Table 3 Dietary intakes in 995 participants 30–75 year old across quartiles of nutrient patterns^a

Energy (kcal)

2562 ± 659

2312 ± 708^†

2095 ± 696

2412 ± 668^†

2460 ± 761

2344 ± 698^‡

2363 ± 714

2360 ± 723

2566 ± 723

2308 ± 710^†

Carbohydrates (% of energy)

55.5 ± 8.2

60.6 ± 6.5^†

59.6 ± 8.3

56.3 ± 6.8^†

59.6 ± 8.3

56.3 ± 6.8^‡

52.3 ± 6.7

63.7 ± 6.1^†

56.3 ± 8.1

60.1 ± 6.7^†

Total protein (% of energy)

12.2 ± 2.0

15.0 ± 2.3^†

12.5 ± 2.6

14.9 ± 2.0^†

13.1 ± 2.2

14.4 ± 2.3^†

12.8 ± 2.3

13.9 ± 2.3^†

13.4 ± 2.3

13.9 ± 2.6^‡

Total fat (% of energy)

34.6 ± 7.9

27.7 ± 5.5^†

30.3 ± 8.2

31.5 ± 6.2^‡

29.9 ± 7.5

30.6 ± 6.6

37.9 ± 6.5

24.6 ± 4.8^†

31.8 ± 8.2

29.3 ± 6.2^†

Fibre (g/1000 kcal)

15.1 ± 6.4

19.7 ± 7.1^†

17.7 ± 8.2

16.1 ± 6.3^‡

14.8 ± 5.0

21.5 ± 8.7^†

15.1 ± 5.9

19.6 ± 10.1^†

17.7 ± 10.1

19.0 ± 5.9^‡

Grains (g/d)

412 ± 170

522 ± 255^†

481 ± 262

417 ± 207^‡

508 ± 282

445 ± 209^†

386 ± 199

585 ± 288^†

610 ± 289

376 ± 174^†

Fruits (g/d)

445 ± 371

355 ± 270^†

336 ± 272

373 ± 289

440 ± 339

381 ± 291^‡

380 ± 189

580 ± 305

173 ± 106

636 ± 347^†

Vegetables (g/d)

310 ± 178

345 ± 261^‡

268 ± 181

351 ± 232^†

288 ± 186

394 ± 204^†

330 ± 233

291 ± 199^‡

211 ± 114

445 ± 249^†

Dairy (g/d)

582 ± 331

447 ± 256^†

201 ± 124

769 ± 299^†

476 ± 322

516 ± 295^‡

433 ± 255

490 ± 327

529 ± 344

480 ± 284^‡

Red and processed meat (g/d)

28.5 (16.6–43.1)

21.7 (12.4–40.1)

25.3 (13.9–40.4)

23.5 (14.1–37.0)

24.0 (13.1–39.0)

24.0 (14.8–37.4)

26.0 (15.5–42.6)

21.0 (12.2–36.7)

28.4 (13.8–46.3)

23.1 (13.7–36.8)^‡

White meats (g/d)

29.6 (18.0–44.7)

33.0 (18.5–51.2)^‡

28.4 (16.0–47.6)

29.6 (19.0–47.0)

30.7 (19.2–50.4)

32.2 (18.0–50.8)

29.0 (16.7–43.1)

28.5 (18.6–46.3)

27.7 (15.7–44.5)

31.8 (20.0–50.0)

Legume and nuts (g/d)

16.4 (10.1–26.32)

20.0 (10.4–38.0)^†

13.9 (7.5–26.4)

17.8 (11.1–32.3)^‡

17.1 (9.7–31.4)

19.9 (10.9–36.0)

18.3 (11.6–32.2)

14.0 (8.7–26.1)^‡

14.7 (7.9–26.9)

19.8 (11.4–33.9)^‡

Sweets and simple sugars

87.5 (56.1–148.5)

46.6 (22.9–75.3)^†

63.3 (39.8–106.3)

53.9 (30.3–85.8)^‡

67.4 (38.6–122.1)

50.2 (29.1–80.9)^†

61.6 (37.2–109.0)

60.8 (31.1–95.6)

66.9 (40.2–108.1)

49.6 (23.8–87.0)^†