Table 1.
Daily intake of energy and nutrients according to weight (n = 710)
| Daily energy and nutrient intake |
Underweight (n = 180) × ± SD |
Normal weight (n = 460) × ± SD |
Overweight (n = 70) × ± SD |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal/d) | 1502.9 ± 676.4 | 1863.0 ± 917.8 | 1985.2 ± 668.8 | 0.018* |
| Protein (kcal %) | 17.8 ± 4.9 | 15.6 ± 3.3 | 16.9 ± 2.6 | 0.000** |
| Carbohydrate (kcal %) | 46.0 ± 7.6 | 53.7 ± 6.8 | 54.4 ± 7.2 | 0.000* |
| Fiber (g/d) | 17.6 ± 9.6 | 25.8 ± 16.4 | 23.9 ± 3.7 | 0.002* |
| Fat (kcal %) | 36.3 ± 6.2 | 30.8 ± 6.6 | 28.7 ± 8.3 | 0.000** |
| Total fat (g/d) | 58.2 ± 19.6 | 63.6 ± 35.8 | 69.6 ± 46.3 | 0.344 |
| SFA (g/d) | 19.9 ± 8.5 | 21.4 ± 13.7 | 23.2 ± 15.0 | 0.555 |
| MUFA (g/d) | 20.2 ± 6.9 | 20.7 ± 11.0 | 22.9 ± 14.2 | 0.453 |
| PUFA (g/d) | 13.9 ± 5.0 | 17.1 ± 10.7 | 18.5 ± 16.2 | 0.118 |
| Cholesterol (mg/d) | 210.0 ± 103.5 | 172.9 ± 149.3 | 213.3 ± 77.1 | 0.086 |
| Vitamin A (mcg/d) | 878.4 ± 475.7 | 904.6 ± 546.8 | 1372.1 ± 653.9 | 0.000** |
| Vitamin C (mg/d) | 78.0 ± 22.8 | 91.6 ± 44.4 | 125.5 ± 79.9 | 0.000** |
| Folate (mcg/d) | 220.5 ± 100.1 | 330.2 ± 181.3 | 364.3 ± 121.6 | 0.000** |
| Calcium (mg/d) | 554.9 ± 208.2 | 574.1 ± 276.4 | 584.9 ± 477.9 | 0.890 |
| Iron (mg/d) | 9.6 ± 4.1 | 12.1 ± 6.8 | 12.2 ± 2.8 | 0.043* |
| Zinc (mg/d) | 8.7 ± 3.3 | 9.8 ± 5.6 | 11.2 ± 3.8 | 0.102 |
*
p < 0.05
**
p = 0.000
SFA = Saturated Fatty Acids, MUFA = Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, PUFA = Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids