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Table 2 Nutrient intake – a comparison between cancer survivors and the general population

From: Quantifying dietary acid load in U.S. cancer survivors: an exploratory study using NHANES data

 

General population

n = 17,969

Cancer Survivors:

n = 1444

p

Energy intake (kcal/day)

2201.78 (10.67)

1881.02 (28.90)

< 0.001

Protein intake (g/1000 kcal)

39.19 (0.16)

39.32 (0.49)

0.796

Carbohydrate intake (g/1000 kcal)

121.87 (0.38)

121.50 (1.05)

0.712

Fat (g/1000 kcal)

37.23 (0.14)

38.13 (0.33)

0.016

Magnesium intake (mg/1000 kcal)

146.60 (0.81)

153.88 (2.02)

< 0.001

Potassium intake (mg/1000 kcal)

1307.81 (6.69)

1422.01 (17.81)

< 0.001

Calcium intake (mg/1000 kcal)

464.54 (2.44)

493.46 (7.88)

< 0.001

Phosphorus intake (mg/1000 kcal)

656.18 (2.13)

670.76 (7.52)

0.051

Fiber intake (g/1000 kcal)

8.16 (0.07)

8.75 (0.19)

0.001

  1. Data shown as mean and standard error in parenthesis. A p-value < 0.05 indicates significant differences between both groups