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. 2018 Sep 24;12:198–202. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.09.011

Table 3.

Percentage of subjects meeting the World Health Organization-recommended healthy diet (N = 1370).

Components All subjects Men Women p value$
Fruits & vegetables ≥400 g/day 43.9 46.4 40.9 0.041
Total fat <30% of total energy 72.6 82.0 61.2 0.001
Saturated fatty acid <10% of total energy 92.2 96.1 87.5 0.001
PUFA 6–11% of total energy 61.9 57.0 67.8 0.001
Free sugar <10% of total energy 87.9 88.3 87.3 0.573
Dietary fiber ≥25 g/day 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.443
Potassium ≥3500 mg/day 20.4 25.3 14.6 0.001

PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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p-Values indicate difference between genders and compared using chi-square test.