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. 2019 Sep 6;6:145. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00145

Table 5.

Comparison of our blended approach results with other published German dietary intake studies.

Men Women Total
KORA FF4 (n = 425) BVS IIa (n = 114) NVSIIb (n = 4,571) KORA FF4 (n = 396) BVS IIa (n = 140) NVSIIb (n = 1,740) KORA FF4 (n = 821) EPIC Potsdamc (n = 393)
Mean (sd) [g/day] Mean [g/day] Mean [g/day] Mean (sd) [g/day] Mean [g/day] Mean [g/day] Mean (sd) [g/day] Mean [g/day]
Potatoes 61 (18.7) 73 74 49 (16.6) 68 60 55 (18.6) 79
All vegetables 158 (50.1) 142 135 202 (70.0) 135 140 179 (64.4) 177
Fruits and nuts 154 (86.2) 143 178 168 (86.1) 190 225 161 (86.4) 272
Dairy products 179 (102.2) 162 171 226 (104.8) 220 190 202 (106.1) 222
Cereals, cereal products 200 (47.6) 274d 267d 152 (38.3) 219d 213d 177 (49.4) 199
All meat and meat products 149 (41.9) 170 158 90(24.3) 91 87 121 (45.6) 113
Fish 23 (15.1) 21 24 18 (10.7) 19 20 21 (13.3) 28
Eggs 17 (11.1) 11 12 16 (9.8) 9 12 17 (10.5) 16
Added fat 28 (8.3) 25 30 20 (5.8) 21 18 24 (8.3) 35
Sugar/Confectionery 40 (16.3) 41 67e 36 (14.5) 30 58e 38 (15.6) 58
Cakes 56 (22.3) 47 (15.4) 52 (19.8) 62
Non-alcoholic beverages 1,563 (311.1) 1,897 1,909 1,606 (270.5) 1,900 2,168 1,584 (292.9) 1,910
Alcoholic beverages 363 (253.9) 486 430 80 (75.5) 80 114 226 (236.8) 270
a

Calculated on the basis of three 24 h dietary recalls (using EPIC-SOFT), age group 51–64 years (BVS Abschlussbericht 2003).

b

Calculated on the basis of two 24 h dietary recalls (using EPIC-SOFT), age group 51–65 years (NVS II DGE 2012).

c

EPIC Potsdam calibration study. Calculation based on two 24 h dietary recalls and one FFQ, mean age 57 years (24).

d

Including cakes and sweet pastries.

e

Including drinking powder and drinking granulates.