Table 2.
Daily intake and per cent of patients meeting recommended daily intake (RDI) of common macronutrients, elements and food groups
| Daily intake | P value* | Definition of RDI for each macronutrient or element | RDI met | |||||
| All | Men | Women | All | Men | Women | |||
| Total energy (kcal) | 1730 (756) | 1855 (796) | 1584 (688) | 0.08 | ||||
| Macronutrients | ||||||||
| Carbohydrates (g) |
210.8 (94.8) | 223.5 (101.5) | 196.1 (85.0) | 0.16 | 45%–65% of total calories | 54 (56.8) | 27 (52.9) | 27 (61.4) |
| Total fat (g) | 65.0 (35.0) | 69.7 (37.0) | 59.7 (32.1) | 0.17 | 20%–35% of total calories | 58 (61.1) | 31 (60.8) | 27 (61.4) |
| Long-chain n-3 fats (g) | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.9) | 0.98 | 0.6%–1.2% of total calories | 65 (68.4) | 35 (68.6) | 30 (68.2) |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 15.0 (8.0) | 15.8 (8.2) | 13.9 (7.8) | 0.25 | 5%–10% of total calories | 75 (79.0) | 39 (76.5) | 36 (81.8) |
| Protein (g) | 72.4 (35.7) | 79.0 (36.3) | 64.8 (54.5) | 0.05 | 10%–35% of total calories | 92 (96.8) | 49 (96.1) | 43 (97.7) |
| Saturated fat (g) | 20.8 (12.2) | 22.0 (13.2) | 19.4 (10.7) | 0.31 | ||||
| Trans fat (g) | 2.2 (1.4) | 2.4 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.1) | 0.10 | ||||
| Elements | ||||||||
| Sodium (g) | 2.8 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.2) | 0.03 | 1.5–2.3 g/day | 24 (25.3) | 15 (29.4) | 9 (20.5) |
| Potassium (g) | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.0) | 0.17 | ≥4.7 g/day | 4 (4.2) | 3 (5.9) | 1 (2.3) |
| Food groups and fibre | ||||||||
| Fibre (g) | 17.2 (7.3) | 18.0 (7.5) | 16.3 (7.1) | 0.26 | ||||
| Fruit (servings) | 2.3 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.7) | 0.70 | ||||
| Vegetables (servings) | 2.3 (2.0) | 2.1 (1.4) | 2.4 (2.5) | 0.45 | ||||
| Fish (servings) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.91 | ||||
| Nuts (servings) | 0.3 (0.4) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.2) | 0.05 | ||||
| Meat (servings) | 0.9 (0.8) | 1.0 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.8) | 0.13 | ||||
| Dairy (servings) | 0.6 (0.6) | 0.6 (0.5) | 0.6 (0.6) | 0.67 | ||||
| Whole grain (servings) | 0.6 (0.6) | 0.6 (0.6) | 0.5 (0.6) | 0.24 | ||||
| Beverages | ||||||||
| Alcohol (g) | 6.8 (11.7) | 7.9 (13.0) | 5.4 (9.9) | 0.32 | ||||
| SSB (servings) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.3 (2.0) | 0.8 (0.9) | 0.16 | ||||
Values for daily intake represent mean (SD) for all participants (n=95); men (n=51) and women (n=44).
RDI is defined from from: https://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/Dietary_Reference_Intakes.asp.
RDI met is displayed as n (%).
*P value represents two-sided t-test of differences of means between men and women.
SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages.