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Table 2 Mean participants’ dietary intake

From: Meal analysis for understanding eating behavior: meal- and participant-specific predictors for the variance in energy and macronutrient intake

Intake variable

Daya (n = 814)

Breakfast (n = 814)

Lunch (n = 808)

Afternoon snack (n = 804)

Dinner (n = 814)

Energy, kcal

 All

2058 ± 593b

451 ± 199

528 ± 224

263 ± 191

524 ± 222

 Men

2341 ± 600

521 ± 213

583.3 ± 249

292 ± 208

609 ± 230

 Women

1770 ± 422

380 ± 154

471 ± 177

232 ± 167

438 ± 175

Carbohydrate, g

 All

204.1 ± 62.2

50.1 ± 22.8

46.9 ± 24.5

30.6 ± 21.4

40.6 ± 19.9

 Men

226.6 ± 66.9

56.2 ± 25.5

51.6 ± 28.0

33.7 ± 22.3

46.4 ± 22.3

 Women

181.2 ± 47.0

44.0 ± 17.8

42.2 ± 19.1

27.5 ± 10.0

34.6 ± 14.9

Protein, g

 All

74.5 ± 23.8

14.5 ± 8.2

26.1 ± 15.2

6.4 ± 6.9

22.2 ± 11.6

 Men

84.0 ± 24.6

16.8 ± 9.1

29.1 ± 16.8

7.0 ± 7.9

25.4 ± 11.8

 Women

64.8 ± 18.4

12.2 ± 6.3

23.1 ± 12.6

5.8 ± 5.8

19.0 ± 10.5

Fat, g

 All

93.0 ± 33.0

21.1 ± 12.6

24.7 ± 12.8

12.0 ± 10.4

27.4 ± 13.9

 Men

106.5 ± 33.8

25.1 ± 13.8

27.2 ± 14.1

13.4 ± 11.5

32.1 ± 14.4

 Women

79.1 ± 25.7

16.9 ± 9.7

22.2 ± 10.7

10.5 ± 9.0

22.7 ± 11.6

  1. aAll 11 eating occasions
  2. bMean ± SD