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Table 3 Composition of macronutrients in mothers' self-reported dietary intake.

From: Fatty acid patterns early after premature birth, simultaneously analysed in mothers' food, breast milk and serum phospholipids of mothers and infants

Variable

Range

Mean (95% CI)

NNR 2004

Energy, kcal

1382 – 3153

2266 (2119 – 2415)

2700 kcal

Carbohydrate, E%

38.3 – 74.1

55 (52.5 – 57)

55 – 60 E%

   Sucrose, E%

2.8 – 22.7

12.5 (11 – 14)

< 10 E%

Protein, E%

10.7 – 20.1

15 (14 – 15)

10 – 20 E%

Fat, E%

12.4 – 45.5

30 (28 – 32)

25–35 E%

SFA, E%

4.4 – 19.6

14 (13 – 14)

10 E%

   Trans fat, E%

0.15 – 1.85

0.9(0.75 – 1.0)

Incl in SFA

P/S ratio

0.15 – 0.63:1

0.3 (0.25 – 0.3):1

0.14 – 0.20:1

MUFA, E%

4.0 – 16.8

10 (10 – 11)

10 – 15 E%

PUFA, E%

1.7 – 7.5

4 (3 – 4)

5 E%

   LA, E%

1.4 – 6.4

3 (2.5 – 3)

1.5 -4 E%

   EFA w3, E%

0.3 – 1.3

0.7 (0.6 – 0.75)

1 E%

   Ratio LA/ALA

2.3 – 7.5:1

5 (5 – 5.5):1

4:1

   Ratio w6/w3

2.3 – 7.0:1

5 (4 – 5):1

4–5:1

  1. A mean of 3 days, compared with the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR 2004). SFA = saturated fatty acids, MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acids, E%, percent energy of total energy in food, LA = linoleic acid, EFA = essential fatty acids, ALA = α-linolenic acid.