Table 1.
Baseline Subject Characteristics by Tertile of Animal Protein Intake
| Total animal protein food servings per daya | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| Characteristics | <6 | 6 to <8 | ≥8 | <5 | 5 to <7 | ≥7 |
| n = 287 | n = 331 | n = 398 | n = 342 | n = 558 | n = 433 | |
| (mean ± s.d.) | (mean ± s.d.) | |||||
| Age (years) | 53.7 ± 9.6 | 54.0 ± 9.7 | 51.5 ± 10.1 | 53.2 ± 9.6 | 52.0 ± 9.9 | 51.5 ± 9.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 ± 3.3 | 27.1 ± 3.1 | 26.6 ± 3.1 | 27.6 ± 5.6 | 25.4 ± 4.4 | 24.8 ± 3.7 |
| Physical activity index | 13.5 ± 10.1 | 13.7 ± 9.4 | 14.6 ± 11.2 | 13.5 ± 9.2 | 13.4 ± 9.1 | 13.4 ± 8.8 |
| Cigarettes/day | 3.4 ± 9.0 | 4.5 ± 10.4 | 5.1 ± 11.2 | 4.5 ± 9.5 | 3.8 ± 9.5 | 4.1 ± 9.1 |
| Alcohol intake (gm/day) | 13.4 ± 18.4 | 14.6 ± 17.0 | 16.9 ± 18.0 | 5.6 ± 9.0 | 6.8 ± 9.0 | 8.0 ± 11.7 |
| Grains, servings/day | 6.4 ± 2.2 | 6.7 ± 2.3 | 7.1 ± 2.4 | 5.2 ± 1.8 | 5.1 ± 1.8 | 5.3 ± 1.9 |
| Fruit, servings/day | 1.5 ± 1.2 | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 1.0 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 1.3 ± 0.9 |
| Calcium (mg/day) | 687 ± 243 | 761 ± 267 | 935 ± 370 | 551 ± 200 | 638 ± 218 | 748 ± 310 |
| Vitamin D (mcg/day) | 4.49 ± 2.37 | 5.51 ± 3.54 | 7.15 ± 3.49 | 3.48 ± 1.74 | 4.40 ± 2.04 | 5.62 ± 3.00 |
| Energy (kcals/day) | 1905 ± 423 | 2138 ± 441 | 2473 ± 510 | 1449 ± 316 | 1609 ± 356 | 1842 ± 410 |
| Protein (gm/kg) | 0.83 ± 0.17 | 1.04 ± 0.16 | 1.33 ± 0.23 | 0.76 ± 0.17 | 1.01 ± 0.16 | 1.34 ± 0.25 |
| Leucine (mg/kg) | 63.7 ± 13.3 | 80.3 ± 11.9 | 103.5 ± 18.4 | 58.3 ± 12.9 | 78.6 ± 12.7 | 104.9 ± 20.1 |
| Fat (% kcals/day) | 33.5 ± 6.2 | 35.1 ± 6.4 | 35.8 ± 6.1 | 33.4 ± 6.6 | 35.1 ± 6.4 | 35.6 ± 6.9 |
| Carb (% kcals/day) | 49.6 ± 7.3 | 45.7 ± 7.5 | 42.8 ± 7.3 | 51.2 ± 8.1 | 47.0 ± 7.3 | 43.9 ± 7.3 |
| column percent | column percent | |||||
| Education (% college) | 40.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 24.3% |
Note: aTotal animal food servings combined equaling the sum of all servings of red meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, yogurt, and cheese.