Table 3 Dietary intakes of study participants across quartile categories of LCD score *

Food groups

 Fruits (g/d)

168.6 (67.7-337.1)

177.1 (80.0-320.0)

187.1 (97.2–320.0)

177.1 (94.3-282.9)

0.438

 Vegetables (g/d)

132.8 (84.4-202.3)

156.8 (97.2-242.6)

181.5 (107.5-278.3)

209.6 (135.1-304.7)

< 0.001

 Dairy products (g/d)

237.3 (152.7-353.1)

298.4 (197.8-423.3)

342.5 (231.7-468.5)

404.6 (271.0-540.2)

< 0.001

 Grains (g/d)

419.6 (326.3-550.3)

393.7 (294.8-476.6)

318.1 (249.8-404.8)

274.7 (209.8-344.2)

< 0.001

 Meats (g/d)

58.0 (43.1–78.2)

78.7 (59.2-102.3)

90.6 (67.5-115.3)

115.8 (86.6-158.3)

< 0.001

 Sugar sweetened beverages (g/d)

35.7 (8.3-107.1)

35.7 (8.3–79.7)

23.0 (8.3–79.7)

22.9 (8.3–71.4)

< 0.001

 Added sugars (g/d)

50.0 (30.5–75.9)

37.5 (30.0-54.3)

30.2 (17.1–45.0)

20.5 (10.2–30.5)

< 0.001

Nutrients

 Total energy (kcal/d)

2086.1 (1699.6-2459.3)

2002.9 (1683.9-2406.3)

1986.1 (1635.0-2394.3)

1947.4 (1598.6-2369.2)

0.002

 Carbohydrate (g/d)

334.0 (269.1-398.7)

294.0 (245.4-349.1)

266.8 (220.3-318.9)

231.0 (188.9-281.8)

< 0.001

 Carbohydrate (% energy/d)

63.7 (61.9–66.1)

58.3 (57.1–59.6)

53.8 (52.2–55.2)

48.2 (44.9–50.6)

< 0.001

 Protein (g/d)

67.5 (55.3–80.6)

72.3 (59.8–85.8)

73.8 (61.2–87.1)

79.7 (65.1–95.6)

< 0.001

 Fat (g/d)

51.5 (40.8–62.1)

60.6 (49.8–74.7)

68.7 (54.7–86.5)

76.7 (61.4–97.6)

< 0.001

 Dietary fiber (g/d)

27.0 (19.4–33.8)

26.5 (19.4–33.5)

24.7 (18.8–30.6)

22.2 (17.7–28.6)

< 0.001

 Saturated fat (g/d)

22.3 (16.8–27.2)

26.5 (21.4–33.9)

30.9 (24.3–39.7)

35.3 (27.5–44.7)

< 0.001

 Cholesterol (mg/d)

156.0 (119.7-199.2)

195.7 (151.8-246.1)

215.8 (171.6-278.8)

251.9 (197.4-316.6)

< 0.001

 MUFA (g/d)

18.7 (14.7–23.9)

21.9 (17.5–28.0)

25.6 (20.0-34.9)

28.4 (22.2–38.0)

< 0.001

 PUFA (g/d)

7.4 (6.0–9.0)

8.2 (6.7–9.9)

8.6 (7.0-10.6)

9.0 (7.4–10.9)

< 0.001

 Vitamin C (mg/d)

131.8 (77.1-222.1)

141.9 (88.4–233.0)

160.7 (105.5-238.1)

167.9 (116.4-236.5)

< 0.001

 Riboflavin (mg/d)

1.3 (1.0-1.7)

1.5 (1.1–1.8)

1.6 (1.3–1.9)

1.7 (1.4–2.1)

< 0.001

 Selenium (mcg/d)

47.3 (38.3–58.1)

49.2 (39.2–60.3)

47.7 (38.4–58.6)

48.6 (38.9–60.0)

0.019

 Calcium (mg/d)

849.6 (649.7-1087.4)

887.4 (677.0-1113.7)

896.2 (709.7–1122.0)

944.6 (742.3-1141.2)

< 0.001

 Phosphorus (mg/d)

1205.0 (973.1-1441.5)

1282.5 (1016.2-1543.5)

1307.7 (1055.8-1539.9)

1337.6 (1103.7-1606.6)

< 0.001