Table 2 Dietary intakes of energy, macro and several micronutrients of study participants by tertiles of DED
From: Dietary energy density, metabolic parameters, and blood pressure in a sample of adults with obesity
Variable | Tertiles of dietary energy density | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0.32–0.83 kcal/g (N=112) | 2nd 0.83–1.02 kcal/g (N=111) | 3rd 1.02–1.93 kcal/g (N=112) | |||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Energy (kcal/d) | 2741.93 | 944.92 | 3005.91 | 962.61 | 3299.21 | 2291.09 | 0.001 |
CHO (%) | 59.41 | 6.16 | 58.52 | 6.73 | 56.49 | 7.35 | 0.042 |
Protein (%) | 13.33 | 2.11 | 13.24 | 1.79 | 12.63 | 1.93 | 0.079 |
Fat (%) | 30.31 | 6.04 | 30.86 | 6.50 | 33.20 | 7.57 | 0.035 |
Fiber (g/d) | 66.36 | 46.79 | 70.18 | 34.81 | 77.87 | 47.61 | 0.308 |
Cholesterol (mg/d) | 275.48 | 151.93 | 305.11 | 253.03 | 313.31 | 181.13 | 0.330 |
SFA (g/d) | 25.57 | 11.91 | 30.28 | 16.64 | 32.16 | 15.52 | 0.003 |
MUFA (g/d) | 27.64 | 12.32 | 32.92 | 16.26 | 38.96 | 18.75 | < 0.001 |
PUFA (g/d) | 18.32 | 9.69 | 21.30 | 11.24 | 27.95 | 15.73 | < 0.001 |