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. 2016 Mar 7;101(4):1856–1864. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-3237

Table 2.

Macronutrient Intake Among Hispanics/Latinos With Diabetes by Diagnosis Status, Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, 2008–2011

All (n = 3310) Undiagnosed (n = 1084) Diagnosed (n = 2226) P Value
Total energy, kcal 1706.9 (15.3) 1688.0 (39.2) 1716.9 (24.2) .598
Carbohydrate, g 219.2 (2.2) 221.0 (5.5) 218.2 (3.6) .728
    Total kilocalories, % 51.1 (0.2) 52.4 (0.6) 50.3 (0.4) .017
Total sugar, g 83.4 (1.1) 89.3 (2.9) 80.3 (1.7) .022
    Total kilocalories, % 19.9 (0.2) 21.5 (0.6) 19.1 (0.3) .002
Added sugar, g 46.2 (0.9) 52.0 (2.4) 43.1 (1.4) .008
    Total kilocalories, % 10.6 (0.2) 12.1 (0.5) 9.8 (0.3) <.001
Fiber, g 17.9 (0.2) 17.5 (0.5) 18.1 (0.3) .454
Fiber, g per 1000 kcal 10.9 (0.1) 10.8 (0.3) 10.9 (0.2) .624
Protein, g 74.7 (0.8) 71.1 (2.0) 76.6 (1.4) .069
    Total kilocalories, % 18.1 (0.1) 17.6 (0.3) 18.4 (0.2) .077
Total fat, g 60.7 (0.7) 57.0 (1.9) 62.6 (1.3) .060
    Total kilocalories, % 30.2 (0.2) 29.3 (0.5) 30.7 (0.3) .048
Saturated fatty acids, g 19.6 (0.2) 18.7 (0.7) 20.0 (0.4) .163
    Total kilocalories, % 9.9 (0.1) 9.6 (0.2) 10.0 (0.1) .185
Monounsaturated fatty acids, g 22.6 (0.3) 21.0 (0.8) 23.5 (0.6) .033
    Total kilocalories, % 11.2 (0.1) 10.7 (0.2) 11.5 (0.2) .021
Polyunsaturated fatty acids, g 13.2 (0.2) 12.4 (0.6) 13.7 (0.4) .143
    Total kilocalories, % 6.5 (0.1) 6.4 (0.2) 6.5 (0.1) .589
Total cholesterol, mg 246.8 (3.9) 229.8 (9.0) 255.7 (6.3) .047
Total cholesterol, mg per 1000 kcal 147.0 (2.2) 136.9 (4.9) 152.4 (3.6) .031

Data are means (SEs), adjusted for age, sex, field center, Hispanic/Latino background, body mass index categories, use of diabetes medications, family history of diabetes, annual household income, education, born in the United States, US residence more than 10 years, health insurance status, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. All values were weighted to account for complex survey design.