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Table 2 Nutrient intake of the study population

From: Development of a food frequency questionnaire for Sri Lankan adults

Characteristics

Total e (SD)

Male

Female

Energy

1656.7 (535)

1912.7(566.9)*

1513.6 (458.5)

Carbohydrates

304.4(103.1)

352.4 (110.3)*

277.5 (88.3)

Protein

44.6 (28.8)

52.8 (43)*

40 (13.9)

Total fat

35.0 (16.1)

40.5 (18.1)*

31.9(14.1)

Dietary fibre

18.1(8.4)

21.3(9.2)

16.3(7.3)

  1. Values are mean ± SD. *p < 0.05.