Evaluation of dietary intake in a Danish population: the Inter99 study

Figures & data

Table 2. Daily intake of energy, macronutrients and selected food groups together with the estimated daily glycaemic index and daily glycaemic load for men and women in the Inter99 population

	Men (n=3223)	Women (n=3412)	p-Value
Energy (MJ)	10.6 (8.7, 12.9)	8.6 (7.0, 10.5)	<0.001
Fat (g)	93.5 (71.2, 120.1)	67.7 (51.8, 87.2)	<0.001
Saturated fat (g)	35.9 (26.6, 47.5)	25.7 (18.7, 34.0)	<0.001
Monounsaturated fat (g)	31.1 (24.0, 40.4)	21.8 (16.4, 28.8)	<0.001
Polyunsaturated fat (g)	13.7 (10.3, 18.5)	10.1 (7.7, 13.7)	<0.001
n-3 fatty acids (g)	2.5 (1.8, 3.4)	1.8 (1.3, 2.4)	<0.001
Carbohydrate (g)	286.7 (229.9, 356.3)	257.7 (201.6, 332.0)	<0.001
Added sugar (g)	26.1 (14.2, 44.8)	28.8 (15.8, 49.7)	<0.001
Dietary fibre (g)	25.2 (19.0, 32.3)	23.1 (17.4, 29.9)	<0.001
Protein (g)	84.3 (69.0, 102.2)	69.9 (56.2, 85.4)	<0.001
Alcohol (g)	13.2 (5.0, 29.6)	6.1 (1.9, 13.5)	<0.001
Daily glycaemic index^a	79 (75, 83)	80 (76, 83)	<0.001
Daily glycaemic load^a	205 (161, 258)	186 (143, 242)	<0.001
Fish and fish products (g)	25.1 (13.6, 46.0)	20.3 (9.9, 33.6)	<0.001
Fruit and vegetables (g)	182.0 (102.5, 318.2)	301.6 (167.6, 504.9)	<0.001

Data are medians with corresponding 25th and 75th percentiles in parentheses.

^aBread was used as reference (glycaemic index of bread = 100) in the estimation.

Table 3. Intake of macronutrients in energy percentages for men and women in the Inter99 population

	Men (n=3223)	Women (n=3412)	p-Value
Fat (E%)	34.3 (29.6, 39.1)	30.6 (25.9, 35.6)	<0.001
Carbohydrate (E%)	45.9 (41.3, 49.5)	51.7 (46.4, 56.7)	<0.001
Protein (E%)	13.5 (12.0, 15.2)	13.8 (12.2, 15.5)	<0.001
Alcohol (E%)	3.8 (1.5, 7.9)	2.1 (0.7, 4.7)	<0.001

Data are medians with corresponding 25th and 75th percentiles in parentheses.