| Overall (N = 260) | FP scorea tertiles | p for trend* | ||
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T1 (n = 86) | T2 (n = 87) | T3 (n = 87) | |||
Total energy (kcal/day) | 1298 ± 463 | 982 ± 372 | 1331 ± 401 | 1578 ± 408 | < 0.001 |
Protein-energy ratio (% of energy) | 19.8 ± 4.8 | 20.8 ± 6.2 | 19.9 ± 4.1 | 18.7 ± 3.7 | 0.018 |
Fat-energy ratio (% of energy) | 27.8 ± 8.1 | 28.0 ± 9.1 | 27.3 ± 8.3 | 28.0 ± 6.7 | 0.560 |
Carbohydrate-energy ratio (% of energy) | 52.4 ± 9.4 | 51.2 ± 11.6 | 52.7 ± 8.9 | 53.3 ± 7.4 | 0.381 |
Energy-adjusted food group intake (SV/1000Â kcal) | |||||
General starches | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 4.7 ± 1.8 | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 4.5 ± 1.1 | 0.350 |
 Cereals and grains | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± 1.8 | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 4.0 ± 1.2 | 0.023 |
 Roots, tubers, and starches | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.5 ± 0.6 | < 0.001 |
Dairy products | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.4 ± 0.5 | < 0.001 |
Protein-rich foods | 4.1 ± 1.9 | 4.5 ± 2.5 | 4.0 ± 1.5 | 3.7 ± 1.4 | 0.040 |
 Pulses | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 0.31 ± 0.47 | 0.29 ± 0.35 | 0.34 ± 0.36 | 0.006 |
 Animal-source foods | 3.7 ± 1.9 | 4.2 ± 2.5 | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 0.028 |
Vegetables | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 0.080 |
Fruits | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.6 ± 0.8 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 1.1 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
Fat | 10.6 ± 16.7 | 13.3 ± 19.5 | 8.2 ± 11.8 | 10.3 ± 17.5 | 0.319 |
Sugar | 2.8 ± 3.8 | 2.9 ± 4.3 | 2.2 ± 3.3 | 3.3 ± 3.8 | 0.067 |