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. 2018 Aug 10;10(8):1067. doi: 10.3390/nu10081067

Table 3.

Energy and nutrient composition of the diet by rMED score groups.

rMED Score Groups p-Value for Trend
Low (Score 0–6) (n = 834) Intermediate (Score 7–10) (n = 1029) High (Score 11–18) (n = 705)
Total Energy (kcal/day) 2093 ± 773 1890 ± 638 1718 ± 561 * <0.0001
Proteins (% TE) 18.6 ± 2.5 18.3 ± 2.6 17.7 ± 2.3 * <0.0001
Animal sources (% TE) 13.4 ± 3 12.55 ± 3.2 11.6 ± 2.8 * <0.0001
Vegetable sources (% TE) 5.2 ± 1.1 5.7 ± 1.1 6.1 ± 1 * <0.0001
Lipids (% TE) 37.0 ± 5.8 36.5 ± 6.3 36.5 ± 5.6 0.166
SFA (% TE) 13.4 ± 2.5 12.1 ± 2.3 10.9 ± 2 * <0.0001
MUFA (% TE) 16.9 ± 3.3 17.9 ± 3.9 19.0 ± 3.7 * <0.0001
PUFA (% TE) 4.3 ± 1.1 4.4 ± 1.2 4.5 ± 1.0 * 0.034
Cholesterol (mg/die) 379 ± 162 325 ± 133 272 ± 111 * <0.0001
Carbohydrates (% TE) 44.3 ± 7.2 45.1 ± 7.6 45.8 ± 6.5 * <0.0001
Added sugars (% TE) 3.0 ± 3.7 2.2 ± 3.0 2.0 ± 2.7 * <0.0001
Fiber (g/1000 kcal/day) 8.8 ± 2.0 10.8 ± 2.3 12.8 ± 2.4 * <0.0001
Glycaemic Index 52.7 ± 3.7 51.8 ± 3.5 51.3 ± 3.2* <0.0001
Glycaemic load 143.4 ± 68.2 113.8 ± 46.8 98.9 ± 37.5 * <0.0001
Alcohol (g/die) 12.9 ± 20.5 10.2 ± 13.5 10.4 ± 12.2 * <0.0001
Calcium (mg) 1007 ± 476 880 ± 370 759 ± 333 * <.0001
Sodium (mg) 2453 ± 1132 2077 ± 938 1758 ± 752 * <0.0001
Potassium (mg) 3045 ± 1087 3045 ± 946 3072 ± 984 0.832
Total Polyphenols (mg) 653 ± 317 674 ± 289 733 ± 280 * <0.0001

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; * p < 0.001 vs. low score, Post-hoc test adjusted for multiple comparisons (Bonferroni Test). TE: Total Energy; SFA: Saturated fatty acids; MUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: Polyunsaturated fatty acids.