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Table 4 Food group intakes (number of servings) for men according to dietary pattern scores

From: Associations between dietary patterns and gene expression profiles of healthy men and women: a cross-sectional study

 

Prudent dietary pattern (n = 12)

P

Western dietary pattern (n = 12)

P

 

Low score (n = 5)

High score (n = 7)

 

Low score (n = 3)

High score (n = 9)

 

Vegetables*

1.90 ± 0.65

3.93 ± 1.80

0.031

4.47 ± 2.57

2.62 ± 1.23

0.031

Fruits*

1.34 ± 1.18

3.20 ± 0.95

0.021

2.98 ± 0.50

2.24 ± 1.55

0.281

Whole grain products*

1.82 ± 1.43

4.37 ± 1.35

0.0041

3.33 ± 0.96

3.30 ± 2.12

0.351

Non-hydrogenated fats*

4.02 ± 4.19

4.58 ± 3.02

0.751

3.96 ± 2.58

4.47 ± 3.74

0.281

Refined grain products*

3.26 ± 2.33

2.27 ± 1.30

0.231

1.40 ± 1.25

3.10 ± 1.77

0.381

Fish and other sea food*

0.61 ± 0.66

1.71 ± 0.88

0.041

1.22 ± 0.87

1.26 ± 1.03

0.601

Nuts*

0.33 ± 0.13

1.88 ± 1.88

0.021

1.24 ± 0.68

1.23 ± 1.85

0.381

Desserts*

1.03 ± 0.43

0.86 ± 0.85

0.751

0.36 ± 0.52

1.12 ± 0.65

0.211

Sweets*

4.86 ± 2.07

4.35 ± 2.60

0.601

1.86 ± 1.17

5.47 ± 1.82

0.031

Processed meats*

0.96 ± 0.91

0.72 ± 0.76

0.591

0.12 ± 0.20

1.06 ± 0.78

0.161

  1. All values are means ± SDs. Tests for trends or differences were made by using generalized linear models.
  2. 1Adjusted for age, BMI and energy intakes.
  3. *Vegetables, 1 serving = 125 ml of all vegetables; Fruits, 1 serving = 1 unit of fresh fruit, 125 ml of fruit compote (stewed), frozen and canned or 60 ml of dried fruit; Whole grain products, 1 serving = 1 unit of whole-wheat, whole-grain or other multigrain breads, ½ unit of whole-wheat, whole-grain and other multigrain bagels, tortillas and pitas, 125 ml of whole-wheat or whole-grain pasta, 125 ml of brown rice, 125 ml of oatmeal and wheat cream, 30 g of whole-grain cereal, 1 unit of whole wheat pancakes, 30 g of whole-wheat crackers; Non-hydrogenated fats, 1 serving = 5 ml of non-hydrogenated margarine, 5 ml of vegetable oil or 5 ml of salad dressing (all kinds); Refined grain products, 1 serving = 1 unit of white breads, ½ unit of white bagels, pitas and tortillas, 125 ml of white rice, white pasta and couscous, 1 unit of muffins (home-made), pancakes, waffles and granola bars, 30 g of refined cereal, 1 unit of rice cake or 30 g of salted crackers; Fish and other sea food, 1 serving = 30 g of fish and sea food (excluding breaded fish) or 1 unit of sushi; Nuts, 1 serving = 30 ml of all nuts and seeds or 30 ml of seed and nuts butter; Desserts, 1 serving = 2 units of cookies, 1/6 pies, 125 ml of pudding, 1/6 or 1 unit of cakes, doughnuts and pastries, 1 unit of croissants, muffins (commercial), date squares, banana breads and coated granola bars; Sweets, 1 serving = 5 ml of sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple taffy, jam, maple/corn syrup and nutella, 1 unit of candy, 5 g of chocolate bar or pieces; Processed meats, 1 serving = 5 slices of bacon, 1 unit of sausage, hotdogs and hotdogs on a stick, 30 g delicatessen, cretons, head cheese, liver pâté and terrine.
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