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. 2007 Nov 30;13(1 Suppl):S115–S124. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.1sup_115

Table 1. Means and standard deviations of energy and nutrient intakes (crude values) assessed with two FFQs administered at one-year interval.

Intake Men (n=101) Women (n=108)


FFQ11 FFQ22 Difference p-value3 %4 difference FFQ11 FFQ22 Difference p-value3 %4 difference




Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median
Energy (kcal/day) 2305 ± 691 2272 2323 ± 706 2279 18 0.791 1 1983 ± 858 1819 2030 ± 600 1892 47 0.522 2
Protein (g/day) 86.2 ± 35.6 77.7 87.0 ± 35.7 83.6 0.8 0.788 1 80.3 ± 46.3 71.1 81.8 ± 30.5 75.1 1.5 0.717 2
Total fat (g/day) 63.4 ± 27.7 59.8 63.9 ± 28.4 60.2 0.6 0.837 1 62.5 ± 37.3 54.3 65.0 ± 28.8 56.8 2.5 0.465 4
 SFA5 (g/day) 18.2 ± 9.0 17.0 18.2 ± 8.4 17.0 0.1 0.936 0 17.7 ± 9.1 15.5 18.8 ± 9.7 15.7 1.1 0.283 6
 MUFA6 (g/day) 23.8 ± 10.7 22.9 23.8 ± 11.4 22.0 0.0 0.989 0 23.3 ± 14.3 19.8 24.2 ± 11.1 21.5 0.8 0.531 4
 PUFA7 (g/day) 14.6 ± 6.5 13.2 15.1 ± 7.0 14.2 0.5 0.429 3 14.8 ± 10.6 12.3 15.2 ± 6.6 13.9 0.5 0.581 3
 n-3 PUFA7 (g/day) 3.7 ± 2.1 3.3 3.6 ± 2.0 3.4 -0.1 0.772 -2 3.8 ± 3.2 3.0 3.6 ± 1.7 3.2 -0.1 0.650 -3
 n-6 PUFA7 (g/day) 10.9 ± 4.6 10.0 11.4 ± 5.2 10.8 0.5 0.235 5 11.0 ± 7.5 9.4 11.6 ± 5.1 10.5 0.6 0.334 6
Carbohydrate (g/day) 303.3 ± 100.2 290.7 306.1 ± 98.1 287.3 2.8 0.758 1 272.7 ± 97.4 259.7 278.6 ± 73.4 265.0 6.0 0.459 2
Alcohol (g/day) 23.5 ± 23.1 22.7 23.3 ± 25.5 17.8 -0.2 0.922 -1 1.5 ± 7.3 0.0 0.6 ± 2.6 0.0 -0.9 0.119 -60
Calcium (mg/day) 652.7 ± 393.0 590.7 662.4 ± 333.3 614.6 9.7 0.800 1 671.7 ± 400.1 581.3 690.7 ± 308.9 645.9 19.1 0.612 3
Phosphorus (mg/day) 1372 ± 551 1327 1382 ± 525 1342 10 0.832 1 1283 ± 649 1141 1314 ± 453 1221 31 0.586 2
Iron (mg/day) 11.7 ± 5.1 11.0 11.8 ± 4.9 11.7 0.1 0.798 1 11.7 ± 7.2 10.5 1.9 ± 4.6 10.9 0.2 0.785 1
Sodium (mg/day) 5603 ± 2618 5311 5898 ± 3095 5611 295 0.236 5 5315 ± 3170 4720 5302 ± 2296 4974 -13 0.959 0
Potassium (mg/day) 3196 ± 1482 2961 3176 ± 1232 3077 -20 0.876 -1 3249 ± 1882 2799 3272 ± 1111 3130 22 0.884 1
Retinol (µg/day) 620.5 ± 568.3 511.1 613.7 ± 699.2 415.5 -6.8 0.922 -1 598.4 ± 711.1 417.7 590.6 ± 603.7 456.5 -7.8 0.916 -1
Carotene (µg/day) 3804 ± 3139 3308 3356 ± 2244 2734 -448 0.130 -12 4043 ± 3046 3291 4223 ± 2918 3308 180 0.577 4
 Alpha-carotene (µg/day) 558.3 ± 546.9 393.2 471.8 ± 466.1 375.6 -86.5 0.118 -15 572.0 ± 500.2 407.1 625.9 ± 547.9 412.8 53.9 0.334 9
 Beta-carotene (µg/day) 3039 ± 2594 2552 2689 ± 1777 2291 -350 0.148 -12 3242 ± 2504 2749 3378 ± 2370 2667 136 0.612 4
Vitamin B1 (mg/day) 1.2 ± 0.5 1.1 1.2 ± 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.899 0 1.2 ± 0.6 1.0 1.2 ± 0.5 1.1 0.0 0.664 2
Vitamin B2 (mg/day) 1.7 ± 0.8 1.6 1.7 ± 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.794 -1 1.7 ± 0.9 1.5 1.7 ± 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.937 0
Niacin (mg/day) 20.3 ± 8.2 18.5 19.6 ± 7.9 18.4 -0.8 0.296 -4 17.9 ± 11.1 15.5 17.8 ± 6.5 16.1 -0.1 0.907 -1
Vitamin C (mg/day) 166.3 ± 118.6 157.1 163.1 ± 89.7 147.4 -3.2 0.731 -2 191.4 ± 161.5 155.7 188.6 ± 88.7 174.0 -2.8 0.832 -1
Cholesterol (mg/day) 334.2 ± 156.0 317.7 333.8 ± 175.5 309.7 -0.4 0.978 0 319.0 ± 170.4 307.4 328.9 ± 195.7 297.6 10.0 0.571 3
Vitamin B6 (mg/day) 2.0 ± 0.8 1.8 1.9 ± 0.8 1.8 -0.1 0.423 -3 1.7 ± 1.1 1.5 1.7 ± 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.902 -1
Vitamin B12 (µg/day) 12.0 ± 8.4 9.8 11.3 ± 8.1 10.4 -0.7 0.326 -6 11.2 ± 10.9 8.7 103 ± 6.4 8.6 -0.8 0.393 -7
Folate (µg/day) 318.2 ± 152.7 286.8 312.7 ± 131.2 293.2 -5.5 0.695 -2 324.9 ± 189.4 274.9 326.2 ± 127.7 303.8 1.3 0.939 0
Selenium (µg/day) 126.1 ± 58.1 111.4 125.2 ± 62.7 117.7 -0.9 0.873 -1 116.3 ± 70.3 96.2 117.4 ± 50.6 106.4 1.2 0.850 1
Total dietary fiber (g/day) 14.5 ± 7.5 13.4 14.8 ± 6.6 14.1 0.3 0.580 2 15.9 ± 10.3 13.9 16.2 ± 6.2 15.4 0.2 0.763 2
 Water-soluble fiber (g/day) 2.3 ± 1.5 2.0 2.4 ± 1.4 2.0 0.1 0.364 4 2.7 ± 2.0 2.1 2.8 ± 1.3 2.6 0.1 0.711 2
 Water-insoluble fiber (g/day) 10.2 ± 5.4 9.4 10.3 ± 4.5 9.8 0.2 0.704 1 11.2 ± 7.5 9.5 11.3 ± 4.4 10.8 0.1 0.897 1
Daidzein (mg/day) 18.1 ± 12.1 15.4 19.6 ± 14.7 17.6 1.5 0.196 8 17.9 ± 13.6 14.6 18.6 ± 10.9 16.7 0.7 0.443 4
Genistein (mg/day) 30.7 ± 20.6 25.9 33.5 ± 25.2 29.0 2.7 0.173 9 30.8 ± 25.8 24.1 32.5 ± 20.3 28.5 1.8 0.343 6

1Food frequency questionnaire administered in February, 1995. 2Food frequency questionnaire administered in February, 1996

3Differences between FFQ1 and FFQ2 were tested by paired t-test. 4((FFQ2 mean - FFQ1 mean)/FFQ1 mean)

5Saturated fatty acid. 6Monounsaturated fatty acid. 7Polyunsaturated fatty acid.