Table 2 Dietary intake across dietary pattern groups derived from an average of two dietitian-administered diet histories (quantitative data) and the AES^® FFQ (qualitative data)

Quantitative data

Energy (kJ)

9957 ± 2712

9767 ± 3337

9041 ± 2325

9651 ± 2598

9489 ± 2361

Protein (%)^e

15.4% ± 3.6^{a, b}

14.5% ± 4.0^a

17.0% ± 3.1^b

15.4% ± 2.9^{a, b}

20.4% ± 4.3^c

Carbohydrate (%)^e

43.9% ± 8.4^a

41.7% ± 8.6^{a, b}

37.8% ± 9.1^{b, c}

41.9% ± 8.3^{a, b}

35.0% ± 9.8^c

Sugar (g)

77.3 ± 26.4

92.4 ± 46.7

82.2 ± 32.4

92.0 ± 29.6

88.3 ± 49.8

Starch (g)

184.7 ± 86.9^a

153.2 ± 79.1^{a, b}

125.6 ± 55.8^b

155.4 ± 76.9^{a, b}

116.5 ± 64.0^b

Total fat (%)^e

35.2% ± 8.4

38.1% ± 8.4

38.7% ± 7.8

36.9% ± 7.0

38.1% ± 8.9

Saturated fat (g)

23.3 ± 11.2^a

28.0 ± 14.3^{a, b}

27.8 ± 13.2^{a, b}

30.7 ± 11.5^{a, b}

33.1 ± 14.6^b

Saturated fat (%)^e

8.7% ± 4.1^a

10.6% ± 4.1^a

11.4% ± 4.1^b

11.8% ± 3.2^b

12.8% ± 3.6^b

Trans fats (g)

0.5 ± 0.7^a

0.8 ± 0.5^a

1.0 ± 0.6^b

1.0 ± 0.6^b

1.3 ± 0.6^b

MUFAs (g)

37.0 ± 15.6

40.0 ± 15.9

40.3 ± 16.3

38.1 ± 14.8

39.8 ± 14.2

PUFAs (g)

25.8 ± 13.6^a

21.3 ± 10.1^{a, b}

18.5 ± 7.5^b

19.2 ± 10.0^b

16.2 ± 6.9^b

LCn-3 PUFAs (g)

0.0 ± 0.0^a

0.0 ± 0.0^{a, b}

1.0 ± 0.8^c

0.4 ± 0.7^d

0.8 ± 0.8^c

ALA (g)

3.7 ± 3.4^a

2.8 ± 2.1^{a, b}

2.1 ± 1.3^b

2.6 ± 3.0^{a, b}

1.6 ± 0.9^b

n-6 PUFAs (g)

22.3 ± 10.7^a

19.1 ± 8.8^a

15.5 ± 6.9^b

16.8 ± 8.2^b

13.6 ± 6.1^b

Cholesterol (mg)

33.6 ± 92.1^a

94.8 ± 122.5^{a, c}

160.7 ± 108.7^b

152.4 ± 112.6^{b, c}

279.1 ± 124.8^d

Dietary fibre (g)

58.0 ± 18.8^a

51.6 ± 29.7^a

41.5 ± 13.4^{b, c}

45.6 ± 16.7^b

31.8 ± 9.4^c

Alcohol (g)

1.8 ± 4.3^a

3.5 ± 7.2^a

6.7 ± 11.4^{a, b}

4.0 ± 8.1^{a, b}

9.4 ± 14.4^b

Qualitative data

Vegetables

6.3 ± 2.5

6.2 ± 2.7

5.9 ± 2.1

6.0 ± 2.1

5.1 ± 2.7

Non-Starchy

5.3 ± 2.0

5.0 ± 2.2

4.9 ± 1.9

5.0 ± 1.8

4.1 ± 2.5

Grains

2.7 ± 1.1

2.6 ± 1.3

2.9 ± 1.6

2.7 ± 1.2

2.6 ± 1.5

Non-refined

1.1 ± 1.0

2.0 ± 1.1

2.3 ± 1.5

1.9 ± 0.9

2.0 ± 1.2

Fruit

3.8 ± 2.1^a

3.0 ± 1.3^a.b

3.0 ± 1.6^{a, b}

3.2 ± 1.5^{a, b}

2.7 ± 1.6^b

Protein-rich foods^f

1.5 ± 0.7^a

1.3 ± 0.5^a

2.0 ± 0.6^b

1.9 ± 1.0^{a, b}

2.7 ± 0.7^c

Legumes/nuts

1.5 ± 0.7^a

1.1 ± 0.5^b

1.1 ± 0.5^b

1.0 ± 0.5^b

0.6 ± 0.5^c

Seafood

0.0 ± 0.0^a

0.0 ± 0.0^a

0.6 ± 0.4^b

0.2 ± 0.4^c

0.3 ± 0.2^c

Red meat

0.0 ± 0.0^a

0.0 ± 0.0^a

0.0 ± 0.0^a

0.2 ± 0.2^b

1.0 ± 0.5^c

Dairy

0.0 ± 0.0^a

1.6 ± 1.5^b

1.9 ± 1.0^b

1.7 ± 1.2^b

2.0 ± 1.4^b

Discretionary choices

1.3 ± 1.0^a

1.6 ± 1.1^a

1.5 ± 1.1^a

1.8 ± 1.2^{a, b}

2.2 ± 1.5^b

Sugar sweetened beverages

0.3 ± 0.4^a

0.3 ± 0.4^a

0.3 ± 0.4^a

0.3 ± 0.7^{a, b}

0.6 ± 0.8^b