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Table 4 Breakfast nutrient intake (mean and 95% confidence interval (CI)) by age group and sex and relationship with percentage of total daily energy intake. Iranian adults 20–60 years old

From: Time-related meal patterns and breakfast quality in a sample of Iranian adults

Breakfast nutrient

Women

Men

Mean intake / B

Mean intake /D

20–40 years

N = 351

40–60 years

N = 352

20–40 years

N = 75

40–60 years

N = 72

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Energy*

432.04 (415.6 – 448.49)

432.7 (421.55 – 498.12)

471.41 (437.04 – 505.78)

460.8 (419.56 – 500.12)

416.1 (411.6—419.4)

1686.4 (1659.80 -1813.3)

Breakfast energy v. daily energy* (%)

24.53 (23.79 – 25.19)

24.82 (24.03 – 25.61)

26.26 (24.32—27.41)

26.27 (24.25 -28.21)

-

-

Carbohydrate (g)

69.73 (66.41—73.9)

69.4 (66.53 – 72.08)

76.08 (70.26—81.90)

75.67 (68.24 – 83.09)

66.48 (64.80—69.35)

248.22 (241.35—257.09)

Lipids(g)

13.09 (12.28 – 13.9)

14.09 (12.92 – 15.26)

14.05 (12.81 – 15.67)

12.61 (11.24 -13.99)

13.03 (12.31- 13.86)

56.48 (55.26—59.68)

Proteins(g)

12.95 (12.17- 13.73)

13.02 (12.51 – 13.53)

13.21 (12.16 -14.26)

12.53 (11.31 – 13.75)

12.63 (12.09—13.71)

57.90 (56.81—59.99)

SFA (g)

5.32 (4.97 – 5.71)

5.56 ( 5.25 – 5.88)

6.03 (5.18—6.86)

5.28 (4.72 – 5.84)

5.49 (5.27 – 5.71)

28.31 (3.09—53.52)

MUFA(g)

3.95 (3.31—4.52)

3.82 (3.57 – 4.07)

3.94 (3.36—4.53)

3.44 (2.91 – 3.97)

3.85 (3.51 – 4.12)

30.84 (5.62 – 56.07)

PUFA(g)

2.43 (2.2 – 2.66)

2.47 (2.26—2.69)

2.34 (1.98—2.74)

2.46 (1.98 – 2.95)

2.44 ( 2.30 – 2.58)

29.12 (4.59 – 55.01)

Cholesterol (g)

63.7 (53.49—70.61)

61.68 (56.12 – 67.23)

62.56 (48.3—77.18)

67.06 (52.02 – 82.09)

62.78 (58.28 – 66.41)

218.99 (192.06 – 245.90)

Ca (mg)

187.43 (177.9—196.32)

196.17 (186.3 – 205.73)

193.4 (176.3 – 211.81)

209.36 (165.78 – 252.95)

193.5 (186.7 – 200.27)

642.67 (612.5 – 673.42)

  1. T-test was used to compare gender differences in energy and nutrient intake among age groups
  2. Abbreviations: B Breakfast, D Daily
  3. Mean value differed significantly by sex * P < 0.050