Table 5.
Mean nutrient intake (grams per day) reported in the Seven Countries Study (Greek and Italian cohorts) and EPIC study (Greek cohort).
| Nutrients and Energy, Mean ± SD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ/kCal) | SFA (g) | MUFA (g) | PUFA (g) | MUFA:SFA | |
| Kromhout et al., (1995) [3]. (Greeks) | 2749 ± 100 | 24.9 ± 4.4 | 73.7 ± 14.7 | 14.4 ± 1.3 | 3.0 ± 0.1 |
| Kromhout et al., (1995) [3]. (Italians) | 3043 ± 523 | 38.0 ± 14.1 | 58.9 ± 12.3 | 15.3 ± 5.5 | 1.6 ± 0.3 |
| Trichopoulou et al., (2003) [11]. (Greek Males) | 2438 ± 705 | 34.6 ± 13.2 | 58.4 ± 20.0 | 17.5 ± 9.2 | 1.8 ± 0.5 |
| Trichopoulou et al., (2003) [11]. (Greek Females) | 1931 ± 572 | 28.6 ± 11.6 | 48.7 ± 17.8 | 15 ± 8.2 | 1.7 ± 0.5 |
| Mean ± SD (Table 5 only) | 10628.5 ± 1989.2/2540 ± 475 | 31.5 ± 5.9 | 59.9 ± 10.3 | 15.6 ± 1.4 | 2.0 ± 0.7 |
| Mean ± SD (Table 4 and Table 5) | 9753.2 ± 1506.2/2331 ± 360 | 29.1 ± 5.5 | 58.4 ± 11.9 | 14.6 ± 2.9 | 2.0 ± 0.5 |
EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition; SFA, saturated fat; MUFA, monounsaturated fat; PUFA, polyunsaturated fat; MUFA:SFA, monounsaturated to saturated fat ratio.