Table 2.
Participant Self-Reported Dietary Intake Stratified by Smoking Status1
| Smoking Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current (n = 126) |
Former (n = 311) |
Never (n = 461) |
P- value2 |
P- value3 |
P- value4 |
|
| Total calories in kcal/day, median (IQR)5 |
2200 (1589, 3042) |
2106 (1593, 3042) |
2026 (1450, 2610) |
0.78 | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Total fat intake in g/d, median (IQR) |
83.0 (54.1, 121.0) |
80.8 (58.1, 121.1) |
72.5 (49.9, 99.1) |
0.84 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Total saturated fat intake in g/d, median (IQR) |
26.2 (17.3, 41.8) |
24.7 (17.5, 37.7) |
22.7 (15.6, 31.8) |
0.06 | 0.002 | 0.14 |
| Palmitic acid (16:0) in g/d, median (IQR) |
14.4 (9.31, 22.0) |
13.4 (9.43, 20.2) |
12.3 (8.43, 17.0) |
0.10 | 0.005 | 0.07 |
| Stearic acid (18:0) in g/d, median (IQR) |
6.97 (4.50, 10.8) |
6.25 (4.44, 9.64) |
5.66 (3.85, 8.00) |
0.05 | 0.001 | 0.11 |
| Total monounsaturated fat intake in g/d, median (IQR) |
30.9 (19.8, 45.0) |
30.7 (22.0, 46.4) |
27.2 (18.6, 37.5) |
0.88 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Oleic acid (18:1n-9) in g/d, median (IQR) |
29.0 (18.4, 42.0) |
28.5 (20.5, 43.5) |
25.4 (17.1, 34.9) |
0.98 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| Total PUFA intake in g/d, median (IQR) |
16.7 (11.0, 24.6) |
17.7 (12.8, 26.1) |
16.1 (11.0, 22.6) |
0.02 | 0.42 | 0.03 |
| n-6 PUFAs | ||||||
| Linoleic acid (18:2n-6) in g/d, median (IQR) |
14.6 (9.4, 21.3) |
15.7 (11.1, 22.7) |
14.2 (9.67, 19.8) |
0.02 | 0.24 | 0.05 |
| Arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) in g/d, median (IQR) |
0.10 (0.05, 0.14) |
0.09 (0.07, 0.14) |
0.08 (0.05, 0.12) |
0.68 | 0.76 | 0.58 |
| n-3 PUFAs | ||||||
| α-linolenic acid (18:3n-3) in g/d, median (IQR) |
1.37 (0.88, 2.22) |
1.30 (0.94, 1.99) |
1.17 (0.79, 1.65) |
0.65 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n- 3) in g/d, median (IQR) |
0.017 (0.006, 0.048) |
0.025 (0.009, 0.053) |
0.025 (0.010, 0.050) |
0.30 | 0.41 | 0.95 |
| Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n- 3) in g/d, median (IQR) |
0.042 (0.014, 0.104) |
0.052 (0.023, 0.102) |
0.051 (0.023, 0.094) |
0.35 | 0.36 | 0.77 |
1
P-value calculated using logistic regression adjusting for age, sex, race, educational level, and total energy intake
2
Comparing current smokers to former smokers
3
Comparing current smokers to never smokers
4
Comparing former smokers to never smokers
5
IQR = interquartile range