Table 1.
Dietary intake variables in response to time and menopausal status (Only values at baseline and year 5 are presented)
| Menopausal Transition | Post ≤ 12 months | Post > 12 months | Repeated Measures ANOVA P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Baseline | Year 5 | Baseline | Year 5 | Baseline | Year 5 | Time | Meno | Meno × Time | |
| n | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 7-day food diary | |||||||||
| EI (kcal/day) | 2289.9 ± 447.4 | 2143.9 ± 308.9 | 2175.8 ± 381.5 | 2139.4 ± 440.1 | 2098.7 ± 255.7 | 1845.2 ± 319.1* | <0.05 | NS | <0.05 |
| Protein (%) | 15.8 ± 2.7 | 16.0 ± 2.4 | 15.3 ± 3.4 | 16.5 ± 2.5 | 15.9 ± 2.5 | 17.7 ± 3.1 | NS | NS | NS |
| Carbohydrate (%) | 51.5 ± 4.8 | 49.9 ± 4.5 | 49.7 ± 3.9 | 52.9 ± 4.8 | 51.0 ± 5.2 | 49.6 ± 8.0 | NS | NS | NS |
| Fat (%) | 32.2 ± 3.9 | 33.6 ± 5.5 | 33.2 ± 5.6 | 30.0 ± 2.6 | 30.1 ± 10.5 | 32.7 ± 4.1 | NS | NS | NS |
| Protein (g) | 88.1 ± 21.7 | 86.1 ± 20.3 | 82.5 ± 19.6 | 86.5 ± 15.5 | 82.6 ± 9.8 | 81.2 ± 16.8 | <0.05 | NS | NS |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 287.2 ± 63.2 | 267.2 ± 45.1 | 269.5 ± 48.0 | 284.9 ± 70.6 | 268.6 ± 50.4 | 230.0 ± 60.5* | NS | NS | <0.05 |
| Fat (g) | 80.3 ± 21.8 | 79.8 ± 15.4 | 81.5 ± 23.8 | 71.5 ± 16.3 | 70.5 ± 26.0 | 66.6 ± 12.3 | <0.05 | NS | NS |
| Dietary fiber (g) | 24.4 ± 15.2 | 24.4 ± 7.0 | 23.7 ± 7.6 | 27.5 ± 7.9 | 27.7 ± 9.7 | 26.8 ± 7.9 | <0.05 | NS | NS |
| EF (eating occasions/day) | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 4.9 ± 1.0 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 4.8 ± 1.0 | <0.01 | NS | NS |
Post ≤ 12 months: postmenopausal status ≤ 12 months; Post > 12 months: postmenopausal status > 12 months; Meno: menopausal status; EI: energy intake; EF: eating frequency. NS: not significant. Values are mean ± SD.
*
Significant difference over time within menopausal status (P < 0.05 by post hoc Tukey’s test).