Table 4.
Nutrient intakes of male adequate reporters from the Foodbook24 web-based study (2016) and the National Adult Nutrition Survey (2011).
| Nutrients | Foodbook24, mean daily intakea (SD) | National Adult Nutrition Survey, mean daily intakeb (SD) | P value | Difference (%) |
| Energy (kcal/day) | 2497.07 (398.62) | 2582.557 (602.03) | .10 | 3.31 |
| Energy (KJ/day) | 10447.76 (1667.85) | 10805.42 (2518.92) | .10 | 3.31 |
| Carbohydrate (g/day) | 282.79 (60.18) | 286.26 (80.02) | .67 | 1.21 |
| Total sugars (g/day) | 90.55 (33.49) | 111.94 (49.12) | .04c | 19.11 |
| Starch (g/day) | 168.40 (53.36) | 169.27 (46.99) | .48 | 0.52 |
| Protein (g/day) | 101.28 (31.85) | 104.73 (27.72) | .02c | 3.30 |
| Fat (g/day) | 100.49 (27.74) | 96.24 (30.50) | .04c | −4.41 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g/day) | 35.79 (11.34) | 35.33 (11.89) | .22 | −1.29 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g/day) | 16.55 (7.15) | 16.33 (7.48) | .46 | −1.38 |
| Saturated fat (g/day) | 40.56 (14.64) | 38.14 (13.94) | .01c | −6.36 |
| Percent energy (protein) | 16.20 (4.35) | 16.52 (3.51) | <.001c | 1.92 |
| Percent energy (carbohydrate) | 42.64 (7.26) | 44.66 (7.86) | <.001c | 4.53 |
| Percent energy (total sugars) | 13.63 (4.47) | 17.28 (6.33) | <.001c | 21.11 |
| Percent energy (fat) | 36.07 (7.51) | 33.53 (6.46) | <.001c | −7.58 |
| Percent energy (monounsaturated fat) | 12.83 (3.32) | 12.30 (2.72) | <.001c | −4.29 |
| Percent energy (polyunsaturated fat) | 5.95 (2.28) | 5.68 (2.13) | <.001c | −4.79 |
| Percent energy (saturated fat) | 14.55 (4.59) | 13.28 (3.44) | <.001c | −9.62 |
| Dietary fiber (g/day) | 26.63 (12.70) | 22.41 (8.79) | <.001c | −18.80 |
| Calcium (mg/10 MJ) | 1000.01 (338.42) | 1047.35 (309.90) | .003c | 4.52 |
| Carotene (µg/10 MJ) | 4124.35 (3677.76) | 3738.54 (3191.90) | .77 | −10.32 |
| Copper (mg/10 MJ) | 1.40 (0.49) | 1.31 (0.99) | .04c | −6.96 |
| Folate (µg/10 MJ) | 322.93 (140.06) | 415.48 (311.39) | <.001c | 22.28 |
| Iron (mg/10 MJ) | 14.56 (4.19) | 15.53 (12.18) | .38 | 6.25 |
| Magnesium (mg/10 MJ) | 355.36 (99.96) | 331.37 (73.51) | .28 | −7.24 |
| Potassium (mg/10 MJ) | 3501.05 (799.94) | 3443.25 (669.11) | .33 | −1.68 |
| Retinol (µg/10 MJ) | 468.03 (341.16) | 611.51 (1029.34) | .17 | 23.46 |
| Riboflavin (mg/10 MJ) | 1.86 (0.69) | 3.05 (5.31) | <.001c | 39.13 |
| Sodium (mg/10 MJ) | 2946.47 (943.10) | 2930.59 (658.83) | .57 | −0.54 |
| Vit B12 (µg/10 MJ) | 4.98 (2.93) | 6.27 (6.57) | <.001c | 20.53 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg/10 MJ) | 2.71 (0.99) | 3.91 (4.56) | <.001c | 30.55 |
| Vitamin C (mg/10 MJ) | 107.75 (78.65) | 112.33 (144.26) | <.001c | 4.08 |
| Vitamin D (µg/10 MJ) | 3.32 (3.01) | 4.77 (7.44) | .08 | 30.39 |
| Vitamin E (mg/10 MJ) | 13.08 (5.73) | 12.97 (22.14) | <.001c | −0.82 |
aMean daily intake of energy and nutrients reported in the Foodbook24 web-based study.
bMean daily intake of energy and nutrients reported in the National Adult Nutrition Survey in Ireland.
cSignificant difference in the reporting of nutrient intake between the 2 dietary assessment surveys as defined by the Wilcoxon–Mann-Whitney U test.