Table 2.
Median Daily Nutrient Intakes of Women in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial According to Energy-adjusted Quartile of Glycemic Load, United States, 1993–2001
| Median Daily Nutrient Intake | Energy-adjusted Quartile of Glycemic Loada |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartile 1 (n = 9,029) | Quartile 2 (n = 9,029) | Quartile 3 (n = 9,029) | Quartile 4 (n = 9,028) | |
| Energy, kcal | 1,501 | 1,474 | 1,399 | 1,300 |
| Total available carbohydrate, g/1,000 kcal | 99.0 | 116.4 | 128.5 | 145.2 |
| Glycemic index, units | 52.2 | 53.0 | 53.5 | 54.5 |
| Glycemic load, units/1,000 kcal | 52.3 | 61.7 | 68.6 | 78.2 |
| Starches, g/1,000 kcal | 39.9 | 46.3 | 49.5 | 52.3 |
| Total sugars, g/1,000 kcal | 56.8 | 70.1 | 78.9 | 92.4 |
| Sucrose, g/1,000 kcal | 18.4 | 23.1 | 26.1 | 29.8 |
| Fructose, g/1,000 kcal | 8.8 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 17.9 |
| Fiber, g/1,000 kcal | 7.6 | 9.9 | 12.0 | 15.5 |
| Total fat, g/1,000 kcal | 42.1 | 37.1 | 33.1 | 27.2 |
| Saturated fat, g/1,000 kcal | 12.9 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 8.1 |
| Protein, g/1,000 kcal | 40.8 | 39.9 | 38.5 | 35.1 |
| Alcohol, g | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
a Cutpoints for energy-adjusted quartiles of glycemic load were as follows: quartile 1, <57.8 units/1,000 kcal/day; quartile 2, 57.8–<65.2 units/1,000 kcal/day; quartile 3, 65.2–<72.6 units/1,000 kcal/day; quartile 4, ≥72.6 units/1,000 kcal/day.