.37) | 0.73 |
1
Data are mean (SD) expressed as a percentage of total dietary energy per day.
2
Data are mean (SD) in change (12-months – baseline) expressed as a percentage of total dietary energy per day.
3
Analysis is baseline regressed on Middle vs. Young and Old vs. Young with a global test for age group presented, adjusted for BMI.
4
Analysis is change regressed on Middle vs. Young and Old vs. Young with a global test for age group presented, adjusted for treatment group, compliance and BMI.