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Table 1 Dietary fat distribution in elderly men and women from the MEDIS study.

From: Dietary meat fats and burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors, in the elderly: a report from the MEDIS study

 

Men

Women

P*

N

744

742

 

Energy intake (kcal/day)

1702 ± 638

1654 ± 574

0.17

Total fat intake (g/day)

50.0 ± 19.3

46.0 ± 16.8

< 0.001

Percent of total fat (%Energy)

35.2 ± 6.5

35.3 ± 6.0

0.80

Percent of fat from

   

meat (%Energy)

5.7 (4.4-9.9)

6.0 (4.6-10.7)

0.13

fish (%Energy)

2.9 (1.4-4.2)

2.7 (1.2-3.6)

0.01

sweets (%Energy)

1.7 (0.7-6.0)

2.2 (0.8-6.2)

0.09

olive oil (%Energy)

22.2 (16.3-26.9)

22.5(17.0-26.9)

0.50

high carbohydrate food groups** (%Energy)

3.5 ± 1.2

3.4 ± 1.2

0.10

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median and quartiles (25th - 75th).
  2. * P-values were derived through independent samples t-test for normally distributed variables and Mann-Whitney test for skewed.
  3. ** Legumes, pasta, potatoes, cereals
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