Table 3. Distribution of food groups intake across quartiles of DII, Jamaican Prostate case-control study, 2005-7.

Food groups g/week (mean ± SD)	% Change (Quartile 1-4)*	Quartile 1	Quartile 2	Quartile 3	Quartile 4
Total fruits	-82	1059.9±592.4	986.6±550.4	614±456.8	187.7±153.6
Fruit juice	-68	242.5±233.0	259.4±248.1	221.0±262.4	76.9±95.0
Cereals	-62	4.2±9.6	3.9±10.0	3.0±8.2	1.6±5.8
Total vegetables	-60	554.1±372.6	541±412.3	411.7±340.2	222.1±215.7
Beans and legumes	-57	132.1±144.5	125.5±137.9	92.9±77.2	56.9±65.5
Starches	-47	318.9±151.7	287.7±198.8	265.1±165.6	169.2±110.6
Dairy	-43	76.6±119.1	70.8±104.9	52.6±86.7	44.0±86.1
Seafood	-37	70.2±44.6	64.4±48.1	46.6±39.0	44.2±42.7
Whole grains	-33	109.6±116.3	153.6±199.3	93.7±146.2	73.5±125.4
Eggs	-23	14.0±15.4	12.5±15.9	13.8±16.4	10.7±15.0
Poultry	-12	70.1±55.9	75.5±53.6	74.9±50.6	61.9±55.7
Sugary foods	-4	15.7±17.1	16.5±19.1	15.4±16.6	15.1±23.0
Non diet (i.e., sugar-sweetened) soft drinks	+1	211.5±239.8	208.6±281.8	193.5±231.5	213.2±268.9
Red Meat	+10	19.6±26.2	23.2±27.9	17.5±21.0	21.5±25.4
Rice and pasta	+16	244.4±181.6	237.4±190.3	308.1±224.0	284.4±209.0
Total meat	+47	12.9±21.1	18.5±29.5	19.8±27.2	19.0±25.9
Nutrients (units/d)
Energy (kcal/day)	-38	3825.0±1426.8	3553.5±992.3	3066.3±902.3	2373.7±1005.6
Carbohydrates (g/day)	-43	684.7±270.2	627.8±200.2	523.8±170.8	389.6±182.5
Proteins (g/day)	-33	140.8±62.0	131.4±48.8	116.3±45.0	93.7±40.2
Fat (g/day)	-30	90.6±41.9	90.0±32.5	79.3±28.9	63.5±29.9
Linoleic acid (g/d)	-86	11.8±14.2	8.6±9.3	5.4±5.0	1.6±2.8
Vitamin B12 (ug/d)	-76	22.9±16.3	19.6±14.5	14.0±12.1	5.5±8.6
Zinc (mg/d)	-95	162.1±428.2	139.9±358.2	54.1±119.6	8.7±19.4
Folate (ug/d)	-74	963.9±357.6	848.5±285.9	789.3±279.9	248.6±291.5

^*This represents the change in moving from the mean of quartile 1 to the mean of quartile 4.