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. 2016 May 18;116(2):300–315. doi: 10.1017/S0007114516001549

Table 4.

Nutrient intake and diet quality indicators of each by dietary pattern (Survey-weighted mean values and standard deviations)

Small eater Health conscious Mediterranean Sweet and processed Traditional Snacker Basic consumer Total pop.
Nutrients Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd P *
Energy (kJ/d) 6378·5 1771·9 8278·4 2199·5 8199·8 2083·6 8773·8 2244·3 10 128·6 2431·3 8527·8 2599·1 9421·9 2771·9 8346·2 2576·5
Energy (kcal/d) 1524·5 423·5 1978·6 525·7 1959·8 498·0 2097·0 536·4 2420·8 581·1 2038·2 621·2 2251·9 662·5 1994·8 615·8 <0·001
Macronutrients
Total fat (g/d) 58·7 19·5 72·2 21·5 80·3 20·7 78·7 23·5 90·3 24·3 73·6 21·9 85·2 28·7 75·5 25·0 <0·001
SFA (g/d) 26·3 9·5 31·4 10·8 31·2 10·2 37·3 12·0 41·0 12·5 33·1 10·6 40·7 15·9 33·7 12·7 <0·001
Carbohydrates (g/d) 156·3 50·0 213·5 69·3 193·8 63·9 231·2 67·5 220·5 72·7 224·1 79·4 243·6 85·5 205·6 74·4 <0·001
Simple carbo (g/d) 64·7 25·3 96·0 32·1 89·0 35·0 111·7 38·2 78·5 35·9 99·3 51·6 93·9 40·8 87·3 39·5 <0·001
Alcohol (g/d) 6·2 8·9 8·6 11·0 8·6 11·0 6·0 9·2 30·7 22·8 7·4 13·8 8·6 11·8 11·2 16·1 <0·001
Proteins (g/d) 64·2 16·6 81·2 19·6 79·8 22·0 82·0 21·6 100·6 24·9 80·1 25·3 90·0 26·3 81·2 24·9 <0·001
Fibres (g/d) 12·3 4·2 9·7 6·5 18·9 5·7 15·8 5·5 16·9 5·8 13·6 4·8 18·5 7·2 16·1 6·2 <0·001
Salt (g/d) 5·4 1·8 7·2 2·3 6·8 2·3 6·7 2·1 8·9 2·8 6·8 2·6 7·9 2·9 7·0 2·6 <0·001
Minerals
Ca (mg/d) 668·2 235·5 967·2 297·5 874·1 332·3 1046·5 295·9 921·3 351·0 753·1 305·8 880·1 307·3 856·3 326·9 <0·001
Fe (mg/d) 9·4 3·7 12·8 5·7 12·5 4·7 13·2 5·3 14·9 4·4 11·2 3·9 12·9 4·5 12·2 4·9 <0·001
Na (mg/d) 2142·6 709·8 2840·9 911·8 2664·6 886·9 2653·4 818·9 3508·9 1101·6 2688·7 1033·6 3098·2 1159·5 2750·6 1031·2 <0·001
Mg (mg/d) 210·6 63·2 316·2 121·1 281·7 79·6 281·1 75·0 313·5 94·3 243·7 81·0 288·7 85·9 271·2 93·9 <0·001
K (mg/d) 2143·7 548·8 3142·5 821·4 2986·0 814·1 2896·8 718·5 3149·5 749·4 2356·0 721·1 3042·8 859·4 2760·6 837·4 <0·001
Vitamins
Vit A (μg/d) 910·9 683·3 1486·8 962·7 1402·8 1052·0 986·5 549·3 1447·1 1114·6 706·2 464·3 1294·8 795·6 1160·9 882·1 <0·001
Vit C (μg/d) 64·2 37·3 116·0 52·9 107·5 50·8 103·9 54·9 77·8 45·1 62·2 38·5 84·3 46·5 85·7 50·3 <0·001
Vit E (mg/d) 8·2 4·1 12·1 4·8 14·1 6·4 10·4 4·4 11·0 5·3 8·7 3·8 10·5 5·0 10·5 5·2 <0·001
Vit B1 (mg/d) 0·9 0·3 1·2 0·3 1·2 0·6 1·4 0·5 1·3 0·4 1·1 0·4 1·2 0·4 1·2 0·5 <0·001
Vit B6 (mg/d) 1·2 0·4 1·8 0·5 1·7 0·6 1·8 0·7 1·8 0·5 1·4 0·5 1·7 0·6 1·6 0·6 <0·001
Vit B9 (μg/d) 204·1 69·2 314·4 87·0 309·6 102·9 295·2 102·2 285·1 90·7 208·6 76·1 277·8 86·3 265·2 97·8 <0·001
Diet quality indicators
Dietary diversity score 4·68 0·38 4·95 0·05 4·91 0·08 4·80 0·20 4·67 0·36 4·27 0·83 4·81 0·17 4·81 0·41 <0·001
Energy density 1·1 0·7 0·9 0·5 1 0·5 1·1 0·7 1·2 0·7 1·2 0·8 1 0·6 1·1 0·6 <0·001
MAR (% of adequacy) 69·4 12·9 85·9 8·6 84 10·0 83·3 9·4 83·6 8·7 72·8 13·5 82·8 10·1 79·3 12·6 <0·001

Vit, vitamins; carbo, carbohydrates; pop., population; MAR, mean adequacy ratio.

*

ANOVA adjusted for sex, season, level of education, wealth index, occupational status, household size, food insecurity, household composition, municipality size and region, and total energy intake (except for the variable energy), significant at P<0·05.

Nutritional intake significantly lower than the overall population; significant at P<0·05.

Nutritional intake significantly higher than the overall population.