Table 2 Dietary profile of the study population and control subjects

Characteristics

Mean (± SD)

Mean (± SD)

Energy intake/day (Kcal/d)

1978.22 ± 725.57

2393.10 ± 836.76

<0.001*

Carbohydrate (g/d)

359.85 ± 145.80

436.88 ± 168.39

<0.001*

High carbohydrate diet (≧60%) (n,%)

346 (95.05)

85 (91.40)

0.207

Protein (g/d)

73.95 ± 27.43

87.06 ± 35.26

<0.001*

Fat (g/d)

26.97 ± 15.48

32.98 ± 17.70

0.001*

Carbohydrate (% of energy )

72.32 ± 7.62

72.54 ± 8.80

0.807

Protein (% of energy )

15.21 ± 2.94

14.81 ± 3.68

0.271

Fat (% of energy )

12.46 ± 5.39

12.63 ± 5.76

0.794

Rice

451.63 ± 191.80

539.36 ± 221.40

<0.001*

Vegetables

132.78 ± 98.82

161.07 ± 109.71

0.016*

Meat

61.41 ± 58.41

79.25 ± 112.54

0.035*

Poultry

19.09 ± 20.85

23.85 ± 25.77

0.062

Fish

68.23 ± 70.13

63.56 ± 53.48

0.549

Egg

9.25 ± 12.72

9.50 ± 11.00

0.864

Fruit

53.95 ± 40.80

70.13 ± 48.98

0.001*

Soy

32.79 ± 45.75

49.80 ± 71.00

0.005*

Fiber

9.26 ± 6.33

10.63 ± 4.72

0.051

Saturated fat

7.00 ± 4.72

9.08 ± 6.43

<0.001*

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

5.06 ± 2.63

6.15 ± 3.51

0.002*