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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2017;21(7):787–798. doi: 10.1007/s12603-016-0839-2

Table 2.

FFQ- and 24 hour recall-based daily energy and nutrient intakes by race

FFQ 24-HR
White Black P for
diff.
White Black P for
diff.
Energy and nutrient intake Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Energy intake
  Total Energy (kcal) 1379 441 1325 531 0.61 1529 448 1314 404 0.02
  % Calories from Carbohydrate 49.2 11.3 52.0 10.9 0.26 46.8 7.5 45.5 7.5 0.41
  % Calories from Protein 17.2 4.2 17.9 4.4 0.41 17.6 4.2 19.4 4.3 0.04
  % Calories from Fat 33.0 12.6 32.4 7.8 0.81 31.8 7.0 34.9 6.4 0.03
  % Calories from SFA 9.3 2.7 9.2 2.9 0.75 10.5 3.6 10.1 2.7 0.52
  % Calories from MUFA 11.7 3.7 11.8 2.8 0.91 11.7 3.1 13.1 3.0 0.03
  % Calories from PUFA 7.8 2.0 8.5 2.4 0.15 7.0 2.3 8.6 2.9 0.003
  % Calories from Trans FA 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.4 <0.001 0.8 0.4 1.3 0.8 <0.001
Macronutrients
  Total Grams 2579 1070 2575 1260 0.99 2470 624 2472 975 0.99
  Total Carbohydrate (g) 163.3 72.5 159.1 71.9 0.79 187.5 60.7 151.9 48.6 0.003
  Glycemic load based on available carb 69.4 31.9 73.5 37.2 0.59 91.4 33.7 81.5 27.9 0.13
  Cholesterol (mg) 189.9 157.3 186.1 181.7 0.92 197.5 100.1 224.8 106.4 0.21
  Total Fat (g) 45.5 19.4 45.6 26.7 0.99 56.6 23.7 54.3 23.8 0.65
  Soluble Dietary Fiber (g) 5.6 2.6 4.5 1.9 0.02 6.9 2.8 4.5 2.0 <0.001
  Insoluble Dietary Fiber (g) 13.7 6.9 11.4 5.6 0.11 15.9 6.5 10.8 6.9 <0.001
  Total Dietary Fiber (g) 19.3 9.2 15.9 6.7 0.06 22.9 8.5 15.3 8.1 <0.001
  Dietary Folate Equivalents (mcg) 413.9 178.6 397.9 221.5 0.71 473.2 200.1 337.3 170.8 0.001
  Natural Folate (food folate) (mcg) 240.4 105.1 216.1 129.7 0.34 249.0 94.2 181.6 89.1 0.001
  Synthetic Folate (folic acid) (mcg) 102.1 79.9 106.9 101.8 0.81 131.8 109.2 91.6 81.0 0.05
  Fructose (g) 18.4 11.0 23.5 19.8 0.14 18.9 9.6 18.0 10.2 0.67
  Galactose (g) 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.56 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.76
  Glucose (g) 17.9 9.8 22.0 17.2 0.17 17.4 8.9 17.5 8.5 0.94
  Lactose (g) 12.3 15.0 8.9 8.4 0.22 9.7 7.9 5.0 3.7 0.001
  Sucrose (g) 29.5 16.2 24.1 12.3 0.09 31.6 17.5 25.9 16.4 0.11
  Total Sugars (g) 81.0 39.5 80.7 45.2 0.97 80.0 31.6 68.5 30.0 0.08
  Animal Protein (g) 36.0 20.3 38.2 28.5 0.68 41.7 13.6 43.1 16.3 0.66
  Vegetable Protein (g) 21.3 10.6 18.3 9.9 0.18 23.3 7.6 18.3 9.9 0.007
  Total Protein (g) 57.3 26.8 56.5 33.8 0.90 65.0 17.0 61.4 18.6 0.33
  Total Trans-Fatty Acids (TRANS) (g) 1.1 0.6 1.6 1.1 0.01 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.7 0.063
  Total Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) (g) 13.6 6.5 12.7 7.3 0.55 18.6 9.2 15.7 7.2 0.10
  Omega-3 Fatty Acids (g) 1.2 0.6 1.4 0.9 0.25 1.6 1.0 1.5 0.8 0.47
  Total Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA) (g) 16.7 7.3 16.6 9.8 0.97 20.7 9.6 20.5 10.3 0.90
  Total Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (g) 11.2 4.9 12.2 8.1 0.48 12.7 5.9 13.5 7.3 0.54
  Polyunsaturated to Saturated Fat Ratio 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.15 0.8 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.05
  Alcohol (g) 8.3 10.2 1.4 3.5 <0.001 8.6 11.3 0.5 1.9 <0.001
Micronutrients
  Beta-Carotene (provitamin A carotenoid) (mcg) 6511 5722 5067 4159 0.19 5178 3942 4747 4855 0.64
  Caffeine (mg) 152.0 102.1 118.8 142.5 0.21 152.5 117.2 52.4 61.3 <0.001
  Calcium (mg) 751.5 491.7 617.6 328.5 0.15 743.1 244.1 587.8 181.8 0.001
  Iron (mg) 10.8 4.8 10.4 6.5 0.72 12.6 5.2 9.5 3.7 0.002
  Lutein + Zeaxanthin (mcg) 4751 5343 4914 6294 0.90 2938 2592 5266 6352 0.02
  Lycopene (mcg) 4905 4057 3503 2420 0.06 3087 3275 3017 6218 0.95
  Magnesium (mg) 277.6 122.8 239.9 100.8 0.13 304.6 93.4 238.0 92.9 0.001
  Potassium (mg) 2506 1072 2146 889 0.10 2646 772 2004 704 <0.001
  Selenium (mcg) 84.7 36.1 84.3 56.9 0.96 95.7 41.1 88.1 24.4 0.29
  Sodium (mg) 2204 1007 2082 1041 0.58 2161 808 2098 737 0.70
  Total Vitamin A activity (International Units) (IU) 13015 10486 10649 8315 0.26 11010 7469 9579 8417 0.39
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) (mg) 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.64 1.3 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.003
  Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxyl, pyridoxamine) (mg) 1.6 0.6 1.5 0.9 0.69 1.8 0.7 1.5 0.6 0.04
  Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) (mcg) 4.1 2.4 5.6 9.7 0.30 4.6 2.5 4.6 4.6 0.94
  Total Folate (mcg) 342.5 137.3 323.1 168.9 0.56 380.9 137.3 273.2 125.8 <0.001
  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (mg) 107.1 60.5 96.9 64.5 0.45 110.2 65.3 76.7 60.1 0.01
  Vitamin D (calciferol) (mcg) 5.5 4.1 4.8 4.4 0.43 5.9 4.4 4.3 3.0 0.05
  Vitamin E (International Units) (IU) 12.6 5.9 11.6 9.4 0.52 13.5 6.9 11.0 7.8 0.11
  Vitamin K (phylloquinone) (mcg) 212.7 219.4 226.4 261.6 0.79 163.9 121.6 287.5 330.8 0.02
Water (g) 2307 987 2320 1204 0.96 2160 588 2218 958 0.72
1

Sample sizes for FFQ measures: N=49 Whites and 38 Blacks except for Calories, and Calories from MFAs. PFAs, and TFAs where N=46 Whites and 35 Blacks.

2

Sample sizes for 24HR measures: N=49 Whites and 44 Blacks for all variables.