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| Nutrient | Men | Women | ||||||||||
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| Obese | Not obese | Obese | Not obese | |||||||||
| Average | 95% confidence interval | Average | 95% confidence interval | Average | 95% confidence interval | Average | 95% confidence interval | |||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||
| Energy intake (average in 100s of kilocalories) | 28.2* | 27.3 | 29.1 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 21.6* | 20.9 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 20.0 |
| Carbohydrates (% of energy) | 45.8* | 44.1 | 47.5 | 48.1 | 47.2 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 47.2 | 50.7 | 49.8 | 48.9 | 50.7 |
| Protein (% of energy) | 16.0 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 16.1 |
| Total fat (% of energy) | 34.3* | 32.9 | 35.8 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 32.9 | 33.3 | 32.4 | 34.3 | 32.3 | 31.6 | 33.0 |
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11.5* | 10.6 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
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14.0* | 13.4 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 |
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5.7 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Fibre (average grams per 100 kilocalories) | 0.7* | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8* | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| * significantly different from estimate for non-obese (p<0.05) Note: Plausible respondents are those whose reported energy intake was 70% to 142% of their predicted energy expenditure. Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition. |
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