Table 2.
Daily energy and nutrients intake by bottom and upper tertiles of skeletal muscle mass index.
| Nutrients | Total | Skeletal Muscle Mass Index | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom tertile | Middle tertile | Upper tertile | |||||||
| Me | IQR | Me | IQR | Me | IQR | Me | IQR | ||
| n | 275 | 90 | 92 | ||||||
| Energy, kcal | 1651.2 | 1366.9; 1953.2 | 1672.1 | 1285.4; 1920.6 | 1599.5 | 1351.0; 1916.8 | 1663.1 | 1407.0; 1974.9 | 0.211 |
| Protein, % E | 15.4 | 14.3; 17.0 | 15.4 | 14.2; 16.7 | 15.0‡ | 14.0; 16.3 | 15.9‡ | 14.7; 17.9 | 0.021 |
| Fat, % E | 37.8 | 4.5 | 37.7 | 4.0 | 38.0 | 37.1; 38.9 | 38.0 | 5.0 | 0.870 |
| Carbohydrates, % E | 46.4 | 5.0 | 46.8 | 5.0 | 46.6 | 45.5; 47.7 | 46.0 | 5.0 | 0.621 |
| Macronutrients* | |||||||||
| Total protein, g | 73.7 | 68.5; 81.7 | 73.3 | 68.5; 79.9 | 72.5‡ | 67.5; 78.2 | 76.5‡ | 70.7; 85.6 | 0.019 |
| Animal protein, g | 48.7 | 43.5; 55.9 | 47.7† | 43.2; 55.0 | 47.5‡ | 42.4; 53.2 | 51.5†‡ | 45.9; 60.2 | 0.005 |
| Plant protein, g | 24.8 | 22.9; 27.0 | 25.6 | 23.4; 27.8 | 24.6 | 22.5; 26.9 | 24.7 | 22.7; 26.5 | 0.215 |
|
Animal-Plant Protein Ratio |
2.0 | 1.7; 2.3 | 1.9† | 1.6; 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7; 2.3 | 2.1† | 1.8; 2.5 | 0.015 |
| Total Fat, g | 80.7 | 9.7 | 80.5 | 9.0 | 81.2 | 79.2; 83.3 | 81.0 | 10.0 | 0.826 |
| Cholesterol, mg | 397.5 | 321.4; 472.6 | 393.9 | 314.2; 488.0 | 382.2 | 326.2; 442.6 | 408.3 | 324.5; 493.5 | 0.515 |
| Carbohydrates, g | 242.6 | 24.3 | 244.2 | 24.0 | 243.2 | 238.1; 248.4 | 240.0 | 24.0 | 0.712 |
| Fiber, g | 19.2 | 17.2; 21.8 | 19.2 | 17.4; 21.8 | 19.1 | 17.4; 21.2 | 19.3 | 16.7; 22.3 | 0.921 |
| Micronutrients* | |||||||||
| Calcium, mg | 630.0 | 533.5; 732.1 | 633.9 | 562.3; 740.2 | 593.2 | 520.9; 702.6 | 648.3 | 550.4; 755.0 | 0.083 |
| Phosphorus, mg | 1174.6 | 1090.6; 1288.7 | 1192.4 | 1111.5; 1294.4 | 1149.8‡ | 1042.1; 1268.2 | 1199.7‡ | 1110.9; 1331.0 | 0.026 |
| Magnesium, mg | 272.9 | 247.5; 304.5 | 275.1 | 247.5; 305.2 | 272.9 | 248.8; 289.4 | 266.3 | 247.0; 314.7 | 0.609 |
| Iron, mg | 12.1 | 11.0; 13.2 | 12.1 | 10.6; 13.7 | 11.9 | 11.1; 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.2; 13.2 | 0.585 |
| Zinc, mg | 10.0 | 9.2; 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.5; 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.2; 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.3; 11.3 | 0.132 |
| Copper, mg | 1.2 | 1.1; 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1; 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0; 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0; 1.4 | 0.782 |
| Potassium, mg | 3152.9 | 2844.1; 3544.6 | 3099.7 | 2763.2; 3519.3 | 3180.0 | 2844.1; 3468.3 | 3161.7 | 2869.6; 3631.3 | 0.739 |
| Vitamin A, µg | 804.7 | 661.9; 1079.4 | 781.1 | 636.9; 1116.8 | 772.2 | 653.8; 985.7 | 853.3 | 720.9; 1082.2 | 0.132 |
| Vitamin E, mg | 10.5 | 8.5; 12.4 | 10.6 | 8.2; 12.8 | 10.5 | 8.3; 12.5 | 10.4 | 8.7; 11.9 | 0.752 |
| Vitamin B1, mg | 1.1 | 1.0; 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0; 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0; 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0; 1.2 | 0.436 |
| Vitamin B2, mg | 1.5 | 1.3; 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3; 1.6 | 1.4‡ | 1.3; 1.6 | 1.5‡ | 1.4; 1.7 | 0.021 |
| Niacin, mg | 17.3 | 14.9; 19.4 | 17.3 | 14.4; 19.1 | 17.2 | 15.2; 19.4 | 17.5 | 14.9; 20.0 | 0.332 |
| Vitamin B6, mg | 1.8 | 1.6; 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6; 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6; 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6; 2.2 | 0.487 |
| Vitamin C, mg | 45.4 | 34.6; 57.2 | 45.5 | 34.1; 56.6 | 44.7 | 37.6; 59.4 | 46.5 | 33.4; 54.9 | 0.813 |
Note: Values are presented as presented median (Me) and interquartile range (IQR) or number (%), unless other indicated. E, Energy. P was obtained using Kruskal-Wallis with Dunn’s post-hoc test or ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc test. aValues presented as mean and standard deviation (SD). *Daily dietary nutrient intake adjusted for energy (2000 kcal). †Differences between bottom and upper tertile, ‡Differences between middle and upper tertile.