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. 2007 Nov 30;13(1 Suppl):S51–S56. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.1sup_51

Table 2. Mean intake of total energy and 15 nutrients from DR within quintile of intake determined by FFQ.

Sex Quintile of nutrient intake according to FFQ

 Nutrient Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest





Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Men (n=102) (n=20) (n=21) (n=20) (n=21) (n=20)
 Energy (kcal/day) 2064 401 2145 381 2353 332 2459 337 ** 2716 391 ***
 Protein (g/day) 79.6 14.4 88.5 13.3 98.6 13.5 *** 93.4 12.5 ** 104.7 13.3 ***
 Total fat (g/day) 54.0 13.0 58.3 8.5 58.2 9.6 60.2 9.2 65.4 10.0 **
 Carbohydrate (g/day) 241.2 52.5 286.3 68.4 301.6 31.0 ** 355.5 68.1 *** 399.4 72.8 ***
 Calcium (mg/day) 448.6 114.9 555.3 165.0 622.1 94.3 *** 700.4 151.3 *** 789.3 164.7 ***
 Phosphorus (mg/day) 1126 182 1348 263 ** 1460 184 *** 1499 207 *** 1639 236 ***
 Iron (mg/day) 11.3 2.1 11.9 2.4 12.6 2.9 13.8 1.7 ** 14.8 2.5 ***
 Sodium (mg/day) 4263 917 4861 1173 5621 1162 ** 5484 836 *** 6454 1251 ***
 Potassium (mg/day) 2760 541 3084 717 3093 439 3337 416 ** 3814 671 ***
 Retinol (mg/day) 185.7 180.9 371.0 297.7 583.0 548.5 * 482.2 349.8 574.8 713.6 *
 Carotene (mg/day) 2544 951 3071 1185 3529 1594 * 3231 1044 4035 1299 ***
 Vitamin B1 (mg/day) 1.13 0.29 1.28 0.17 1.26 0.19 1.34 0.19 * 1.59 0.35 ***
 Vitamin B2 (mg/day) 1.20 0.23 1.48 0.33 * 1.62 0.31 *** 1.67 0.30 *** 1.81 0.34 ***
 Niacin (mg/day) 18.9 3.3 21.4 4.6 22.1 3.0 * 22.6 2.9 ** 24.3 4.0 ***
 Vitamin C (mg/day) 103.9 32.0 140.9 47.7 117.9 25.5 * 138.4 35.9 ** 159.6 40.5 ***
 Cholesterol (mg/day) 360.4 100.1 382.1 76.0 * 430.5 71.7 * 431.9 104.6 * 484.6 86.5 ***
 
Women (n=113) (n=22) (n=23) (n=23) (n=23) (n=22)
 Energy (kcal/day) 1611 217 1709 329 1832 221 * 1917 323 ** 2029 311 ***
 Protein (g/day) 68.0 10.2 74.7 15.3 74.1 9.9 80.2 12.8 ** 83.9 11.6 ***
 Total fat (g/day) 49.7 10.0 52.6 10.4 52.3 10.4 55.1 10.0 54.9 7.9
 Carbohydrate (g/day) 213.2 52.1 234.8 39.9 256.3 45.6 ** 279.4 41.4 *** 300.9 67.5 ***
 Calcium (mg/day) 481.4 131.5 543.0 154.8 574.6 111.3 658.1 144.1 *** 742.4 161.1 ***
 Phosphorus (mg/day) 1000 163 1124 240 1174 177 * 1238 209 *** 1323 189 ***
 Iron (mg/day) 9.5 2.1 10.7 2.1 11.7 2.5 ** 11.6 1.9 ** 12.8 2.5 ***
 Sodium (mg/day) 3512 745 4315 933 * 4954 1135 *** 5315 937 *** 5136 959 ***
 Potassium (mg/day) 2577 509 2836 737 2830 437 3227 694 ** 3273 634 **
 Retinal (mg/day) 335.9 364.4 281.3 474.7 284.5 205.1 402.3 375.8 550.3 592.0
 Carotene (mg/day) 2612 1022 3034 1084 3085 1143 3284 1383 3933 1366 **
 Vitamin B1 (mg/day) 0.99 0.18 1.15 0.22 1.08 0.18 1.19 0.26 1.21 0.30 *
 Vitamin B2 (mg/day) 1.19 0.31 1.32 0.28 1.33 0.25 1.47 0.28 ** 1.59 0.28 ***
 Niacin (mg/day) 15.5 2.7 16.3 3.6 17.1 2.6 18.1 3.4 17.7 3.3 *
 Vitamin C (mg/day) 120.7 46.1 132.3 62.9 139.4 47.1 154.7 42.1 150.2 49.1
 Cholesterol (mg/day) 308.4 95.0 339.3 68.6 370.0 88.1 * 390.7 78.5 ** 371.5 84.9 *

Significance of Dunnett test of ANOVA with the lowest quintile as reference: * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.