Table 2.
Habitual dietary intake of the study population by sex
| Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1442 | n = 699 | n = 743 | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Food items | ||||||
| Potatoes (g/day) | 60.91 | 22.45 | 66.57 | 23.17 | 55.59 | 20.38 |
| Vegetables (g/day) | 174.66 | 57.78 | 157.03 | 47.36 | 191.24 | 61.68 |
| Legumes (g/day) | 6.13 | 4.43 | 5.41 | 3.89 | 6.82 | 4.79 |
| Fruit (g/day) | 156.86 | 80.16 | 152.71 | 80.75 | 160.77 | 79.45 |
| Nuts and seeds (g/day) | 7.54 | 8.09 | 8.16 | 8.66 | 6.95 | 7.47 |
| Dairy products (g/day) | 114.48 | 86.27 | 100.05 | 82.70 | 128.06 | 87.40 |
| Yogurt (g/day) | 47.00 | 45.56 | 39.97 | 43.26 | 53.62 | 46.69 |
| Cheese (g/day) | 35.00 | 18.47 | 36.63 | 19.07 | 34.40 | 17.89 |
| Refined grains (g/day) | 144.52 | 41.80 | 169.60 | 37.85 | 120.94 | 29.94 |
| Whole grains (g/day) | 23.50 | 20.63 | 24.05 | 22.90 | 22.97 | 18.23 |
| Fresh red meat (g/day) | 45.41 | 15.92 | 56.02 | 15.03 | 35.42 | 8.57 |
| Processed (red) meat (g/day) | 49.60 | 28.21 | 65.61 | 29.83 | 34.54 | 15.46 |
| Fish and shellfish (g/day) | 21.03 | 13.82 | 23.63 | 16.13 | 18.59 | 10.68 |
| Eggs (g/day) | 17.23 | 11.56 | 18.38 | 12.77 | 16.15 | 10.19 |
| Animal fats (g/day) | 15.92 | 6.75 | 18.73 | 7.32 | 13.28 | 4.87 |
| Plant oils (g/day) | 9.09 | 6.71 | 10.58 | 8.23 | 7.69 | 4.42 |
| Sugar and sweets (g/day) | 37.63 | 15.27 | 39.74 | 35.64 | 15.77 | 14.51 |
| Cakes (g/day) | 53.85 | 19.83 | 58.57 | 21.52 | 49.41 | 16.94 |
| Coffee (g/day) | 401.48 | 133.81 | 408.95 | 141.87 | 394.46 | 125.45 |
| SSB (g/day) | 53.28 | 132.34 | 77.40 | 168.77 | 30.59 | 78.45 |
| Wine (g/day) | 38.07 | 51.59 | 43.24 | 58.15 | 33.21 | 44.03 |
| Beer (g/day) | 144.30 | 208.56 | 274.39 | 233.58 | 21.92 | 47.24 |
| Nutrients | ||||||
| Energy intake (kcal/day) | 1865.35 | 405.36 | 2127 | 350 | 1619 | 281 |
| Total fat (g/day) | 78.08 | 17.06 | 88.41 | 15.52 | 68.37 | 12.00 |
| Total carbohydrates (g/day) | 199.66 | 49.43 | 223.27 | 48.31 | 177.45 | 39.11 |
| Total protein (g/day) | 69.89 | 14.85 | 78.31 | 13.73 | 61.97 | 11.00 |
| Total fiber (g/day) | 17.85 | 5.05 | 18.43 | 5.14 | 17.31 | 4.90 |
| Soluble fiber (g/day) | 5.79 | 1.60 | 6.11 | 1.64 | 5.49 | 1.51 |
| Insoluble fiber (g/day) | 11.96 | 3.44 | 12.29 | 3.48 | 11.65 | 3.37 |
| Alcohol (g/day) | 10.03 | 10.07 | 15.89 | 10.96 | 4.51 | 4.59 |
| Dietary patterns | ||||||
| Alternate Healthy Eating Index | 43.23 | 9.27 | 40.71 | 8.75 | 45.61 | 9.11 |
| Mediterranean Diet Score | 4.43 | 1.68 | 4.59 | 1.45 | 4.28 | 1.86 |
SD, standard deviation; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages