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Table 3 Average daily dietary intake of the inland and island group subjects

From: Lifestyle and geographic insights into the distinct gut microbiota in elderly women from two different geographic locations

Daily intake of nutrients

Inland

(n = 7)

Island

(n = 8)

P value*

Total energy (kcal)

1475 ± 346.57

1505.2 ± 343.55

0.7515

Carbohydrate (g)

249.89 ± 54.76

258.83 ± 54.85

0.8354

Protein (g)

55.60 ± 22.24

54.19 ± 10.12

0.6707

Fiber (g)

23.69 ± 7.52

22.80 ± 8.58

0.6005

Lipids (g)

31.43 ± 15.47

30.05 ± 12.24

0.8354

Animal lipid (g)

9.37 ± 4.66

16.1 ± 9.82

0.0401*

Plant lipid (g)

22.06 ± 12.64

13.94 ± 4.14

0.2303

Cholesterol (mg)

180.00 ± 69.43

195.10 ± 50.15

0.9203

Saturated fatty acid (g)

5.69 ± 4.45

6.28 ± 6.07

>0.9999

Monounsaturated fatty acid (g)

6.63 ± 3.40

8.15 ± 6.84

0.8920

Polyunsaturated fatty acid (g)

5.97 ± 2.81

6.30 ± 2.85

0.7515

  1. *P values calculated using Mann-Whitney test. All values are expressed as mean ± SD