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. 2019 May 3;109(5):1310–1318. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy388

TABLE 3.

Energy and macronutrient intake in the 4 population studies of PREVIEW1

Variable Lifelines NQplus Young Finns Study Quebec Family Study
n 75,778 1316 1502 255
Energy, kcal/d 2058 (± 584) 2056 (± 568) 2309 (± 643) 2274 (± 630)
Total protein, E% 14.9 (± 2.2) 14.7 (± 2.1) 17.5 (± 2.4) 15.5 (± 2.9)
Total protein, g/d 75.3 (± 19.7) 74.5 (± 19.1) 100.2 (± 28.9) 87.2 (± 25.7)
Plant-based protein, g/d 23.8 (± 5.9) 34.4 (± 10.9) 21.8 (± 7.8) ––
Animal protein, g/d 37.5 (± 10.7) 40.2 (± 13.3) 71.2 (± 23.7) ––
Total protein, g · kg–1 · d–1 0.98 (± 0.21) 1.0 (± 0.2) 1.4 (± 0.3) 1.3 (± 0.3)
Total fat, E% 35.3 (± 4.9) 35.4 (± 5.3) 32.8 (± 4.7) 33.0 (± 6.0)
Total fat, g/d 81.5 (± 28.1) 81.7 (± 28.0) 84.1 (± 27.0) 84.0 (± 30.8)
 Saturated fat NA 27.9 (± 10.3) 30.2 (± 10.8) 30.2 (± 13.0)
 MUFA NA 29.6 (± 11.0) 28.4 (± 9.7) 29.5 (± 11.8)
 PUFA NA 17.3 (± 6.8) 13.6 (± 4.8) 14.6 (± 6.5)
Total carbohydrates, E% 44.9 (± 5.6) 43.1 (± 5.7) 46.0 (± 5.6) 49.4 (± 6.7)
Total carbohydrates, g/d 231.0 (± 70.7) 221.4 (± 67.3) 266.1 (± 81.9) 279.4 (± 81.3)
 Polysaccharides 131.8 (± 42.5) 124.5 (± 44.2) 129.1 (± 48.6) ––
 Mono/disaccharides 99.2 (± 39.7) 96.8 (± 33.8) 135.3 (± 47.8) ––
Dietary fiber, g/d NA 24.2 (± 7.2) 23.7 (± 9.5) ––
Alcohol intake, E% 1.5 (0.4, 3.6) 2.8 (0.7, 5.6) 1.5 (0.5, 3.3) 0 (0, 3.3)
Alcohol intake, g/d 4.0 (0.9, 10.3) 7.9 (1.9, 16.4) 4.7 (1.7, 10.5) 0 (0, 9.1)
GI 55.9 (± 3.3) 52.8 (± 4.2) 55.4 (± 4.0) 55.7 (± 3.5)
GL 129.7 (± 42.1) 118.0 (± 39.8) 147.9 (± 48.0) 144.5 (± 42.8)
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Values are means ± SDs, median (25th, 75th percentiles). Missing Lifelines: total protein, g · kg–1 · d–1 (n = 16). GI, glycemic index; GL, glycemic load; NA, not available; NQplus, Nutrient Questionnaires plus; PREVIEW, PREVention of diabetes through lifestyle Intervention and population studies in Europe and around the World.