Dietary energy density, metabolic parameters, and blood pressure in a sample of adults with obesity

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 3 Food groups intake of study participants by tertiles of DED

Variable	Tertiles of dietary energy density
	1^st ^{0.32–0.83 kcal/g}			2^nd ^{0.83–1.02 kcal/g}			3^rd ^{1.02–1.93 kcal/g}			P value^*	P value^**
	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	P value^*	P value^**
Fruits (g/d)	112	633.15	549.12	111	747.25	626.43	112	654.55	555.81	0.894	0.193
Vegetables (g/d)	112	306.95	174.92	111	335.43	218.55	112	366.11	329.79	0.377	0.139
Red processed meat (g/d)	112	30.21	26.68	111	30.10	30.18	112	31.72	34.53	0.493	0.714
MFP (g/d)	112	37.92	31.37	111	44.90	44.26	112	35.47	26.78	0.848	0.022
Dairy (g/d)	112	382.52	316.39	111	387.17	249.00	112	383.33	267.51	0.533	0.718
Nuts (g/d)	112	13.19	14.24	111	21.05	42.17	112	20.52	57.78	0.172	0.290
Legumes (g/d)	112	65.31	57.27	111	69.11	70.16	112	65.27	73.19	0.433	0.073
Grains (g/d)	112	541.06	253.28	111	560.82	257.28	112	537.56	210.01	0.369	0.681
carbonated drinks (g/d)	112	26.40	40.30	111	53.94	79.93	112	45.92	78.24	0.009	0.482
fruit juice (mg/d)	112	10.55	28.73	111	12.42	29.01	112	9.79	29.36	0.786	0.002
Milk (g/d)	112	32.42	65.39	111	39.16	73.55	112	30.89	57.14	0.607	0.715
Tea (ml/d)	112	1504.78	1174.70	111	794.95	559.75	112	534.39	481.15	0.000	0.000
Coffee (mg/d)	112	18.64	36.90	111	27.82	68.16	112	18.58	41.94	0.297	0.398

All data are mean (± SD)
MFP Meat, fish and poultry
^* P values derived from unadjusted ANCOVA
^** P values derived from ANCOVA after adjustment for confounders (age, gender, BMI, PA and energy intake). DED Dietary energy density. Bold values represent statistically significant threshold

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