Table 3

Differences in plausible dietary intake between BMI and WC groups in women

BMI
 WC


< 25 kg/m2
 25–30 kg/m2
 ≥30 kg/m2
 P
 < 80 cm
 80–88 cm
 ≥88 cm
 P

n = 237
 n = 107
 n = 18
N = 222
 n = 89
 n = 51
Total EI (kcal/d)
 2151.1 ± 340.9
 2176.0 ± 341.3a
 2369.8 ± 425.4a,b
 <0.001
 2145.9 ± 340.2
 2177.8 ± 330.1a
 2255.9 ± 399.7a,b
 <0.001
Protein







     (kcal/d)
 341.9 ± 81.0
 348.8 ± 67.0
 381.3 ± 104.7a
 0.017
 339.7 ± 83.3
 353.1 ± 63.9a
 360.3 ± 80.5a
 0.003
     (%E)
 16.0 ± 3.2
 16.1 ± 2.7
 16.0 ± 2.6
 0.616
 15.9 ± 3.2
 16.3 ± 2.7
 16.0 ± 2.5
 0.381
Carbohydrate







     (kcal/d)
 952.0 ± 188.8
 968.3 ± 217.6a
 1040.6 ± 215.2a
 <0.001
 950.9 ± 193.4
 971.6 ± 188.5a
 987.7 ± 240.6a
 <0.001
     (%E)
 44.4 ± 6.6
 44.5 ± 7.3
 44.1 ± 6.5
 0.952
 44.4 ± 6.7
 44.7 ± 6.4
 43.9 ± 7.9
 0.691
Sugar







     (kcal/d)
 197.5 ± 96.9
 197.7 ± 115.3
 233.3 ± 116.0a
 0.045
 198.8 ± 93.1
 197.2 ± 118.1
 205.0 ± 120.7
 0.076
     (%E)
 9.3 ± 4.5
 9.1 ± 5.5
 9.7 ± 4.1
 0.803
 9.4 ± 4.3
 9.1 ± 5.5
 9.1 ± 5.6
 0.968
Starch







     (kcal/d)
 479.6 ± 125.0
 489.2 ± 171.5a
 557.8 ± 152.7a,b
 0.002
 483.2 ± 133.7
 479.8 ± 148.3
 511.3 ± 166.5a,b
 0.004
     (%E)
 22.5 ± 5.3
 22.4 ± 6.4
 23.7 ± 5.9
 0.637
 22.6 ± 5.3
 22.1 ± 6.1
 22.6 ± 6.0
 0.616
Fibre







     (kcal/d)
 71.7 ± 19.0
 78.3 ± 23.4a
 83.5 ± 27.1a
 0.021
 71.5 ± 19.5
 78.5 ± 20.9
 79.0 ± 26.0a
 0.048
     (%E)
 3.4 ± 0.9
 3.6 ± 1.0
 3.6 ± 1.0
 0.910
 3.4 ± 0.9
 3.7 ± 1.0
 3.5 ± 0.9
 0.133
Fat







     (kcal/d)
 776.9 ± 210.7
 770.9 ± 214.2a
 860.2 ± 217.3a,b
 <0.001
 782.6 ± 209.4
 759.8 ± 206.5a
 799.1 ± 235.5a,b
 <0.001
     (%E)
 35.8 ± 6.6
 35.1 ± 6.8
 36.3 ± 6.4
 0.250
 36.2 ± 6.6
 34.6 ± 6.3
 35.1 ± 7.1
 0.485
Saturated fat







     (kcal/d)
 295.3 ± 87.4
 294.9 ± 93.0a
 314.5 ± 95.0a
 0.006
 295.8 ± 87.2
 289.7 ± 91.8a
 308.9 ± 94.2a,b
 <0.001
     (%E)
 13.6 ± 3.0
 13.4 ± 3.2
 13.2 ± 3.3
 0.622
 13.7 ± 3.0
 13.2 ± 3.1
 13.6 ± 3.2
 0.313
Monounsaturated







     (kcal/d)
 291.3 ± 99.9
 296.0 ± 101.4a
 326.2 ± 98.2a
 <0.001
 294.3 ± 100.6
 289.6 ± 96.3a
 303.3 ± 106.5a
 0.001
     (%E)
 13.4 ± 3.6
 13.5 ± 3.8
 13.7 ± 3.3
 0.203
 13.6 ± 3.6
 13.2 ± 3.5
 13.3 ± 3.7
 0.632
Polyunsaturated







     (kcal/d)
 127.4 ± 67.3
 130.6 ± 55.5a
 165.2 ± 79.3a,b
 <0.001
 129.6 ± 67.3
 126.0 ± 54.4
 140.0 ± 71.9a
 0.010
     (%E)
 5.9 ± 3.0
 5.9 ± 2.1
 7.2 ± 3.6
 0.073
 6.0 ± 3.0
 5.7 ± 2.2
 6.1 ± 2.9
 0.513
Alcohol







     (kcal/d)
 82.1 ± 102.9
 90.0 ± 115.1
 89.8 ± 93.1
 0.821
 74.6 ± 98.5
 95.1 ± 108.6
 110.8 ± 127.1
 0.563
     (%E)
 3.8 ± 4.7
 4.2 ± 5.4
 3.6 ± 3.5
 0.501
 3.5 ± 4.6
 4.4 ± 4.7
 5.0 ± 5.8
 0.888
Ca (mg/d)
 855.6 ± 303.0
 884.2 ± 351.2
 980.8 ± 620.8
 0.142
 846.8 ± 308.5
 890.7 ± 348.8
 936.6 ± 435.2a
 0.041
Fe (mg/d)
 13.0 ± 3.5
 13.3 ± 4.1
 17.8 ± 15.5a,b
 <0.001
 13.0 ± 3.4
 13.2 ± 4.2
 14.8 ± 9.9a
 0.030
Cholesterol
 104.2 ± 38.6
 110.1 ± 41.1
 91.3 ± 31.6
 0.138
 105.1 ± 40.3
 105.8 ± 39.4
 105.0 ± 34.0
 0.353

Results of ANCOVA's with age, time health related sports, time watching TV as covariatesa

a P < 0.05 vs. BMI < 25 kg/m2

b P < 0.05 vs. BMI 25–30 kg/m2

Duvigneaud et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:26   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-26