Table 2

Daily intake and per cent of patients meeting recommended daily intake (RDI) of common macronutrients, elements and food groups

Daily intakeP value*Definition of RDI for each macronutrient or elementRDI met
AllMenWomenAllMenWomen
Total energy (kcal)1730 (756)1855 (796)1584 (688)0.08
Macronutrients
 Carbohydrates
 (g)
210.8 (94.8)223.5 (101.5)196.1 (85.0)0.1645%–65% of total calories54 (56.8)27 (52.9)27 (61.4)
 Total fat (g)65.0 (35.0)69.7 (37.0)59.7 (32.1)0.1720%–35% of total calories58 (61.1)31 (60.8)27 (61.4)
 Long-chain n-3 fats (g)1.6 (0.9)1.6 (0.9)1.6 (0.9)0.980.6%–1.2% of total calories65 (68.4)35 (68.6)30 (68.2)
 Polyunsaturated fat (g)15.0 (8.0)15.8 (8.2)13.9 (7.8)0.255%–10% of total calories75 (79.0)39 (76.5)36 (81.8)
 Protein (g)72.4 (35.7)79.0 (36.3)64.8 (54.5)0.0510%–35% of total calories92 (96.8)49 (96.1)43 (97.7)
 Saturated fat (g)20.8 (12.2)22.0 (13.2)19.4 (10.7)0.31
 Trans fat (g)2.2 (1.4)2.4 (1.6)1.9 (1.1)0.10
 Elements
 Sodium (g)2.8 (1.4)3.1 (1.4)2.5 (1.2)0.031.5–2.3 g/day24 (25.3)15 (29.4)9 (20.5)
 Potassium (g)2.5 (1.0)2.7 (1.1)2.4 (1.0)0.17≥4.7 g/day4 (4.2)3 (5.9)1 (2.3)
Food groups and fibre
 Fibre (g)17.2 (7.3)18.0 (7.5)16.3 (7.1)0.26
 Fruit (servings)2.3 (1.6)2.2 (1.6)2.3 (1.7)0.70
 Vegetables (servings)2.3 (2.0)2.1 (1.4)2.4 (2.5)0.45
 Fish (servings)0.2 (0.3)0.2 (0.3)0.2 (0.3)0.91
 Nuts (servings)0.3 (0.4)0.3 (0.5)0.2 (0.2)0.05
 Meat (servings)0.9 (0.8)1.0 (0.8)0.8 (0.8)0.13
 Dairy (servings)0.6 (0.6)0.6 (0.5)0.6 (0.6)0.67
 Whole grain (servings)0.6 (0.6)0.6 (0.6)0.5 (0.6)0.24
Beverages
 Alcohol (g)6.8 (11.7)7.9 (13.0)5.4 (9.9)0.32
 SSB (servings)1.1 (1.6)1.3 (2.0)0.8 (0.9)0.16