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Table 2 Differences in diet between AAs and CAs as determined by FFQ

From: Associations between dietary habits and body mass index with gut microbiota composition and fecal water genotoxicity: an observational study in African American and Caucasian American volunteers

 

AA (42)

CA (40)

p-value

Total calories (kcal)

1918

1861

0.8

Protein (g)

65

69

0.6

Fat (g)

77

82

0.6

Carbohydrates (g)

248

214

0.19

% kcal from protein

13.8

15.1

0.09

% kcal from fat

35.2

39.2

0.01

% kcal from carbs

52.4

46.2

<0.01

Dietary fiber (g)

17.6

16.7

0.7

Fruit (servings)

1.5

1.5

0.9

Vegetable(servings)

3.1

3.8

0.24

Dairy (servings)

0.68

1.43

<0.01

Calcium (mg)

608

774

0.07

Supplements

   

Calcium (mg)

108

418

<0.01

Magnesium (mg)

19

42

0.02

Vitamin A (IU)

1200

2700

0.03

Vitamin C (mg)

140

380

<0.01

Vitamin D (IU)

77

166

0.02

Vitamin E (a-TE)

46

157

<0.01

Heterocyclic amines

   

Total (ng/day)

190

128

0.1

MelQx (ng/day)

47

25

0.04

PhIP (ng/day)

126

78

0.07

Dimelqx (ng/day

2.8

2.1

0.2

Bap (ng/day)

14

22

0.1

  1. PhIP is 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenyl-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, MeIQx is 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline, Dimelqx is 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline Bap is benzo[a]pyrene.
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