Table 4 Energy and selected nutrient intake (mean and 95% confidence interval) across quartiles of the BALANCE dietary index among men and women with a history of cardiovascular disease
From: Development of a dietary index based on the Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program (BALANCE)
Dietary component | MEN | WOMEN | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
n | 300 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 211 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
BALANCE index range | 0; 13.31 | 13.32; 18.33 | 18.34; 24.79 | 24.80; 38.62 | 0; 14.51 | 14.52; 20.54 | 20.55; 25.59 | 25.61; 39.59 |
 Energy, Kcal | 1851 (1777; 1926) | 1629 (1560; 1697) | 1453 (1396; 1509) | 1345 (1293; 1398) | 1498 (1416; 1579) | 1279 (1206; 1351) | 1213 (1140; 1287) | 1169 (1116; 1221) |
 Protein, % Kcal | 19.2 (18.4; 20.0) | 19.2 (18.3; 19.8) | 19.2 (18.5; 19.9) | 18.3 (17.7; 18.9)1 | 17.5 (16.6; 18.5) | 18.7 (17.9; 19.7) | 17.8 (17.1; 18.6) | 18.8 (18.1; 19.6) |
Carbohydrate, % Kcal | 48.0 (46.6; 49.3) | 50.8 (49.6; 52.0) | 54.6 (53.4; 55.8) | 58.7 (57.5; 59.9) | 51.3 (49.8; 52.7) | 54.1 (52.7; 55.6) | 57.2 (55.6; 58.8) | 59.3 (57.8; 60.7) |
 Total fat, % Kcal | 32.9 (31.9; 33.8) | 30.8 (29.9; 31.8) | 27.2 (26.3; 28.1) | 24.9 (24.0; 25.8) | 31.7 (30.5; 32.9) | 28.2 (27.0; 29.4) | 26.9 (25.7; 28.2) | 24.1 (23.0; 25.2) |
 Saturated, % Kcal | 10.9 (10.5; 11.3) | 8.4 (9.4; 10.1) | 8.4 (8.0; 8.8) | 7.1 (6.8; 7.5) | 11.0 (10.5; 11.5) | 9.2 (8.7; 9.7) | 8.4 (7.9; 8.7) | 7.2 (6.8; 7.7) |
Monounsaturated, % Kcal | 9.1 (8.7; 9.5) | 9.8 (8.2;9.0) | 7.7 (7.3; 8.1) | 6.9 (6.6; 7.2) | 8.8 (8.3; 9.2) | 7.5 (7.0; 7.9) | 7.3 (6.8; 7.8) | 6.9 (6.3; 7.4) |
Polyunsaturated, % Kcal | 7.5 (7.1; 7.9) | 7.9 (7.5; 8.4) | 7.4 (7.1; 7.8) | 7.3 (7.0; 7.7)1 | 6.9 (6.4;7.3) | 7.3 (6.8; 7.8) | 7.1 (6.6;7.6) | 6.7 (6.3; 7.1)1 |
Cholesterol, mg/1000 Kcal | 162 (149; 174) | 141 (130; 152) | 133 (121; 145) | 111 (102; 120) | 147 (134; 160) | 130 (119; 141) | 113 (101; 125) | 103 (94; 112) |
 Sodium, mg/1000 Kcal | 1922 (1845; 2000) | 1818 (1752; 1885) | 1860 (1800; 1920) | 2090 (1762; 2417)1 | 1760 (1678; 1852) | 1873 (1748; 1999) | 1798 (1711; 1884) | 1777 (1690; 1863)1 |
 Fiber, g/1000 Kcal | 10.1 (9.6; 10.6) | 12.3 (11.8; 12.9) | 14.5 (13.8; 15.1) | 17.8 (17.0; 18.6) | 10.2 (9.5; 10.9) | 13.2 (12.4; 13.9) | 15.0 (14.0; 16.0) | 17.2 (16.2; 18.2) |