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. 2017 Oct 18;9(10):1136. doi: 10.3390/nu9101136

Table 4.

Comparison of the dietary intake of the NDARD participants, as assessed with a general Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ), and the DNFCS.

Dietary Factor NDARD
All
NDARD
Men
NDARD
Women
NDARD
FFQ Group
NDARD
Recall Group
DNFCS Men
31–50 Year *
DNFCS Women
31–50 Year *
N 1647 857 790 666 981 348 351
Total energy (kcal), mean (SD) 2051 (605) 2244 (631) 1842 (499) 2033 (623) 2064 (593) 2647 (2299–3022) 1956 (1700–2227)
Total protein (energy%), mean (SD) 15 (2) 15 (2) 15 (2) 15 (2) 15 (2) 15 (14–17) 16 (14–17)
Total carbohydrates (energy%), mean (SD) 43 (6) 43 (6) 43 (6) 43 (6) 43 (6) 43 (40–47) 45 (42–49)
 Mono- and disaccharides (energy%), mean (SD) 19 (5) 18 (5) 20 (5) 19 (5) 19 (5) - -
 Polysaccharides (% of energy), mean (SD) 24 (5) 25 (4) 24 (5) 24 (5) 24 (5) - -
Total fat, energy% 36 (5) 36 (5) 36 (6) 36 (5) 36 (6) 35 (32–37) 34 (31–37)
 Saturated fatty acids (energy%), mean (SD) 12 (3) 12 (3) 12 (3) 12 (3) 12 (3) 13 (11–14) 13 (11–14)
 Monounsaturated fatty acids (energy%), mean (SD) 13 (2) 13 (2) 13 (3) 13 (2) 13 (2) - -
 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (energy%), mean (SD) 8 (2) 8 (2) 8 (2) 8 (2) 8 (2) 7 (6–8) 7 (6–8)
 Trans fatty acids (energy%), mean (SD) 0.6 (0.2) 0.6 (0.2) 0.5 (0.2) 0.5 (0.2) 0.6 (0.2) 1.5 (1.2–2.0) 1.2 (0.9–1.6)
Alcohol (gram), mean (SD) 11 (13) 15 (15) 7 (9) 12 (14) 11 (12) 16 (6–29) 4 (1–11)
Dietary fiber (gram), mean (SD) 24 (7) 25 (8) 23 (7) 24 (8) 24 (7) 23 (19–27) 18 (15–22)
Following diet regimen during the past month, % 9 7 12 10 9 9 19
Nutritional supplement use, % 41 34 49 38 43 36 54

* The DNFCS does not display means but medians (25th–75th percentiles). In addition, in the DNFCS, data is presented by subgroups for age. In this table, intakes for men and women aged 31–50 years are displayed.