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Table 2 Energy and nutrient intake by category of legume consumption

From: Diet and nutrient status of legume consumers in Sweden: a descriptive cross-sectional study

 

Non-consumers (n 987)

Quartiles of legume consumption (n 773)

P value

P for trenda

 

Q1 (low)

Q2

Q3

Q4 (high)

  

Total energy intake, kcal/day

1923 (556)

2057** (551)

1973 (536)

2042** (601)

2028* (551)

< 0.001

0.06

Fat, E%

33.9 (6.9)

34.5 (6.2)

33.5 (5.9)

34.4 (5.9)

33.6 (6.4)

0.78

0.50

Carbohydrate, E%

43.3 (7.8)

42.2 (7.3)

44.1 (6.8)

43.2 (7.1)

44.2 (7.1)

0.23

0.06

Dietary fiber, g/day

19.1 (5.3)

19.9 (6.2)

21.0*** (5.2)

22.2*** (6.1)

25.5*** (7.3)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Protein, E%

16.7 (3.4)

16.5 (3.4)

16.7 (2.9)

16.8 (3.1)

16.7 (3.3)

0.67

0.51

Alcohol, g/day

10.3 (13.2)

13.0* (14.2)

9.2 (11.9)

9.8 (12.9)

8.5** (13.2)

0.03

0.001

Total iron, mg/day

10.5 (2.9)

10.6 (2.6)

10.5 (2.4)

10.8 (2.3)

11.6*** (3.0)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Haem iron, mg/day

1.5 (1.5)

1.3 (1.0)

1.2 (0.9)

1.2*** (1.1)

1.1*** (1.4)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Iron from legumes, % of total iron intake

0

1.7*** (1.3)

4.1*** (2.5)

7.2*** (4.6)

13.3*** (7.5)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Folate, μg/day

254 (88)

250 (62)

273*** (97)

274*** (72)

313*** (118)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Potassium, g/day

3.1 (0.6)

3.1 (5.3)

3.2 (5.6)

3.3** (6.1)

3.3*** (6.4)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Magnesium, mg/day

328 (59.6)

338* (64)

344*** (62)

356*** (64)

382*** (94)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Thiamin, mg/day

1.3 (0.3)

1.2 (0.2)

1.3 (0.3)

1.3** (0.3)

1.3*** (0.3)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Zinc, mg/day

11.1 (2.2)

10.8 (2.1)

10.9 (2.0)

11.2 (2.0)

11.1 (2.3)

0.71

0.23

Calcium, mg/day

896.3 (247.6)

874.1 (238.9)

889.4 (245.4)

910.1 (232.4)

894.9 (283.4)

0.81

0.48

Selenium, μg/day

45.8 (16.3)

48.1 (16.4)

46.1 (14.8)

46.6 (14.9)

47.9 (18.2)

0.13

0.41

Vitamin B6, mg/day

2.1 (0.8)

2.1 (0.8)

2.1 (0.9)

2.1 (0.8)

2.1 (0.6)

0.26

0.22

Vitamin D, μg/day

6.8 (4.0)

8.0*** (4.4)

7.4 (4.3)

7.5* (4.4)

7.4 (5.8)

0.01

0.57

  1. Consumers are presented in quartiles of energy-adjusted legume intake. Data expressed as means (SD) adjusted for total energy intake. E% = % of total energy intake
  2. Mean value was significantly different from that of the non-consumer group: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001 (generalized linear model). a Linear contrast post-estimation