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. 2022 May 2;22:115. doi: 10.1186/s12902-022-01001-x

Table 3.

General characteristics and distribution of macronutrient and electrolyte dietary intakes based on the categories of body fat (n = 535)

Body fat category* P-value**
Mean ± SD
Body fat > 19.2 Body fat ≥ 19.2
Age (y) 14.1 ± 1.5 14.0 ± 1.0 0.135
Weight (kg) 78.6 ± 9.1 79.4 ± 40.7 0.783
Height (cm) 164.9 ± 5.4 165.2 ± 4.4 0.573
BMI (kg/m2) 28.8 ± 2.8 29.2 ± 3.3  < 0.001
Normal DII*** 0.05 ± 1.26 0.05 ± 0.96 0.993
Density DII**** 0.30 ± 1.1 0.52 ± 0.89 0.013
Total energy intake (kcal/d) 2386 ± 660.2 2468 ± 617.8 0.145
Total protein intake (g/d) 89.6 ± 31.8 89.8 ± 23.7 0.954
Total carbohydrate intake (g/d) 276.7 ± 84.9 287.5 ± 67.7 0.103
Total fiber (g/d) 19.5 ± 8.9 19.3 ± 6.5 0.758
Soluble fiber (g/d) 0.38 ± 0.31 0.41 ± 0.30 0.224
Total fat intake (g/d) 106.1 ± 37.8 110.4 ± 39.5 0.216
Cholesterol intake (mg/d) 313.9 ± 233.3 299.6 ± 148.1 0.385
SFA (g/d) 26.8 ± 9.3 28.8 ± 11.3 0.033
MUFA (g/d) 40.4 ± 15.5 42.0 ± 16.4 0.256
PUFA (g/d) 29.0 ± 13.6 29.6 ± 12.8 0.610
Oleic acid (mg/d) 36.7 ± 15.4 38.4 ± 16.1 0.233
Linoleic acid (mg/d) 26.4 ± 13.1 27.1 ± 12.6 0.542
Linolenic acid (mg/d) 0.91 ± 0.94 0.90 ± 0.56 0.865
EPA (mg/d) 0.01 ± 0.08 0.01 ± 0.06 0.852
DHA (mg/d) 0.05 ± 0.27 0.06 ± 0.19 0.765
Sodium (mg/d) 2468 ± 1082 2831 ± 5460 0.342
Potassium (mg/d) 2586 ± 923.8 2641 ± 726.4 0.695

*Categorized based on the median

**Independent sample t-test was used for mean comparison

*Normal DII, not adjusted DII

**Density DII, DII adjusted for energy

DII Dietary inflammatory index, BMI Body mass index, SFA Saturated fatty acid, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid, EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA Docosahexaenoic acid