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Table 2 Mean (SD) daily nutrient intake of T2DM and control groups

From: Dietary quality in a sample of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ireland; a cross-sectional case control study

 

T2DM

Controls

Pvalue

 

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

 

Energy (MJ/day)

7.7

2.1

65

7.8

2.3

46

0.519

Protein (g)

81.3

22.8

65

83.4

26.6

46

0.632

% en protein1

18.0

3.2

65

18.4

5.0

46

0.905

CHO (g)1

206.9

67.7

65

199.8

71.3

46

0.128

% en CHO

42.8

7.7

65

40.0

7.8

46

0.183

Total sugars (g)1

73.1

31.0

65

78.4

33.2

46

0.737

% en total sugars2

15.2

5.0

65

15.8

5.4

46

0.326

NMES (g)2

29.1

23.4

65

32.6

22.4

46

0.741

Fibre (AOAC) (g)1

17.9

5.5

65

18.7

6.0

46

0.861

Total fat (g)

72.5

26.7

65

73.2

26.1

46

0.525

% en total fat

35.2

8.0

65

34.9

6.0

46

0.824

SFA (g)

25.6

10.4

65

25.9

9.8

46

0.498

% en SFA

12.5

3.9

65

12.3

2.8

46

0.622

MUFA (g)

23.5

9.2

65

24.1

9.9

45

0.592

% en MUFA

11.4

3.0

65

11.4

2.8

45

0.824

PUFA (g)

13.2

6.1

65

11.6

5.8

45

0.084

% en PUFA

6.3

2.2

65

5.6

2.0

45

0.066

MUFA:SFA1

0.9

0.2

65

0.9

0.2

45

0.849

PUFA:SFA

0.5

0.2

65

0.4

0.2

45

0.090

Cholesterol (mg)1

252

117

65

283

153

46

0.925

Trans fats (g)2

1.1

1.0

65

1.1

1.0

45

0.912

% en trans fats3

0.5

0.4

65

0.5

0.4

45

0.796

Alcohol (g)1

11.9

14.6

65

17.9

18.4

46

0.912

% en alcohol1

4.1

5.0

65

6.3

6.8

46

0.964

Sodium (mg/10 MJ)

3745.2

794.0

65

3558.8

1133.7

46

0.137

Vitamin C (mg/10 MJ)1

209.4

434.8

65

139.9

75.5

46

0.184

Vitamin E (mg/10 MJ )1

10.6

4.4

65

11.7

5.3

46

0.264

Vitamin D (μg/10 MJ)1

4.2

5.8

65

8.1

6.7

46

0.000

Carotene (μg/10 MJ)3

3484.2

2357.3

65

5066.4

6314.6

45

0.253

Folate (μg/10 MJ)3

367.3

189.3

65

501.6

994.3

46

0.756

Potassium (mg/10 MJ)

4022.1

856.6

65

4185.1

851.1

46

0.324

Magnesium (mg/10 MJ)1

371.5

70.0

65

398.4

100.6

46

0.133

Zinc (mg/10 MJ)3

12.3

2.95

65

13.8

5.6

46

0.148

Micronutrient Adequacy Score (range 0–8)

1.6

1.4

65

2.3

1.4

46

0.009

  1. T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, SD standard deviation, N subject numbers, % en percentage total energy, CHO carbohydrate, NMES non-milk extrinsic sugars, SFA saturated fatty acids, MUFA mono-unsaturated fatty acids, PUFA poly-unsaturated fatty acids.
  2. 1 Log transformation; 2 Square root transformation; 3 Non-parametric 2-tailed t-test analysis. All other p-values obtained by independent 2-tailed t-test analyses between T2DM group and control group.
  3. Subject numbers may vary due to missing data.
  4. Statistically significant (P < 0.05).