Table 3.
Mean daily intake (grammes) of selected foods by median categories for each food intake pattern in case-control study of gallstone disease in 2009-2010, Tehran, Iran*
| Dietary pattern | No. | Nuts | Fruits | Vegetables | Sweets and desserts | Soft drinks | Sugar | Low-fat dairy products | Fish | Solid fat | Vegetable oil | Refined grain | Whole grain | Processed meat | Red meat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | |||||||||||||||
| Low | 150 | 5.4±7.3 | 454.4±157.8 | 240.9±114.4 | 28.5±31.4 | 40.3±71.3 | 21.9±14.8 | 287.4±184.5 | 14.5±18.9 | 14.2±20.6 | 4.7±5.2 | 319.7±196.4 | 28.5±43.6 | 11.5±16.8 | 25.1±15.3 |
| High | 150 | 15.4±17 | 750.8±383.5 | 541.3±258.7 | 39.0±76.8 | 42.5±59.5 | 22.6±22.0 | 567.6±304.7 | 26.3±49.8 | 12.7±16.3 | 11.4±8.5 | 324.4±237.9 | 143.9±285.7 | 8.2±13.5 | 42.6±40.0 |
| p value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.075 | 0.784 | 0.819 | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.489 | <0.001 | 0.852 | <0.001 | 0.073 | <0.001 | |
| Unhealthy | |||||||||||||||
| Low | 152 | 9.7±12.6 | 635.2±364 | 388.6±249.8 | 29.6±73.2 | 17.4±10.9 | 13.5±11.7 | 388.9±245.0 | 22.7±51.5 | 6.5±6.59 | 8.85±8.28 | 218.6±128.4 | 106.5±271.3 | 7.34±13.8 | 24.2±25.0 |
| High | 148 | 11.4±14.3 | 612.8±296.0 | 401.8±295.6 | 39.5±24.9 | 66.9±67.6 | 31.7±21.5 | 468.9±245.0 | 18±20.6 | 20.6±13.5 | 7.2±7.15 | 425.4±244 | 63.5±95.2 | 12.6±14.5 | 41.6±37.5 |
| p value | 0.199 | 0.55 | 0.635 | 0.111 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.035 | 0.338 | <0.001 | 0.069 | <0.001 | 0.064 | 0.007 | <0.001 | |
*Low category comprises below median values, and high category corresponds to above median values