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Table 2 Nutrients intake according to the dietary antioxidant capacity of participants (RaNCD cohort data, N = 5067)

From: Association between dietary total antioxidant capacity and hypertension in Iranian Kurdish women

Food parameters

Dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) Mean ± SD

P value*

Q1 n = 1575

Q2 n = 1.299

Q3 n = 1.123

Q4 n = 1085

Energy intake (kcal/d)

1597.85 ± 584.24

1892.16 ± 601.00

2047.03 ± 667.45

2277.61 ± 773.14

 < 0.001

Carbohydrate (%E)

68.60 ± 7.26

65.49 ± 7.24

63.32 ± 7.46

61.17 ± 8.01

 < 0.001

Protein (%E)

15.38 ± 1.91

15.75 ± 2.13

15.81 ± 2.07

15.95 ± 2.17

 < 0.001

Lipid (%E)

15.62 ± 6.54

18.56 ± 6.66

20.81 ± 7.08

23.00 ± 7.73

 < 0.001

Whole grains (gr/d)

26.85 ± 1.41

32.24 ± 1.50

37.64 ± 1.62

47.26 ± 1.70

 < 0.001

Refined grains (gr/d)

580.98 ± 4.17

535.80 ± 4.43

501.36 ± 4.79

443.36 ± 5.01

 < 0.001

Legumes (gr/d)

25.76 ± 0.72

34.06 ± 0.77

42.39 ± 0.82

53.91 ± 0.86

 < 0.001

Dairy (gr/d)

378.89 ± 9.23

423.73 ± 9.81

442.86 ± 10.58

472.42 ± 11.10

 < 0.001

Fruit (gr/d)

96.96 ± 4.24

183.46 ± 4.50

265.99 ± 4.86

400.77 ± 5.10

 < 0.001

Vegetables (gr/d)

371.40 ± 6.89

474.16 ± 7.32

562.45 ± 7.90

666.16 ± 8.26

 < 0.001

Red meat (gr/d)

28.53 ± 0.79

34.03 ± 0.84

36.24 ± 0.90

40.70 ± 0.95

 < 0.001

Poultry (gr/d)

3.47 ± 0.19

3.99 ± 0.21

4.21 ± 0.22

2.93 ± 0.23

 < 0.001

Sea food (gr/d)

0.74 ± 0.10

1.23 ± 0.10

1.53 ± 0.10

1.82 ± 0.11

 < 0.001

Egg (gr/d)

1.65 ± 0.18

2.81 ± 0.19

4.19 ± 0.21

6.63 ± 0.22

 < 0.001

Salt (gr/d)

4.19 ± 0.10

4.25 ± 0.10

4.20 ± 0.08

4.23 ± 0.10

0.928

Nuts (gr/d)

27.30 ± 0.82

32.85 ± 0.87

33.15 ± 0.94

32.34 ± 0.98

 < 0.001

Tea & coffee (gr/d)

1.43 ± 2.78

2.67 ± 4.45

3.76 ± 6.82

4.95 ± 9.30

 < 0.001

Olive oil (gr/d)

0.15 ± 0.05

0.38 ± 0.05

0.72 ± 0.06

1.30 ± 0.06

 < 0.001

Dried fruits (gr/d)

22.37 ± 0.62

25.50 ± 0.66

27.42 ± 0.71

30.76 ± 0.74

 < 0.001

Juices fruits (gr/d)

0.24 ± 0.01

0.47 ± 0.05

0.67 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.06

 < 0.001

Omega-3 (mcg)

0.08 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.02

 < 0.001

Omega- 6 (mcg)

0.23 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.01

0.34 ± 0.1

0.35 ± 0.02

 < 0.001

Vitamin A (mcg)

425.14 ± 12.03

580.11 ± 12.78

710.45 ± 13.80

879.40 ± 14.43

 < 0.001

Vitamin B1 (mg)

0.41 ± 0.01

0.58 ± 0.01

0.71 ± 0.01

0.89 ± 0.01

 < 0.001

Vitamin B2 (mg)

0.54 ± 0.01

0.76 ± 0.01

0.93 ± 0.02

1.13 ± 0.01

 < 0.001

Vitamin B6 (mg)

0.74 ± 0.01

1.01 ± 0.01

1.20 ± 0.01

1.44 ± 0.01

 < 0.001

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

2.10 ± 0.10

2.63 ± 0.10

3.16 ± 0.10

3.68 ± 0.10

 < 0.001

Vitamin C (mg)

44.33 ± 0.96

56.87 ± 1.03

67.72 ± 1.11

87.98 ± 1.15

 < 0.001

Vitamin D (mcg)

0.69 ± 0.01

0.85 ± 0.01

1.06 ± 0.01

1.18 ± 0.01

 < 0.001

Vitamin E (mg)

1.53 ± 0.03

2.13 ± 0.03

2.51 ± 0.04

2.99 ± 0.04

 < 0.001

  1. The mean ± SD of food groups and micronutrients is adjusted for daily energy intake
  2. *Analysis of variance (ANOVA), P < 0.05