Table 4
Food group intakes (number of servings) for men according to dietary pattern scores
	Prudent dietary pattern (n = 12)		P	Western dietary pattern (n = 12)		P
	Low score (n = 5)	High score (n = 7)		Low score (n = 3)	High score (n = 9)
Vegetables*	1.90 ± 0.65	3.93 ± 1.80	0.031	4.47 ± 2.57	2.62 ± 1.23	0.031
Fruits*	1.34 ± 1.18	3.20 ± 0.95	0.021	2.98 ± 0.50	2.24 ± 1.55	0.281
Whole grain products*	1.82 ± 1.43	4.37 ± 1.35	0.0041	3.33 ± 0.96	3.30 ± 2.12	0.351
Non-hydrogenated fats*	4.02 ± 4.19	4.58 ± 3.02	0.751	3.96 ± 2.58	4.47 ± 3.74	0.281
Refined grain products*	3.26 ± 2.33	2.27 ± 1.30	0.231	1.40 ± 1.25	3.10 ± 1.77	0.381
Fish and other sea food*	0.61 ± 0.66	1.71 ± 0.88	0.041	1.22 ± 0.87	1.26 ± 1.03	0.601
Nuts*	0.33 ± 0.13	1.88 ± 1.88	0.021	1.24 ± 0.68	1.23 ± 1.85	0.381
Desserts*	1.03 ± 0.43	0.86 ± 0.85	0.751	0.36 ± 0.52	1.12 ± 0.65	0.211
Sweets*	4.86 ± 2.07	4.35 ± 2.60	0.601	1.86 ± 1.17	5.47 ± 1.82	0.031
Processed meats*	0.96 ± 0.91	0.72 ± 0.76	0.591	0.12 ± 0.20	1.06 ± 0.78	0.161

All values are means ± SDs. Tests for trends or differences were made by using generalized linear models.

¹Adjusted for age, BMI and energy intakes.

*Vegetables, 1 serving = 125 ml of all vegetables; Fruits, 1 serving = 1 unit of fresh fruit, 125 ml of fruit compote (stewed), frozen and canned or 60 ml of dried fruit; Whole grain products, 1 serving = 1 unit of whole-wheat, whole-grain or other multigrain breads, ½ unit of whole-wheat, whole-grain and other multigrain bagels, tortillas and pitas, 125 ml of whole-wheat or whole-grain pasta, 125 ml of brown rice, 125 ml of oatmeal and wheat cream, 30 g of whole-grain cereal, 1 unit of whole wheat pancakes, 30 g of whole-wheat crackers; Non-hydrogenated fats, 1 serving = 5 ml of non-hydrogenated margarine, 5 ml of vegetable oil or 5 ml of salad dressing (all kinds); Refined grain products, 1 serving = 1 unit of white breads, ½ unit of white bagels, pitas and tortillas, 125 ml of white rice, white pasta and couscous, 1 unit of muffins (home-made), pancakes, waffles and granola bars, 30 g of refined cereal, 1 unit of rice cake or 30 g of salted crackers; Fish and other sea food, 1 serving = 30 g of fish and sea food (excluding breaded fish) or 1 unit of sushi; Nuts, 1 serving = 30 ml of all nuts and seeds or 30 ml of seed and nuts butter; Desserts, 1 serving = 2 units of cookies, 1/6 pies, 125 ml of pudding, 1/6 or 1 unit of cakes, doughnuts and pastries, 1 unit of croissants, muffins (commercial), date squares, banana breads and coated granola bars; Sweets, 1 serving = 5 ml of sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple taffy, jam, maple/corn syrup and nutella, 1 unit of candy, 5 g of chocolate bar or pieces; Processed meats, 1 serving = 5 slices of bacon, 1 unit of sausage, hotdogs and hotdogs on a stick, 30 g delicatessen, cretons, head cheese, liver pâté and terrine.

Bouchard-Mercier et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:24   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-24