Table 2.
Dietary characteristics of the three study populations and the pooled sample
| Intake per day | United States (n=419) |
Seychelles (n=463) |
Ghana (n=461) |
Overall P- value |
Pooled sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphate intake (mg) | 1179.8 (487.6) | †1142.0 (396.5) | †895.5 (345.1) | <0.001 | 1068.6 (429.7) |
| Calcium intake (mg) | 655.6 (342.5) | †545.2 (251.0) | †334.3 (144.7) | <0.001 | 507.1 (287.9) |
| Animal Protein (g) | 62.4 (31.0) | 60.3 (27.6) | †28.7 (20.4) | <0.001 | 50.1 (30.7) |
| Vegetable Protein (g) | 24.0 (10.6) | †22.4 (8.7) | †30.8 (12.5) | <0.001 | 25.8 (11.4) |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 265.5 (109.4 | †303.4 (78.5) | †234.9 (79.1) | <0.001 | 268.0 (93.8) |
| Fat (g) | 97.90 (42.0) | †60.9 (27.9) | †48.8 (26.7) | <0.001 | 67.9 (38.3) |
| Total Fiber (g) | 14.3 97.1) | †13.5 (6.8) | †25.1 (9.7) | <0.001 | 17.8 (9.6) |
| Soluble Fiber (g) | 4.7 (2.5) | †3.9 (2.1) | †6.1 (2.8) | <0.001 | 4.9 (2.6) |
| Insoluble fiber (g) | 9.6 (5.4) | 9.6 (5.2) | †19.0 (7.5) | <0.001 | 12.8 (7.6) |
| Magnesium (mg) | 237.3 (103.5) | †259.3 (89.9) | †340.0 (120.6) | <0.001 | 12.8 (7.6) |
| Total Vitamin D (µg) | 1.9 (2.2) | †2.8 (2.0) | †2.4 (6.0) | <0.001 | 4.8 (8.7) |
| Iron (mg) | 14.6 (7.5) | †13.2 (4.7) | 14.3 (4.7) | <0.001 | 14.0 (5.8) |
| Calories | 2323.2 (886.2) | †1855.5 (589.9) | †1863.2 (496.2) | <0.001 | 2003.4 (702.9) |
| Intake per 1000 calories | |||||
| Phosphate (mg) | 518.4 (131.2) | †621.7 (129.5) | †478.1 (114.8) | <0.001 | 540.1 (139.3) |
| Calcium (mg) | 294.2 (132.6) | 296.5 (110.0) | †181.8 (69.5) | <0.001 | 256.1 (119.0) |
| Animal Protein (g) | 27.3 (10.2) | †32.8 (11.6) | †15.2 (9.3) | <0.001 | 25.0 (12.8) |
| Vegetable Protein (g) | 10.6 (3.6) | †12.3 (3.6) | †16.5 (4.6) | <0.001 | 13.2 (4.7) |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 115.7 (24.2) | †128.2 (24.4) | †165.3 (26.8) | <0.001 | 137.1 (32.8) |
| Fat (g) | 41.5 (7.9) | †32.3 (8.7) | †25.3 (10.4) | <0.001 | 32.7 (11.2) |
| Total Fiber (g) | 6.5 (3.0) | †7.5 (3.4) | †13.5 (4.0) | <0.001 | 9.3 (4.7) |
| Soluble fiber (g) | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.1 (1.3) | †3.3 (1.3) | <0.001 | 2.5 (1.3) |
| Insoluble fiber (g) | 4.3 (2.3) | †5.4 (2.7) | †10.2 (3.0) | <0.001 | 6.7 (3.7) |
| Magnesium (mg) | 105.4 (35.9) | †142.7 (34.7) | †181.7 (38.0) | <0.001 | 144.6 (47.6) |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 1.9 (2.2) | †2.8 (2.0) | †2.4 (6.0) | <0.001 | 2.4 (3.9) |
| Iron (mg) | 6.5 (2.8) | †7.2 (2.0) | †7.8 (1.7) | <0.001 | 7.2 (2.3) |