Variables | Red meat | P-value | P-value* | Processed meat | P-value | P- value* | ||
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Low (<  16.3243) n = 115 | High (>  16.3243) n = 116 | Low (< 6.4888) n = 115 | High (> 6.4888) n = 116 | |||||
Macronutrients | ||||||||
Energy intake (kcal/d) | 2379.66 ± 754.65 | 2888.19 ± 783.82 | < 0.001 | – | 2492.06 ± 726.12 | 2744.13 ± 698.88 | 0.008 | – |
Protein (g/d) | 80.17 ± 27.97 | 102.50 ± 30.84 | < 0.001 | 0.010 | 86.66 ± 28.47 | 91.63 ± 29.35 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
Carbohydrates (g/d) | 337.76 ± 115.81 | 407.30 ± 123.65 | < 0.001 | 0.33 | 355.18 ± 115.79 | 383.33 ± 113.11 | 0.063 | 0.21 |
Total fat (g/d) | 86.58 ± 36.01 | 103.73 ± 32.17 | < 0.001 | 0.06 | 88.84 ± 33.08 | 102.36 ± 32.48 | 0.002 | 0.16 |
CHOL(mg/dl) | 224.21 ± 98.22 | 304.12 ± 113.19 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 246.28 ± 106.87 | 255.59 ± 109.30 | 0.51 | 0.36 |
SFA (g/d) | 24.69 ± 9.83 | 32.13 ± 11.94 | < 0.001 | 0.04 | 27.18 ± 11.93 | 29.23 ± 10.17 | 0.16 | 0.23 |
PUFA (g/d) | 19.85 ± 11.27 | 20.31 ± 7.50 | 0.63 | < 0.001 | 18.50 ± 8.07 | 22.60 ± 9.98 | 0.001 | 0.01 |
Linoleic (g/d) | 17.49 ± 10.63 | 17.30 ± 6.99 | 0.84 | < 0.001 | 15.74 ± 7.60 | 19.87 ± 9.54 | < 0.001 | 0.008 |
Linolenic (g/d) | 1.09 ± 0.71 | 1.33 ± 0.58 | < 0.001 | 0.87 | 1.24 ± 0.69 | 1.25 ± 0.70 | 0.89 | 0.14 |
EPA (g/d) | 0.02 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.04 | < 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
DHA (g/d) | 0.07 ± 0.81 | 0.12 ± 0.13 | < 0.001 | 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.12 | 0.09 ± 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.20 |
Trans fatty acid (g/d) | < 0.001 ± < 0.001 | < 0.001 ± < 0.001 | 0.06 | 0.39 | < 0.001 ± < 0.001 | < 0.001 ± < 0.001 | 0.35 | 0.24 |
Micronutrients | ||||||||
Vitamin A (IU/d) | 647.97 ± 321.08 | 878.50 ± 447.86 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 795.13 ± 381.75 | 720.79 ± 393.77 | 0.14 | 0.001 |
Calcium (mg/d) | 1143.56 ± 512.88 | 1394.31 ± 527.82 | < 0.001 | 0.09 | 1148.88 ± 440.58 | 1182.78 ± 387.94 | 0.53 | 0.06 |
Iron (mg/d) | 25.56 ± 23.52 | 27.30 ± 17.91 | 0.41 | 0.65 | 18.23 ± 5.88 | 19.12 ± 5.31 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
Vitamin B1 (mg/d) | 1.99 ± 0.74 | 2.28 ± 0.69 | < 0.001 | 0.11 | 2.01 ± 0.65 | 2.18 ± 0.58 | 0.03 | 0.89 |
Vitamin B6 (μg/d) | 1.94 ± 0.69 | 2.45 ± 0.73 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 2.12 ± 0.68 | 2.16 ± 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.01 |
Vitamin B12 (μg/d) | 3.24 ± 1.52 | 5.44 ± 2.75 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 4.03 ± 2.01 | 4.65 ± 2.56 | 0.04 | 0.50 |
Vitamin B5 (μg/d) | 5.66 ± 1.84 | 7.24 ± 2.60 | < 0.001 | 0.003 | 6.31 ± 2.09 | 6.53 ± 2.01 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
Magnesium (mg/d) | 438.84 ± 171.14 | 512.69 ± 164.29 | < 0.001 | 0.38 | 450.36 ± 146.87 | 458.15 ± 136.00 | 0.67 | 0.001 |
Zinc (g/d) | 11.70 ± 4.26 | 15.12 ± 4.85 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 12.55 ± 4.21 | 13.16 ± 3.95 | 0.26 | 0.04 |
Selenium (μg/d) | 119.54 ± 52.24 | 133.44 ± 45.91 | 0.005 | 0.04 | 113.58 ± 43.49 | 127.72 ± 35.59 | 0.007 | 0.23 |
Total fiber (g/d) | 45.05 ± 22.53 | 49.64 ± 19.90 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 45.23 ± 17.88 | 44.79 ± 18.25 | 0.85 | 0.04 |
Caffeine (mg/d) | 150.35 ± 170.25 | 156.03 ± 123.88 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 140.48 ± 104.88 | 138.60 ± 98.87 | 0.88 | 0.27 |
Food groups | ||||||||
Whole grains (g/d) | 7.08 ± 9.46 | 8.07 ± 11.26 | 0.41 | 0.86 | 7.96 ± 10.35 | 5.49 ± 7.92 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
Fruits (g/d) | 428.37 ± 311.68 | 626.03 ± 335.30 | < 0.001 | 0.05 | 498.55 ± 302.41 | 527.87 ± 351.81 | 0.49 | 0.44 |
Vegetables (g/d) | 379.94 ± 237.16 | 485.40 ± 277.29 | 0.001 | 0.01 | 456.85 ± 262.14 | 380.21 ± 206.05 | 0.01 | < 0.001 |
Nuts (g/d) | 11.46 ± 15.61 | 17.17 ± 16.28 | 0.002 | 0.09 | 15.93 ± 17.35 | 11.80 ± 12.60 | 0.04 | 0.001 |
Legumes (g/d) | 51.80 ± 39.07 | 53.55 ± 43.41 | 0.71 | 0.10 | 54.37 ± 44.49 | 52.78 ± 38.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
Tea and coffee (g/d) | 728.86 ± 949.52 | 751.56 ± 512.78 | 0.79 | 0.96 | 686.70 ± 520.38 | 664.40 ± 483.82 | 0.73 | 0.20 |
Refined grains (g/d) | 399.89 ± 216.99 | 463.71 ± 219.31 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 412.62 ± 222.25 | 454.99 ± 177.68 | 0.11 | 0.79 |
SSBs (g/d) | 21.39 ± 65.31 | 28.57 ± 60.22 | 0.33 | 0.91 | 11.10 ± 20.29 | 34.49 ± 66.61 | < 0.001 | 0.002 |
Dairy (g/d) | 322.27 ± 193.67 | 450.85 ± 274.67 | < 0.001 | 0.04 | 379.15 ± 255.51 | 396.77 ± 205.61 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
Eggs (g/d) | 20.67 ± 14.01 | 22.66 ± 14.30 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 20.79 ± 12.00 | 21.19 ± 15.13 | 0.82 | 0.92 |
Fish and seafood (g/d) | 8.96 ± 10.62 | 13.77 ± 13.08 | 0.001 | 0.12 | 10.15 ± 10.12 | 12.73 ± 14.72 | 0.12 | 0.25 |
Processed meat (g/d) | 10.20 ± 13.64 | 11.46 ± 15.59 | 0.51 | 0.31 | 2.63 ± 2.04 | 18.95 ± 17.01 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Red meat (g/d) | 9.24 ± 4.29 | 36.34 ± 22.35 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 22.76 ± 19.34 | 22.20 ± 18.31 | 0.82 | 0.11 |