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Table 2 Dietary intake of the participants

From: Egg consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a PERSIAN cohort-based study

 

Cases (1535)

Controls (2706)

P*

Protein (g/d)

74.8 ± 25.44

80.24 ± 25.07

< 0.001

Total fat (g/d)

61.54 ± 25.68

65.72 ± 138.31

< 0.001

Carbohydrate (g/d)

397.46 ± 136.34

418.99 ± 783.54

< 0.001

Energy (kcal/d)

2392.61 ± 779.02

2541.04 ± 14.9

< 0.001

Caffeine (mg/d)

195.45 ± 127.82

189.89 ± 64.13

0.202

Total fiber (g/d)

27.23 ± 10.33

27.45 ± 328.02

0.529

Cholesterol (mg/d)

237.25 ± 110.16

268.88 ± 0.26

0.002

Egg (g/d)

74.8 ± 31.73

25.31 ± 31.73

< 0.001

  1. * Independent t-test Abbreviations: MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; BCAAs, branched-chain amino acids