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Table 3 Differences in plausible dietary intake between BMI and WC groups in women

From: Dietary factors associated with obesity indicators and level of sports participation in Flemish adults: a cross-sectional study

 

BMI

WC

 

< 25 kg/m2

25–30 kg/m2

≥30 kg/m2

P

< 80 cm

80–88 cm

≥88 cm

P

 

n = 237

n = 107

n = 18

 

N = 222

n = 89

n = 51

 

Total EI (kcal/d)

2151.1 ± 340.9

2176.0 ± 341.3a

2369.8 ± 425.4a,b

<0.001

2145.9 ± 340.2

2177.8 ± 330.1a

2255.9 ± 399.7a,b

<0.001

Protein

        

   (kcal/d)

341.9 ± 81.0

348.8 ± 67.0

381.3 ± 104.7a

0.017

339.7 ± 83.3

353.1 ± 63.9a

360.3 ± 80.5a

0.003

   (%E)

16.0 ± 3.2

16.1 ± 2.7

16.0 ± 2.6

0.616

15.9 ± 3.2

16.3 ± 2.7

16.0 ± 2.5

0.381

Carbohydrate

        

   (kcal/d)

952.0 ± 188.8

968.3 ± 217.6a

1040.6 ± 215.2a

<0.001

950.9 ± 193.4

971.6 ± 188.5a

987.7 ± 240.6a

<0.001

   (%E)

44.4 ± 6.6

44.5 ± 7.3

44.1 ± 6.5

0.952

44.4 ± 6.7

44.7 ± 6.4

43.9 ± 7.9

0.691

Sugar

        

   (kcal/d)

197.5 ± 96.9

197.7 ± 115.3

233.3 ± 116.0a

0.045

198.8 ± 93.1

197.2 ± 118.1

205.0 ± 120.7

0.076

   (%E)

9.3 ± 4.5

9.1 ± 5.5

9.7 ± 4.1

0.803

9.4 ± 4.3

9.1 ± 5.5

9.1 ± 5.6

0.968

Starch

        

   (kcal/d)

479.6 ± 125.0

489.2 ± 171.5a

557.8 ± 152.7a,b

0.002

483.2 ± 133.7

479.8 ± 148.3

511.3 ± 166.5a,b

0.004

   (%E)

22.5 ± 5.3

22.4 ± 6.4

23.7 ± 5.9

0.637

22.6 ± 5.3

22.1 ± 6.1

22.6 ± 6.0

0.616

Fibre

        

   (kcal/d)

71.7 ± 19.0

78.3 ± 23.4a

83.5 ± 27.1a

0.021

71.5 ± 19.5

78.5 ± 20.9

79.0 ± 26.0a

0.048

   (%E)

3.4 ± 0.9

3.6 ± 1.0

3.6 ± 1.0

0.910

3.4 ± 0.9

3.7 ± 1.0

3.5 ± 0.9

0.133

Fat

        

   (kcal/d)

776.9 ± 210.7

770.9 ± 214.2a

860.2 ± 217.3a,b

<0.001

782.6 ± 209.4

759.8 ± 206.5a

799.1 ± 235.5a,b

<0.001

   (%E)

35.8 ± 6.6

35.1 ± 6.8

36.3 ± 6.4

0.250

36.2 ± 6.6

34.6 ± 6.3

35.1 ± 7.1

0.485

Saturated fat

        

   (kcal/d)

295.3 ± 87.4

294.9 ± 93.0a

314.5 ± 95.0a

0.006

295.8 ± 87.2

289.7 ± 91.8a

308.9 ± 94.2a,b

<0.001

   (%E)

13.6 ± 3.0

13.4 ± 3.2

13.2 ± 3.3

0.622

13.7 ± 3.0

13.2 ± 3.1

13.6 ± 3.2

0.313

Monounsaturated

        

   (kcal/d)

291.3 ± 99.9

296.0 ± 101.4a

326.2 ± 98.2a

<0.001

294.3 ± 100.6

289.6 ± 96.3a

303.3 ± 106.5a

0.001

   (%E)

13.4 ± 3.6

13.5 ± 3.8

13.7 ± 3.3

0.203

13.6 ± 3.6

13.2 ± 3.5

13.3 ± 3.7

0.632

Polyunsaturated

        

   (kcal/d)

127.4 ± 67.3

130.6 ± 55.5a

165.2 ± 79.3a,b

<0.001

129.6 ± 67.3

126.0 ± 54.4

140.0 ± 71.9a

0.010

   (%E)

5.9 ± 3.0

5.9 ± 2.1

7.2 ± 3.6

0.073

6.0 ± 3.0

5.7 ± 2.2

6.1 ± 2.9

0.513

Alcohol

        

   (kcal/d)

82.1 ± 102.9

90.0 ± 115.1

89.8 ± 93.1

0.821

74.6 ± 98.5

95.1 ± 108.6

110.8 ± 127.1

0.563

   (%E)

3.8 ± 4.7

4.2 ± 5.4

3.6 ± 3.5

0.501

3.5 ± 4.6

4.4 ± 4.7

5.0 ± 5.8

0.888

Ca (mg/d)

855.6 ± 303.0

884.2 ± 351.2

980.8 ± 620.8

0.142

846.8 ± 308.5

890.7 ± 348.8

936.6 ± 435.2a

0.041

Fe (mg/d)

13.0 ± 3.5

13.3 ± 4.1

17.8 ± 15.5a,b

<0.001

13.0 ± 3.4

13.2 ± 4.2

14.8 ± 9.9a

0.030

Cholesterol

104.2 ± 38.6

110.1 ± 41.1

91.3 ± 31.6

0.138

105.1 ± 40.3

105.8 ± 39.4

105.0 ± 34.0

0.353

  1. Results of ANCOVA's with age, time health related sports, time watching TV as covariatesa
  2. a P < 0.05 vs. BMI < 25 kg/m2
  3. b P < 0.05 vs. BMI 25–30 kg/m2