Table 3.

Multivariable-adjusted means^a for dietary intakes across tertiles (T) of dietary pattern scores

	Western pattern			Iranian pattern			Healthy pattern
Dietary intakes	T 1 (lowest)	T3 (highest)	P-trend	T1 (lowest)	T3 (highest)	P-trend	T1 (lowest)	T3 (highest)	P-trend
Energy (kcal· d−1)	1669±106b	2258±99	0.001	1514±102b	2404±96	0.001	1886±109	2046±103	0.294
Carbohydrate(g· d−1)	285±6.7	249±6.4	0.001	252±7.3	279±7.1	0.016	275±6.3b	243.6±5.9	0.001
Fat (g· d−1)	51±2.8b	71.2±2.7	0.001	69.7±3.1b	53.2±3.1	0.001	61.5±2.8b	68.4±2.7	0.081
Protein (g· d−1)	72.6±2b	62.8±1.9	0.001	63.5±2.1b	73.8±2	0.001	59.5±1.78b	75.1±1.69	0.001
MUFAs (g· d−1)	16.4±1.7 b	24.3±1.1	0.001	23.8±1.3b	17.5±1.2	0.001	20.7±1.2	23.2±1.1	0.126
PUFAs (g· d−1)	10.2±1.18	9.7±1.13	0.78	10.5±1.2	9.9±1.22	0.754	10.2±1.09	12.09±1.04	0.22
SFAs (g· d−1)	19.5±1.2b	30.9±1.1	0.001	29.7±1.4b	20.6±1.3	0.001	24.7±1.34	27.15±1.28	0.195
USFAs/SFAs	1.35±0.08	1.19±0.08	0.189	1.24±0.08	1.36±0.08	0.11	1.33±0.07	1.38±0.07	0.63
Fiber (g· d−1)	27±1.33b	22.1±1.34	0.015	22.4±1.47	24.1±1.57	0.49	20.9±1.31b	25.5±1.33	0.017
Vitamin E (mg· d−1)	6.40±0.79	6.42±0.85	0.98	7.02±0.74	5.21±0.74	0.097	5.53±0.715b	7.71±0.7	0.034
Vitamin C (mg· d−1)	119.8±11.7b	81.4±12.5	0.047	100±11.2	108.2±11.1	0.62	89.2±10.8b	126±10.6	0.018

Notes:

^aAdjusted for age, gender, and energy, obtained from analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).

^bSignificant difference between the first and last tertile, obtained from Bonferroni’s post hoc test. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error.

Abbreviations: MUFAs, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs, polyunsaturated fatty acids; SFAs, saturated fatty acids; USFAs, unsaturated fatty acids.