Table 1 Sex-specific characteristics and dietary consumption by categories of energy-adjusted total protein intake (n = 6,821).

From: Dietary Protein Intake and Type 2 Diabetes Among Women and Men in Northeast China

 

Women (n = 4, 427)

Men (n = 2, 394)

Q1: 57.1 g/d (52.5, 57.1)a

Q3: 70.4 g/d (69.3, 71.5)a

Q5: 86.6 g/d (82.1, 95.6)a

Q1: 57.1 g/d (52.0, 60.5)a

Q3: 72.0 g/d (70.7, 73.4)a

Q5: 90.9 g/d (85.9, 101.4)a

N

885

885

886

479

479

478

Age (yr)

50.2 ± 10.2

49.3 ± 9.9

48.6 ± 10.3

49.3 ± 11.4

49.8 ± 10.5

48.2 ± 11.2

BMI (kg/m2)

24.6 ± 3.5

24.3 ± 3.4

24.5 ± 3.5

25.7 ± 3.2

25.6 ± 3.3

25.7 ± 3.6

Waist (cm)

82.5 ± 9.4

82.2 ± 9.1

82.2 ± 9.2

90.8 ± 9.2

90.7 ± 9.7

91.8 ± 10.0

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

4.6 ± 1.1

4.7 ± 1.1

4.7 ± 1.2

4.8 ± 1.3

4.9 ± 1.4

4.9 ± 1.4

2 h Glucose (mmol/L)

6.2 ± 2.4

6.3 ± 3.0

6.3 ± 2.8

6.3 ± 3.1

6.4 ± 2.8

6.7 ± 3.2

Fasting insulin (μU/ml)

8.0 ± 4.2

7.9 ± 4.3

8.4 ± 4.6

7.7 ± 4.8

7.7 ± 4.4

8.6 ± 5.0

HbA1c (%)

4.8 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.7

4.8 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.6

5.0 ± 0.8

HOMA-IR

1.3 (0.8, 2.1)

1.4 (0.9, 2.1)

1.6 (1.0, 2.4)

1.4 (0.9, 2.1)

1.3 (0.9, 2.0)

1.4 (0.9, 2.2)

HOMA-β

134.1 (83.4, 244.4)

135.8 (80.7, 221.4)

131.5 (74.5, 226.9)

116.7 (60.6, 220.9)

112.3 (63.0, 196.6)

120.3 (63.8, 216.0)

Education level

 Higher than college (%)

31.6

32.4

37.6

36.3

42.4

45.2

Physical activity

 Active (%)

13.4

11.7

11.2

24.4

21.5

19.2

 Smokers (%)

5.0

4.1

3.8

19.8

21.4

17.0

 Drinking (%)

20.0

21.2

22.0

61.6

63.3

66.3

Economic status

 High economic status (%)

51.2

52.1

52.0

54.3

54.8

54.5

 Family history of diabetes (%)

14.7

17.6

15.0

10.2

10.0

12.3

 Postmenopausal (%)

62.3

58.2

51.7

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Dietary Intakeb

 Total energy (kcal/d)

2360.7 ± 653.3

1688.7 ± 567.9

2139.3 ± 711.8

2886.0 ± 751.3

1976.0 ± 670.2

2551.5 ± 843.4

 Total protein (g/d)

63.7 ± 19.5

56.2 ± 19.1

93.9 ± 35.2

81.7 ± 22.7

67.7 ± 22.8

113.2 ± 40.1

 Total protein (energy%)

10.7 ± 0.9

13.3 ± 0.4

17.7 ± 3.2

10.0 ± 0.9

13.7 ± 0.4

17.9 ± 2.9

 Animal protein (g/d)

17.0 ± 10.6

21.0 ± 10.3

53.0 ± 31.8

21.4 ± 10.4

25.8 ± 12.1

65.2 ± 34

 From red meat (g/d)

5.6 ± 6.0

6.7 ± 6.6

12.9 ± 11.3

8.0 ± 6.8

9.9 ± 8.8

18.6 ± 15.2

 From poultry (g/d)

2.3 ± 3.1

3.2 ± 4.1

10.7 ± 13.7

3.2 ± 3.4

3.9 ± 3.8

12.9 ± 12.9

 From dairy (g/d)

2.0 ± 2.7

2.6 ± 2.7

3.3 ± 3.2

1.7 ± 2.3

2.1 ± 2.6

2.7 ± 3.1

 From egg (g/d)

3.9 ± 3.5

5.1 ± 3.4

9.1 ± 8.6

5.0 ± 4.1

5.5 ± 3.6

9.6 ± 7.5

 From seafood (g/d)

2.2 ± 2.3

3.1 ± 2.8

15.9 ± 23.9

2.7 ± 2.6

3.9 ± 3.6

20.2 ± 29.3

 Plant protein (g/d)

46.5 ± 15.2

35.1 ± 12.6

40.8 ± 16.1

60.0 ± 17.9

41.7 ± 14.6

47.8 ± 19.3

 From rice (g/d)

25.0 ± 12.5

14.3 ± 8.6

12.0 ± 8.4

36.1 ± 14.7

17.4 ± 10.1

15.6 ± 11.5

 From wheat (g/d)

9.2 ± 8.6

9.4 ± 6.9

10.4 ± 7.7

12.0 ± 10.6

12.6 ± 9.9

13.5 ± 10.6

 From potato (g/d)

1.3 ± 1.2

0.6 ± 0.5

0.7 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 1.3

0.6 ± 0.5

0.8 ± 0.8

 From legumes (g/d)

2.8 ± 3.3

3.3 ± 3.7

7.6 ± 7.5

3.5 ± 3.5

4.2 ± 3.8

9.1 ± 9.4

 From vegetable (g/d)

5.4 ± 4.0

5.8 ± 4.2

8.2 ± 7.3

5.5 ± 4.1

5.8 ± 4.3

7.3 ± 6.5

 From fruit (g/d)

2.0 ± 2.1

1.2 ± 1.0

1.4 ± 1.2

1.2 ± 1.4

0.9 ± 0.8

1.0 ± 0.9

 Total fat (g/d)

28.8 ± 13.6

28.7 ± 13.6

53.4 ± 25.5

36.1 ± 13.9

35.3 ± 16.8

66.0 ± 28.7

 Total fat (energy%)

10.8 ± 3.6

15 ± 3.9

22.3 ± 6.6

11.2 ± 3.0

15.8 ± 4.1

23.5 ± 6.5

 Saturated fat (g/d)

7.3 ± 4.1

8.2 ± 4.3

15.6 ± 8.0

9.5 ± 4.3

10.3 ± 5.4

19.6 ± 9.2

 Monounsaturated fat (g/d)

9.7 ± 5.5

10.9 ± 5.6

20.8 ± 11.0

12.7 ± 5.9

14.1 ± 7.2

26.6 ± 12.7

 Polyunsaturated fat (g/d)

5.1 ± 1.9

4.9 ± 1.9

8.4 ± 3.5

6.8 ± 2.2

6.2 ± 2.3

10.5 ± 3.9

 Total carbohydrate (g/d)

461.6 ± 126.3

301.5 ± 99.3

320.8 ± 113.6

558.7 ± 146.5

346.9 ± 115.2

376.1 ± 137.2

 Total carbohydrate (energy%)

78.4 ± 4.1

71.7 ± 4.0

60.0 ± 8.1

77.5 ± 3.4

70.5 ± 4.2

58.6 ± 7.5

 Cholesterol (mg/d)

231.4 ± 163.9

295.6 ± 157.7

608.5 ± 407.8

295.3 ± 187.5

334.9 ± 169

686.4 ± 359.4

 Fiber (g/d)

15.6 ± 6.7

12.2 ± 5.6

15.1 ± 8.3

12.0 ± 4.8

13.0 ± 4.2

12.4 ± 6.9

  1. Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (25th percentile, 75th percentile), or proportions.
  2. aFFQ-estimated intake, adjusted for total energy by the residual method.
  3. bActual daily nutrients intake estimated with FFQ without adjustment for total energy.