Table 3 Dietary intakes of selected food groups and nutrients across tertiles of dietary patterns

Food groups (g/d)

Fruits

432.4 ± 354

392.8 ± 417

413.9 ± 255

0.78

592.0 ± 509

338.8 ± 170

308.9 ± 175

< 0.01

286.2 ± 176

360.7 ± 268

592.6 ± 460

< 0.01

330.5 ± 222

348.0 ± 207

561.1 ± 492

< 0.01

Vegetables

562.4 ± 524

409.5 ± 284

521.6 ± 426

0.07

783.7 ± 580

408.6 ± 229

301.2 ± 177

< 0.01

383.8 ± 347

426.6 ± 289

682.8 ± 541

< 0.01

506.1 ± 452

441.7 ± 401

545.2 ± 422

0.31

Red meat

49.1 ± 35.0

63.5 ± 47.6

66.9 ± 53.4

0.04

44.8 ± 38.5

61.9 ± 42.8

72.9 ± 52.9

< 0.01

43.3 ± 30.5

60.5 ± 42.2

75.8 ± 57.3

< 0.01

47.7 ± 37.2

61.6 ± 51.8

70.4 ± 46.7

< 0.01

Low-fat dairy

233.9 ± 170

318.9 ± 323

333.4 ± 253

0.03

449.7 ± 354

276.1 ± 146

160.9 ± 122

< 0.01

342.1 ± 329

293.5 ± 209

251.0 ± 219

0.09

306.4 ± 322

285.0 ± 234

295.3 ± 213

0.87

Nuts

29.2 ± 62.7

13.0 ± 14.3

21.7 ± 14.9

0.03

31.0 ± 60.0

20.0 ± 24.9

12.9 ± 10.0

0.01

10.9 ± 6.9

21.3 ± 21.9

31.5 ± 61.2

< 0.01

13.7 ± 11.1

15.1 ± 13.0

35.1 ± 62.6

< 0.01

Whole grains

114.9 ± 96

109.2 ± 70

105.5 ± 78

0.77

107.1 ± 73

114.7 ± 93

107.7 ± 78

0.81

80.3 ± 62.4

113.7 ± 74.3

135.6 ± 97.0

< 0.01

70.1 ± 53.2

100.3 ± 61.1

159.2 ± 98.5

< 0.01

Nutrients

Energy (kcal)

2275 ± 754

2547 ± 682

3156 ± 614

< 0.01

2764 ± 785

2471 ± 733

2744 ± 783

0.03

2139 ± 567

2584 ± 683

3254 ± 628

< 0.01

2361 ± 784

2555 ± 724

3061 ± 646

< 0.01

Protein (g/d)

82.0 ± 29.7

95.5 ± 25.4

121.5 ± 26

< 0.01

109.6 ± 32.4

93.0 ± 29.3

96.4 ± 31.1

< 0.01

87.5 ± 28.5

97.1 ± 30.6

114.4 ± 30.1

< 0.01

81.9 ± 27.8

94.2 ± 25.5

122.8 ± 26.9

< 0.01

CHO (g/d)

327.2 ± 121

359.8 ± 121

432.0 ± 98

< 0.01

393.0 ± 129

347.3 ± 114

378.8 ± 119

0.06

295.7 ± 81

355.1 ± 107

468.2 ± 106

< 0.01

331.4 ± 116

360.1 ± 109

427.4 ± 121

< 0.01

Fat (g/d)

77.0 ± 32.1

86.2 ± 27.3

112.7 ± 31.7

< 0.01

92.9 ± 34.3

84.1 ± 29.8

98.9 ± 36.0

0.02

71.6 ± 26.8

92.1 ± 30.5

112.1 ± 31.5

< 0.01

84.4 ± 33.2

87.9 ± 35.6

103.5 ± 29.9

< 0.01

Sodium (g/d)

5.6 ± 3.6

5.7 ± 3.1

7.7 ± 6.0

< 0.01

7.9 ± 6.5

5.6 ± 2.7

5.4 ± 2.8

< 0.01

5.6 ± 4.0

6.0 ± 3.3

7.4 ± 5.8

0.03

8.4 ± 6.5

5.0 ± 1.9

5.6 ± 3.1

< 0.01

Calcium (g/d)

1.0 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.5

1.5 ± 0.4

< 0.01

1.5 ± 0.6

1.1 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.3

< 0.01

1.1 ± 0.5

1.2 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4

< 0.01

1.2 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.4

0.05

Fiber (g/d)

24.6 ± 17.0

21.1 ± 10.9

27.0 ± 12.0

0.03

34.0 ± 18.4

20.4 ± 6.7

18.3 ± 6.4

< 0.01

17.9 ± 6.9

21.3 ± 8.8

33.4 ± 17.6

< 0.01

21.2 ± 10.8

21.4 ± 9.6

30.1 ± 17.5

< 0.01