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Table 3 Comparison of menus as planned among the 32 LTC homes from four provinces

From: Nutritional quality of regular and pureed menus in Canadian long term care homes: an analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) project

Among All Provinces

 

RDA (70+ M)

Regular Texture Menu

Pureed Texture Menu

AI* (70+ M)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Energy (kcal)

n/a

2058.4 (397.1)a

1800.9 (507.2)

Protein (g)

56

86.5 (20.7)a

82.2 (23.6)

Carbohydrates (g)

130

265.8 (52.2)a

229.2 (66.9)

Fibre (g)

30

20.9 (5.05) a

16.9 (5.68)

Vitamin A (RAE)

900

1061.8 (618.0)b

982.4 (503.9)

Vitamin B1 (mg)

1.2

1.67 (0.50)a

1.38 (0.60)

Vitamin B2 (mg)

1.3

2.43 (1.03)b

2.28 (0.94)

Vitamin B3-NE (mg)

16

34.8 (9.85)a

28.8 (12.3)

Vitamin B6 (mg)

1.7

1.68 (0.52) a

1.48 (0.62)

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

2.4

5.55 (4.89)

5.13 (3.04)

Vitamin C (mg)

90

130.6 (74.0)b

128.6 (69.1)

Vitamin D (mcg)

20

7.52 (3.78) b,c

8.42 (4.43)

Vitamin E (mg)

15

6.74 (2.40) b,c

5.49 (2.68)

Folate-DFE (mcg)

400

375.0 (126.1) a

267.8 (117.5)

Vitamin K (mcg)

120*

110.3 (101.1) b,c

88.2 (95.3)

Pantothenic Acid (mg)

5*

22.3 (49.5)b,c

10.4 (33.0)

Calcium (mg)

1200

1016.3 (373.8) b

1031.4 (459.4)

Copper (mg)

0.9

1.41 (0.88)a

1.08 (0.55)

Iron (mg)

9

13.6 (3.32)b,c

11.3 (3.17)

Magnesium (mg)

420

315.1 (74.6) a

265.4 (94.7)

Manganese (mg)

2.3*

4.32 (1.38)a

2.98 (1.38)

Phosphorus (mg)

700

1465.9 (362.3)a

1355.8 (440.1)

Potassium (mg)

4700*

3103.2 (768.3) a

3111.3 (1035.6)

Selenium (mcg)

55

116.3 (35.2)a

87.4 (44.5)

Sodium (mg)

2300*

3140.7 (830.2)a

2775.9 (920.3)

Zinc (mg)

11

10.6 (3.22) b,c

9.31 (3.88)

  1. An ANOVA was performed between the regular texture menus (n = 32) and the pureed texture menus (n = 32) among the 32 LTC homes from four provinces. Abbreviations: RDA = recommended dietary allowance; AI = adequate intake; M = male; SD = standard deviation; kcal = kilocalorie; g = gram; mg = milligram; mcg = microgram; RAE = retinol activity equivalent; NE = niacin equivalents; DFE = dietary folate equivalent. Bold text represents values under the RDA or AI
  2. *Adequate Intake
  3. aSignificant interaction effect of province and texture between the two menu textures, i.e., there are differences at province and texture mean levels, but differences are not consistent p < 0.01
  4. bSignificant province effect i.e., differences occur among provinces in mean levels p < 0.01
  5. cSignificant texture effect, i.e., differences occur between textures in mean levels p < 0.01
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