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Table 2 Dietary nutrient intake and percentage of patients meeting the DNSG recommendation

From: Association of dietary intake and BMI among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients attending diabetic clinics in Kampala

Nutrients

Intake

P

DNSG Recommended intake

Meeting recommendation (%)

Above recommendation (%)

Below recommendation (%)

Energy (kcal/day)

1960.2 ± 594.6

     

Men

2189.4 ± 651.5

     

Women

1866.5 ± 545.0

Ë‚ 0.001

    

Protein (% E)

12.6 ± 4.2

 

10 - 20

74.0

2.5

23.5

Men

14.2 ± 4.7

  

86.2

3.5

10.3

Women

12.0 ± 3.8

Ë‚ 0.001

 

69.0

2.1

28.9

Carbohydrate (% E)

73.0 ± 10.9

 

45–60

13.0

85.5

1.5

Men

70.9 ± 10.3

  

12.1

86.2

1.7

Women

73.9 ± 11.0

0.04

 

13.4

85.2

1.4

Dietary fibre (g/1000 kcal)

23.2 ± 8.0

 

≥20

63.0

 

37.0

Men

24.0 ± 8.1

  

67.2

 

32.8

Women

22.9 ± 8.0

0.35

 

61.3

 

38.7

Fat (% E)

14.4 ± 8.9

 

25–35

14.5

2.0

83.5

Men

14.9 ± 7.6

  

13.8

 

86.2

Women

14.1 ± 9.3

0.33

 

14.8

2.8

82.4

Saturated FA (% E)

5.2 ± 5.1

 

<10

84.5

15.5

 

Men

4.5 ± 3.6

  

91.4

8.6

 

Women

5.5 ± 5.4

0.92

 

81.7

18.3

 

Polyunsaturated FA (% E)

3.5 ± 2.8

 

<10

95.5

4.5

 

Men

3.8 ± 2.6

  

94.8

5.2

 

Women

3.3 ± 2.8

0.06

 

95.8

4.2

 

Monounsaturated FA (% E)

4.2 ± 3.4

 

10–20

6.0

0.5

93.5

Men

4.4 ± 3.1

  

6.9

 

93.1

Women

4.2 ± 3.5

0.40

 

5.6

0.7

93.7

  1. Data are presented as mean ± Standard Deviation for nutrient intake, and percentage for assessing extent for meeting recommendations unless stated otherwise. P values were obtained by independent sample t test or Mann Whitney U test for comparison of nutrient intake between men and women. Recommendations were adopted from the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group