Table 2 Dietary intakes of selected food groups and nutrients across quartiles of total meant intake

Food groups (g/d)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Fruits

345.6

259.5

410.4

272.7

443.6

264.6

519

346.6

< 0.001

Vegetables

301.2

165.2

352.1

205

369.4

186.7

395.9

192.9

< 0.001

Whole grains

37.6

73.8

45.7

79

46.3

71.1

59.2

93.3

< 0.001

Legumes

25.3

20.4

30.2

24

33.7

24.3

38.9

32.4

< 0.001

Nuts

37.2

22

49.6

26

59.7

28.1

77.4

42.9

< 0.001

Dairy

248.9

184.8

287.1

179

338

208.4

373.7

243.6

< 0.001

Total meat

23.4

7.6

42.3

4.8

60.7

6

102.3

35.7

< 0.001

White meat

9.1

5.5

14.8

8.3

20

11.2

28.6

22.9

< 0.001

Processed meat

0.6

1.4

1.2

2.7

1.7

3.5

3.3

8

< 0.001

Organ meat

2.1

2.1

3.1

3.1

4.1

4

6.4

9.2

< 0.001

Red meat

11.6

6.7

22.9

9.2

34.7

12.7

63.9

35

< 0.001

poultry

6.8

4.7

10.5

6.9

14

9.4

19.9

19.7

< 0.001

Total fish

2.2

2.8

4.2

4.8

5.9

6.2

8.6

10.3

< 0.001

Nutrients

Energy (kcal)

2800

112.3

3067

1025.3

3195.5

960.8

3508.3

905.4

< 0.001

Protein (g/d)

93.1

42.1

103.5

38.3

110.9

35.6

126

34.3

< 0.001

Carbohydrate (g/d)

463.6

205.9

498.1

188.5

506.2

175.5

540

162

< 0.001

Total fat (g/d)

76.5

26.9

86.5

26.7

93.7

26.7

106.9

28.5

< 0.001

SFA (g/d)

22.37

7.6

25.8

7.8

28.2

8.1

32.7

9.1

< 0.001

PUFA (g/d)

16.4

6.9

18.3

7.1

19.4

6.9

21.7

7.4

< 0.001

Na (mg/d)

5176.8

2482.8

5401.9

2212.8

5501.2

2106

5714

2027.7

< 0.001

Ca (mg/d)

992.6

426.1

1088.6

408.7

1173.7

423.3

1257.7

449.2

< 0.001

Mg (mg/d)

658.2

362.9

687.2

329.4

690.2

304.8

717.3

270.7

< 0.001

Fiber (g/d)

50.1

29.3

51.6

26.4

50.9

24.4

51.1

21.8

0.32

Caffeine (mg/d)

131.9

121.8

142.1

118.6

133.5

127.8

145.4

123.2

< 0.001