Validation of the MEDFICTS dietary questionnaire: A clinical tool to assess adherence to American Heart Association dietary fat intake guidelines

Table 2 Dietary data for the study group

Dietary Data	Male (N = 131)	Female (N = 33)	Total (N = 164)
MEDFICTS Data:
Diet Group Distribution (%)*
High fat diet	19.8	9.1	17.7
Step 1 diet	44.3	39.4	43.3
Step 2 diet	35.9	51.5	39.0
Total MEDFICTS Score	49 ± 27**	41 ± 27	48 ± 27
Block Dietary Data:
Total Calories	1576 ± 674	1321 ± 530	1525 ± 654
% fat	35.8 ± 14.0	34.4 ± 1.0	35.5 ± 13.0
% saturated fat	12.7 ± 0.4	12.2 ± 0.4	12.6 ± 0.4
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	283 ± 311	201 ± 98	267 ± 283

* MEDFICTS Diet Groups: High fat diet group: MEDFICTS score >70 Step 1 diet group: MEDFICTS score: 40–70 <30% fat, <10% saturated fat, <300 mg/dl cholesterol Step 2 diet group: MEDFICTS score <40 <30% fat, <7% saturated fat, <200 mg/dl cholesterol Data shown are means ± standard deviations.

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