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Table 1 Nutrient intake of orange juice consumers and non-consumers according to gender and serum cholesterol level

From: Long-term orange juice consumption is associated with low LDL-cholesterol and apolipoprotein B in normal and moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects

 

Normolipidemic#

Hypercholesterolemic##

Subjects

Women

Men

Men

n

18

8

38

26

23

16

Orange juice

Non-consumers

Consumers

Non-consumers

Consumers

Non-consumers

Consumers

mL/d

0

390 ± 149

0

466 ± 163

0

486 ± 145

MJ/d

0

0.74 ±0.28

0

0.89 ±0.30

0

0.92 ± 0.27

Total Energy(MJ/d)

8.01 ± 2.02

9.44 ±2.25

11.5 ± 5.04

11.6 ±2.51

12.0 ± 2.88

11.8 ± 2.0

Protein (g/d)

83.1 ± 28.4

112 ± 38.7

117 ± 20.1

125 ± 28.4

132 ± 33.6

143 ± 25.8

Carbohydrate (g/d)

233 ± 97.3

307 ± 104

327 ± 111

346 ± 113

382 ± 123

367 ± 72.3

Dietary fiber (g/d)

12.0 ± 6.8

14.7 ± 10.0

23.5 ± 12.2

25.2 ± 14.0

27.0 ± 14.0

23.4 ± 11.6

Total fruits (g/d)

93 ± 95

89 ± 114

138 ± 184

94 ± 149

157 ± 197

125 ± 138

Total fat (g/d)

61.5 ± 22.1

62.2 ± 10.6

94.5 ± 32.4

98.6 ± 28.2

90.3 ± 37.8

90.6 ± 27.4

Saturated fats (g/d)

19.3 ± 9.37

18.9 ± 4.79

30.1 ± 12.35

31.3 ± 10.3

27.8 ± 10.2

29.3 ± 12.8

Cholesterol (mg/d)

211 ± 137

317 ± 62.4

316 ± 113

345 ± 109

317 ± 116

345 ± 123

Vitamin C (mg/d)

107 ± 108

221 ± 252*

138 ± 115

227 ± 121*

174 ± 120

273 ± 158*

Folate (μg/d)

211 ± 108

307 ± 140*

393 ± 138

500 ± 148*

423 ± 146

538 ± 166*

Potassium (g/d)

3.5± 1.2

3.8±1.7

3.6 ± 1.0

4.2 ± 1.1*

4.2 ± 1.2

4.2 ± 0.9

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SD.
  2. Statistical comparison (test t) was between non-consumers and consumers groups of normolipidemic women, normolipidemic men, and hypercholesterolemic men
  3. *p < 0.05.
  4. # Normolipidemic: total cholesterol < 6.2 mmol/L.
  5. ##Hypercholesterolemic: total cholesterol ≥ 6.2 mmol/L.