Table 1 Baseline characteristics* according to extreme quintiles of specific types of fat intake in the SUN project.
From: Dietary fat intake and quality of life: the SUN project
Characteristic | Saturated fat | Trans unsaturated fat | MUFA fat | PUFA fat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q5 | Q1 | Q5 | Q1 | Q5 | Q1 | Q5 | |
Sex (% men) | 37.7 | 41.1 | 34.5 | 43.8 | 42.9 | 28.8 | 36.8 | 38.8 |
Age at baseline (y) | 39.4 (11.9) | 34.6 (9.9) | 38.9 (11.6) | 35.1 (10.2) | 38.4 (12.0) | 36.2 (10.6) | 37.8 (11.2) | 35.3 (10.9) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 (3.3) | 23.0 (3.3) | 23.2 (3.3) | 23.0 (3.3) | 23.3 (3.2) | 23.0 (3.3) | 23.1 (3.3) | 22.9 (3.3) |
Smoking: | ||||||||
Ex smoker (%) | 30.4 | 22.7 | 30.6 | 22.0 | 26.9 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 26.0 |
Current (%) | 19.9 | 25.3 | 20.3 | 23.5 | 19.7 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 23.2 |
Leisure time physical activity (Mets-h/wk) | 23.6 (25.9) | 19.3 (24.1) | 23.6 (25.8) | 19.1 (21.8) | 23.4 (26.4) | 19.0 (21.7) | 23.2 (27.1) | 18.8 (21.3) |
Total energy intake (Kcal/d) | 2537 (581) | 2495 (616) | 2616 (551) | 2508 (594) | 2534 (577) | 2503 (610) | 2617 (517) | 2519 (616) |
Mediterranean Dietary Score (0-8) | 4.9 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.4) | 4.8 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.5) | 3.4 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.6) | 3.8 (1.6) |
Total fat intake (g/d)* | 80.4 (15.9) | 113.7 (13.7) | 87.8 (19.3) | 107.4 (15.1) | 77.0 (12.6) | 118.5 (12.9) | 84.1 (17.4) | 108.7 (16.1) |
Saturated fat intake (g/d)* | 22.8 (4.2) | 45.5 (6.4) | 25.8 (6.8) | 42.0 (8.4) | 26.4 (6.3) | 39.2 (9.3) | 31.0 (9.8) | 34.8 (8.4) |
Monounsaturated fat intake (g/d)* | 34.5 (9.4) | 48.4 (8.5) | 38.5 (11.6) | 45.0 (8.6) | 29.6 (4.6) | 56.0 (7.3) | 35.2 (8.7) | 46.0 (10.2) |
Polyunsaturated fat intake (g/d)* | 12.9 (5.1) | 14.6 (4.3) | 13.5 (5.3) | 14.3 (4.1) | 11.6 (4.2) | 16.2 (4.9) | 9.0 (1.7) | 20.5 (4.0) |
Trans unsaturated fat intake (g/d)* | 0.6 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.6) | 0.4 (0.2) | 1.7 (0.4) | 0.8 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.6) | 0.9 (0.6) | 1.0 (0.5) |