Table 2.
Baseline Means of Nutrient Intake Stratified by Albumin Quartiles.
| Quartiles of albumin (g/dL) | p for trend | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Q1 (Lowest) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (Highest) | |||||||||
| Total, n | 476 | 476 | 476 | 477 | |||||||||
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.1 | ± | 0.2 | 4.3 | ± | 0.1 | 4.5 | ± | 0.1 | 4.7 | ± | 0.1 | <0.0001 |
| Energy (kcal/day)*[range] | 1,858 | [817-4,339] | 1,882 | [869-4,962] | 1,850 | [913-4,097] | 1,897 | [849-4,443] | 0.486 | ||||
| Total protein (g/day) | 91.3 | ± | 33.6 | 92.4 | ± | 32.6 | 92.0 | ± | 32.1 | 93.1 | ± | 35.3 | 0.870 |
| Animal protein (g/day) | 38.7 | ± | 18.1 | 40.2 | ± | 18.6 | 38.8 | ± | 18.7 | 39.2 | ± | 19.5 | 0.586 |
| Vegetable protein (g/day) | 52.6 | ± | 23.4 | 52.2 | ± | 22.0 | 53.2 | ± | 22.6 | 53.9 | ± | 24.0 | 0.693 |
| Total fat (g/day) | 49.1 | ± | 19.3 | 51.2 | ± | 20.1 | 50.5 | ± | 19.9 | 50.5 | ± | 21.7 | 0.425 |
| Animal fat (g/day) | 22.9 | ± | 12.9 | 24.2 | ± | 13.3 | 23.2 | ± | 13.3 | 23.7 | ± | 13.9 | 0.394 |
| Vegetable fat (g/day) | 26.3 | ± | 10.1 | 27.0 | ± | 10.5 | 27.3 | ± | 10.7 | 26.8 | ± | 11.2 | 0.462 |
| Carbohydrate (g/day) | 333.9 | ± | 103.4 | 331.1 | ± | 106.9 | 331.0 | ± | 100.2 | 340.3 | ± | 110.0 | 0.484 |
| Saturate fat (g/day) | 11.1 | ± | 4.8 | 11.6 | ± | 5.0 | 11.5 | ± | 5.0 | 11.6 | ± | 5.4 | 0.449 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g/day) | 14.5 | ± | 6.3 | 15.1 | ± | 6.6 | 14.9 | ± | 6.4 | 14.9 | ± | 6.9 | 0.557 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g/day) | 10.7 | ± | 4.0 | 11.0 | ± | 4.4 | 11.1 | ± | 4.0 | 10.8 | ± | 4.5 | 0.450 |
| N-6 fatty acid (mg/day) | |||||||||||||
| Linoleic acid (mg/day) | 8,144.0 | ± | 3,128.2 | 8,474.7 | ± | 3,509.5 | 8,461.6 | ± | 3,180.8 | 8,261.4 | ± | 3,445.7 | 0.345 |
| Arachidonic acid (mg/day) | 126.5 | ± | 56.0 | 127.3 | ± | 58.0 | 122.8 | ± | 56.3 | 125.3 | ± | 58.1 | 0.650 |
| N-3 fatty acid (mg/day) | |||||||||||||
| Linolenic acid (mg/day) | 1,281.4 | ± | 615.1 | 1,336.0 | ± | 685.4 | 1,319.6 | ± | 624.5 | 1,278.9 | ± | 652.0 | 0.434 |
| EPA (mg/day) | 311.7 | ± | 192.0 | 306.6 | ± | 182.2 | 322.3 | ± | 247.3 | 330.8 | ± | 223.0 | 0.299 |
| DHA (mg/day) | 493.6 | ± | 281.7 | 486.1 | ± | 266.8 | 507.5 | ± | 361.8 | 518.2 | ± | 318.7 | 0.387 |
Data are means ± standard deviations, geometric mean, range, or percent.
*Variables represented in the original scale after analysis using log (natural) transformed values.
EPA: Eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA: Docosahexaenoic acid