Table 2. Dietary intake of nutrients/foods according to the tertiles of the dietary energy density .

	All Mean ±SD	Tertiles of DED			P value*	P value**
		T1 <1.055 kcal/g	T2 1.056-1.25 kcal/g	T3 >1.26 kcal/g
n	226	75	76	75
Energy, kcal/d	2775±799	2749±911	2731±68	2846±793	0.63	0.45
Carbohydrates, g/d	371.2±137.2	300.7±87.8	361.5±102.2	451.4±165.1	<0.001	<0.001
Added sugar, g/d	151.4±62.4	125.0±39.5	148.1±47.6	181.1±79.7	<0.001	<0.001
Protein, g/d	84.1±31.7	70.3±20.2	81.2±23.7	100.8±39.9	<0.001	<0.001
Total fat, g/d	78.9±36.4	59.0±17.3	77.6±21.4	100.1±49.2	<0.001	<0.001
Saturated fat, g/d	23.8±10.1	19.3±6.2	23.7±7.3	28.3±13.4	<0.001	<0.001
Cholesterol, mg/d	204.8±103.4	177.2±66.1	206.8±99.7	230.3±129.0	0.007	0.002
Fiber, g/d	46.7±24.7	36.1±11.9	43.5±18.5	60.6±32.3	<0.001	<0.001
Fruits, g/d	519.2±291.9	501.3±261.3	509.8±266.2	546.3±343.1	0.60	0.34
Vegetables, g/d	421.7±21.6	473.1±273.1	375.7±163.6	417±196.7	0.02	0.11
Meat and fish, g/d	55.8±39.7	49.8±27.6	53.5±33.8	64.1±52.6	0.07	0.02
Whole grains, g/d	20.0±32.6	21.2±42.9	16.9±20.9	22.0±30.5	0.58	0.88
Refined grains, g/d	454.9±220.4	329.2±143.5	445.4±160.1	590.0±258.0	<0.001	<0.001
Dairy, g/d	385.3±229.5	385±200	420.6±235.7	349.8±246.9	0.16	0.34
Nuts and legumes, g/d	48.4±38.9	37.1±21.3	44.9±28.19	63.3±54.5	<0.001	<0.001

DED: dietary energy density.

P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.

Values are based on mean ± standard deviation.

*One-way anova, **Values adjusted for age and energy intake. Data for energy intake have just been adjusted for age.