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Table 3 Median nutrient intake according to daily diet-related greenhouse gas emissions in the LifeGene study, 2009–10, Sweden

From: Is a diet low in greenhouse gas emissions a nutritious diet? – Analyses of self-selected diets in the LifeGene study

 

kg CO2e/d

Nutrients

0.2–<4.1

4.1–<4.8

4.8–<5.7

5.7–10.9

P-value1

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Energy (kJ/d)

8432 (4064)

7396 (2995)

8086 (3081)

8700 (3413)

< 0.00

Protein (g/d)

71.1 (35.8)

72.3 (28.2)

76.8 (30.6)

87.6 (34.9)

< 0.00

Carbohydrates (g/d)

243.1 (125.2)

215.0 (95.6)

215. 9 (97.6)

219.1 (102.2)

< 0.00

Fat (g/d)

64.8 (37.3)

62.6 (27.9)

65.1 (28.8)

70.5 (32.5)

< 0.00

Saturated fat (g/d)

24.0 (14.9)

23.5 (11.6)

24.7 (12.6)

27.2 (13.1)

< 0.00

Monounsaturated fat (g/d)

23.9 (13.4)

23.1 (10.5)

24.1 (11.2)

26.1 (12.1)

< 0.00

Polyunsaturated fat (g/d)

11.3 (7.3)

10.4 (5.6)

10.6 (5.7)

10.7 (5.6)

< 0.00

β-carotene (μg/d)

2,514 (2,766)

2,317 (2,350)

2,445 (2,440)

2,481 (2,326)

0.07

Vitamin C (mg/d)

92.0 (71.2)

95.5 (66.9)

99.3 (71.3)

103.9 (75.6)

< 0.00

Folate (μg/d)2

296.4 (192.2)

287.5 (143.5)

291.3 (140.1)

302. 3 (146.8)

< 0.00

Fiber (g/d)

24.8 (18.0)

22.2 (13.2)

21.7 (11.6)

21.1 (11.5)

< 0.00

Vitamin B12 (μg/d)

3.7 (2.6)

4.3 (2.2)

4.8 (2.3)

5.8 (2.9)

< 0.00

Iron (mg/d)3

13.4 (8.3)

12.5 (6.4)

12.9 (6.1)

13.6 (6.2)

< 0.00

Zinc (mg/d)

9.7 (5.2)

9.7 (4.0)

10.3 (4.2)

11.7 (4.6)

< 0.00

Vitamin D (μg/d)

4.8 (3.7)

5.4 (3.2)

5.9 (3.1)

7.0 (3.8)

< 0.00

Retinol (μg/d)

364.8 (310.3)

388.2 (270.9)

423.8 (254.6)

464.7 (303.2)

< 0.00

Retinol equivalents (RE/d)

674.4 (450.1)

652.5 (392.5)

685.2 (386.8)

724.3 (426.5)

< 0.00

Calcium (mg/d)

816.4 (511.3)

849.6 (443.4)

947.4 (457.9)

1,055.5 (574.0)

< 0.00

  1. Median and interquartile range (IQR) of nutrient intake according daily diet-related greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) adjusted for total energy intake among 5,364 men and women in the LifeGene study
  2. 1Kruskal-Wallis p-values
  3. 2For women only: the intake of folate was 301.7, 295.4, 297.4, 310.8 μg/d for varying levels of kg CO2e/d
  4. 3For women only: the intake of iron was 13.1, 12.5, 12.5, 13.2 mg/d for varying levels of kg CO2e/d