Table 2.

Dietary Variables (Mean ± SD) of Older Men by Quartile of D₃Cr Muscle Mass (n = 903)

Characteristic	Quartile 1† (lowest)	Quartile 2‡	Quartile 3§	Quartile 4|| (highest)	p-value
Energy (kcal)	1535.3 ± 653.7	1512.8 ± 587.8	1486.4 ± 585.6	1580.1 ± 649.2	.651
Carbohydrate (%TEI)	47 ± 7	47 ± 7	44 ± 7	45 ± 7	<.001**
Fat (%TEI)	40 ± 7	40 ± 7	42 ± 7	42 ± 7	.002*
Total protein (%TEI)	16 ± 3	16 ± 3	17 ± 3	17 ± 3	.005*
Nondairy animal protein (%TEI)	6 ± 3	6 ± 3	7 ± 3	7 ± 3	<.001**
Dairy protein (%TEI)	4 ± 2	4 ± 2	3 ± 2	3 ± 2	.098
Plant protein (%TEI)	7 ± 2	6 ± 2	6 ± 2	6 ± 2	.112
Western pattern (score)	−0.09 ± 0.98	−0.09 ± 0.97	−0.02 ± 0.94	0.11 ± 1.07	.100
Healthy pattern (score)	0.05 ± 0.97	−0.05 ± 0.96	0.02 ± 1	0.03 ± 1.02	.719

Notes: total energy intake (TEI).

^†11.8 to <21 kg, n = 225.

^‡21 to <23.7 kg, n = 226.

^§23.7 to <26.7 kg, n = 226.

^||26.7 to <36.2 kg, n = 226.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.