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Table 3 Daily food consumption of COPD patients assessed by quantitative food frequency questionnaire (n = 65)

From: Dietary intake of patients with moderate to severe COPD in relation to fat-free mass index: a cross-sectional study

 

Low FFMI (n = 12)

Normal FFMI (n = 53)

 

Total (n = 65)

Food groups (g/day)

X  ±  SD

X  ±  SD

p

X  ±  SD

Dairy products

117.9 ± 86.6

243.3 ± 176.7

0.007*

220.1 ± 170.4

  <RNI

12 (100.0)

50 (94.3)

1.000

62 (95.4)

  Milk-yogurt

85.4 ± 86.4

208.1 ± 174.0

0.004*

185.5 ± 167.9

    <RNI

12 (100.0)

51 (96.2)

1.000

63 (96.9)

  Cheese

32.5 ± 19.9

35.2 ± 22.9

0.986

34.7 ± 22.2

    <RNI

3 (25.0)

17 (85.0)

0.741

20 (30.8)

Meats, eggs, legumes, nuts

110.7 ± 43.8

123.2 ± 62.1

0.800

120.9 ± 59.0

    <RNI

9 (75.0)

36 (67.9)

0.673

55 (84.6)

  Red meat

4.8 ± 6.5

12.7 ± 14.3

0.044*

11.2 ± 13.5

  Chicken, turkey

33.6 ± 31.6

44.7 ± 34.2

0.260

42.7 ± 33.8

  Fish

23.0 ± 26.9

28.9 ± 27.1

0.450

27.8 ± 26.9

  Eggs

27.1 ± 14.2

20.7 ± 17.6

0.116

21.9 ± 17.1

    <RNI

0 (0.0)

8 (15.1)

0.333

8 (12.3)

  Legumes

8.2 ± 4.8

9.1 ± 5.8

0.428

8.9 ± 5.6

    <RNI

12 (100.0)

51 (96.2)

1.000

63 (96.9)

  Nuts

14.1 ± 15.5

7.2 ± 11.1

0.531

8.5 ± 12.2

Bread-grains

310.9 ± 112.3

343.4 ± 140.1

0.434

337.3 ± 135.1

    <RNI

10 (83.3)

40 (75.5)

0.717

38 (58.5)

Fruits

124.0 ± 109.3

222.3 ± 121.8

0.013*

204.1 ± 124.8

Vegetables

167.5 ± 104.1

190.0 ± 129.0

0.576

185.8 ± 124.3

Fruits and vegetables

150.3 ± 43.4

412.2 ± 204.4

0.058

389.9 ± 200.1

    <RNI

12 (100.0)

48 (90.6)

0.575

60 (92.3)

Oils-fats

30.3 ± 20.2

26.8 ± 11.2

0.906

27.4 ± 13.2

    <RNI

8 (66.7)

42 (79.2)

0.449

50 (76.9)

Sugar

41.6 ± 30.5

42.5 ± 36.5

0.946

42.3 ± 35.3

    <RNI

10 (83.3)

36 (67.9)

0.484

50 (76.9)

  1. Daily food consumption of COPD patients assessed by quantitative food frequency questionnaire (n = 65). Values for actual intakes are shown as mean ± SD. Values indicating the number of patients with food consumption below RNI (<RNI) are shown as number and percentage (%) in parenthesis. Asterisks indicate a significant difference between groups: *P < 0.05. Daily dairy, milk-yogurt, red meat and fruit consumptions of patients with low FFMI were significantly lower. RNI: recommended nutrient intake.