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Table 3 Energy and macronutrient contribution to energy by ethnicity over time

From: The association between nutrient intake, nutritional status and physical function of community-dwelling ethnically diverse older adults

 

Baseline (n = 100)

Follow-up (n = 81)

South Asian (n = 34)

African/Caribbean (n = 60)

Others (n = 6)

*P-value

South Asian (n = 22)

African/ Caribbean (n = 53)

Others (n = 6)

*P-value

Energy kcal/day

1900.5

1615.8

1873.3

0.003

1969.8

1470.0

1641.5

0.003

%TE Carbs

48.6

49.0

43.9

0.625

48.3

55.4

53.0

0.141

%TE Sugars

12.1

15.1

17.4

0.119a

14.9

17.4

20.5

0.056 a

%TE Protein

16.4

17.7

13.8

0.013

15.3

16.4

13.8

0.444 a

%TE Fats

37.6

32.4

42.8

0.019

36.6

30.1

31.3

0.048

%TE Saturated fats

10.0

10.8

13.0

0.687

12.0

10.7

12.1

0.329

%TE Monounsaturated

11.1

11.3

13.4

0.385

10.8

10.4

11.3

0.768

%TE Polyunsaturated

7.2

4.9

7.0

< 0.001

8.1

4.3

5.6

< 0.001

Fibre intake g/day

16.0

15.0

20.6

0.256

17.2

15.9

20.3

0.285

  1. TE Total energy; *P- value calculated using one-way ANOVA; a Kruskal Wallis used to calculate P-values