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. 2020 Aug 27;12(9):2612. doi: 10.3390/nu12092612

Table 3.

Dietary intakes of the subjects by tertiles of stress levels.

Variables Men Women
T1 (Lowest) T2 (Intermediate) T3 (Highest) T1 (Lowest) T2 (Intermediate) T3 (Highest)
(n = 15,562) (n =12,637) (n = 14,746) p-Trend (n = 28,227) (n = 28,132) (n = 26,975) p-Trend
Energy (kcal) 1891.4 ± 4.05 1856.5 ± 4.38 1827.5 ± 4.34 <0.0001 1742.6 ± 2.99 1706.1 ± 2.99 1659.8 ± 3.25 <0.0001
Protein (g) 63.3 ± 0.1 62.5 ± 0.1 61.5 ± 0.1 <0.0001 58.4 ± 0.1 57.4 ± 0.1 56.6 ± 0.1 <0.0001
Fat (g) 30.3 ± 0.1 30.3 ± 0.1 30.1 ± 0.1 0.026 26.6 ± 0.1 26.2 ± 0.1 25.8 ± 0.1 0.001
Carbohydrate (g) 386.5 ± 0.3 387.1 ± 0.3 388.2 ± 0.3 <0.0001 304.1 ± 0.2 305.5 ± 0.2 306.7 ± 0.2 <0.0001
Fiber (g) 5.9 ± 0.02 5.7 ± 0.02 5.5 ± 0.02 <0.0001 6.0 ± 0.01 5.8 ± 0.01 5.7 ± 0.01 <0.0001
Vitamin A (μg RE) 500.5 ± 2.4 476.1 ± 2.4 466.6 ± 2.4 <0.0001 492.6 ± 1.7 475.2 ± 1.7 468.9 ± 1.8 <0.0001
Vitamin C (mg) 102.9 ± 0.4 98.0 ± 0.4 92.0 ± 0.4 <0.0001 116.8 ± 0.3 111.8 ± 0.3 107.7 ± 0.4 <0.0001
Vitamin E (mg) 8.3 ± 0.02 8.1 ± 0.02 8.0 ± 0.02 <0.0001 8.2 ± 0.02 8.0 ± 0.02 8.0 ± 0.02 0.044
Grains (g) 752.2 ± 1.0 760.1 ± 1.1 774.8 ± 1.1 <0.0001 654.2 ± 0.8 664.9 ± 0.8 677.9 ± 0.9 <0.0001
Rice and other cereals (g) 653.7 ± 1.1 658.0 ± 1.3 668.1 ± 1.3 <0.0001 573.2 ± 0.9 581.5 ± 0.9 591.3 ± 1.0 <0.0001
Noodles and breads (g) 96.2 ± 1.3 106.5 ± 1.6 121.0 ± 1.6 <0.0001 77.5 ± 0.9 86.7 ± 1.1 101.9 ± 1.3 <0.0001
Potatoes (g) 19.5 ± 0.3 19.0 ± 0.4 19.3 ± 0.4 0.796 24.4 ± 0.2 24.6 ± 0.2 25.1 ± 0.2 0.001
Vegetables (g) 312.8 ± 1.4 297.9 ± 1.5 291.5 ± 1.5 <0.0001 310.6 ± 1.0 301.7 ± 1.0 298.7 ± 1.1 <0.0001
Fruits (g) 156.2 ± 1.2 146.0 ± 1.3 129.7 ± 1.2 <0.0001 215.7 ± 1.1 203.7 ± 1.1 187.9 ± 1.1 <0.0001
Protein foods (g) 144.8 ± 0.6 142.8 ± 0.6 137.4 ± 0.6 <0.0001 129.4 ± 0.4 124.8 ± 0.4 120.0 ± 0.4 <0.0001
Meats (g) 60.0 ± 0.4 61.0 ± 0.5 59.9 ± 0.5 0.268 46.4 ± 0.3 45.6 ± 0.3 45.8 ± 0.3 0.310
Fish and shellfish (g) 43.2 ± 0.3 41.0 ± 0.3 39.2 ± 0.3 <0.0001 41.5 ± 0.2 40.1 ± 0.2 38.6 ± 0.2 <0.0001
Eggs (g) 15.0 ± 0.3 15.4 ± 0.3 16.1 ± 0.3 0.012 17.2 ± 0.3 17.0 ± 0.2 17.6 ± 0.3 0.001
Beans and products (g) 31.5 ± 0.2 31.5 ± 0.2 30.6 ± 0.2 0.009 32.5 ± 0.1 31.9 ± 0.1 31.5 ± 0.2 0.343
Milk and dairy products (g) 229.5 ± 14.5 232.6 ± 19.0 236.7 ± 14.1 0.769 203.0 ± 3.4 204.3 ± 3.0 230.0 ± 3.7 <0.0001
Dietary variety score 58.4 ± 0.1 58.9 ± 0.1 56.9 ± 0.1 <0.0001 57.0 ± 0.1 57.1 ± 0.1 55.3 ± 0.1 <0.0001

RE, retinol equivalent. Values were expressed as means (SE) and adjusted for total energy intake by using the residual method. The p-trend was obtained in general linear model analysis with adjustment for age, body mass index, alcohol intake, smoking, exercise, education level, and income status.