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Table 2 Nutrient intake data by BMI category

From: Special Diets and Nutrient Intakes in Morbidly Obese US Adults in Comparison to the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

BMI Category (n)

BMI: 40–44.99 (n = 982)

BMI: 45–49.99 (n = 423)

BMI: 50–54.99 (n = 169)

BMI: > 55 (n = 134)

 
 

mean

CI

mean

CI

mean

CI

mean

CI

p

Energy intake (kcal/d)

2082.90

2001.65–2164.15

2152.24

2037.63–2266.86

2188.67

2016.88–2360.47

2115.55

1946.76–2284.34

0.567

Protein (%kcal)

16.18

15.68–16.68

15.43

14.79–16.08

16.81

16.03–17.59

16.08

14.84–17.31

0.053

Protein (g)

81.38

77.69–85.08

81.16

76.66–85.66

87.55

79.69–95.42

82.61

75.46–89.75

0.503

Carbohydrate (%kcal)

47.94

46.90–48.93

49.12

47.67–50.56

47.69

45.35–50.03

45.99

43.98–48.00

0.127

Carbohydrate (g)

246.76

236.76–256.76

260.81

246.97–274.65

262.74

239.92–285.56

242.26

222.76–261.77

0.102

Fiber (g)

15.98

14.93–17.03

15.82

14.44–17.20

16.18

14.21–18.15

14.63

12.91–16.34

0.488

Total lipid (%kcal)

35.10

34.03–36.16

35.13

33.95–36.32

34.86

32.38–37.35

37.68

35.92–39.44

0.099

Saturated Fatty Acids (%kcal)

11.56

11.12–12.00

11.57

11.05–12.08

11.04

10.14–11.94

12.32

11.54–13.11

0.167

18:2 Linoleic acid (g)

16.51

15.32–17.69

17.40

15.82–18.98

17.12

15.22–19.02

18.23

15.79–20.68

0.617

18:3 Linolenic acid (g)

1.69

1.55–1.83

1.81

1.64–1.97

1.75

1.54–1.97

1.80

1.58–2.02

0.747

Calcium (mg)

921.57

876.10–967.04

964.45

890.10–1038.80

907.05

799.59–1014.50

958.09

833.43–1082.75

0.757

Iron (mg)

14.16

13.40–14.92

13.79

12.84–14.74

16.30

14.30–18.30

14.50

12.92–16.08

0.111

Magnesium (mg)

279.82

264.88–294.76

277.24

259.14–295.35

284.31

256.61–312.00

263.36

242.54–284.19

0.556

Phosphorus (mg)

1339.64

1278.14–1401.14

1349.76

1268.47–1431.04

1385.58

1264.71–1506.45

1325.48

1195.89–1455.08

0.889

Potassium (mg)

2551.22

2409.99–2692.45

2506.71

2349.71–2663.71

2590.06

2294.12–2886.00

2362.04

2131.28–2592.79

0.600

Sodium (mg)

3539.23

3383.99–3694.47

3669.96

3402.31–3937.60

3807.38

3436.62–4178.13

3753.45

3426.94–4079.96

0.374

Zinc (mg)

10.94

10.38–11.50

10.89

10.15–11.64

11.53

9.81–13.25

11.47

10.34–12.60

0.726

Vitamin A (RAE mcg)

585.96

541.11–630.80

592.67

528.58–656.76

584.20

456.52–711.88

525.34

443.90–606.79

0.496

Vitamin E (mg AT)

7.89

7.30–8.48

8.00

7.24–8.76

8.85

7.76–9.94

7.37

6.44–8.31

0.169

Vitamin D (IU)

159.62

139.53–179.71

170.00

144.71–195.29

158.09

130.11–186.06

156.07

116.68–195.46

0.886

Vitamin C (mg)

68.93

61.29–76.56

85.82

74.47–97.16

71.69

54.30–89.08

59.91

42.94–76.89

0.023

Thiamin (mg)

1.52

1.45–1.59

1.53

1.42–1.63

1.60

1.43–1.77

1.62

1.40–1.85

0.669

Riboflavin (mg)

2.07

1.98–2.17

2.00

1.85–2.14

2.11

1.85–2.36

1.96

1.72–2.19

0.644

Niacin (mg)

24.70

23.54–25.87

24.12

22.65–25.59

27.99

23.99–31.99

24.79

22.41–27.17

0.316

Vitamin B-6 (mg)

1.94

1.82–2.06

1.83

1.68–1.97

2.18

1.76–2.60

1.76

1.58–1.94

0.172

Vitamin B-12 (mcg)

5.06

4.61–5.51

4.56

4.10–5.01

4.98

4.16–5.80

4.89

4.18–5.60

0.356

Choline (mg)

326.40

307.55–345.24

318.13

294.82–341.45

335.31

298.98–371.64

304.21

271.36–337.06

0.591

Vitamin K (mcg)

107.72

92.63–122.81

110.85

97.94–123.77

94.29

75.93–112.65

106.15

67.33–144.97

0.494

Folate (mcg DFE)

500.40

468.57–532.22

492.79

452.65–532.92

548.78

462.70–634.86

453.53

399.54–507.53

0.315

  1. Table 2 Summarizes nutrient intake data by BMI category and is based n = 1,708 unweighted observations. A p-values < 0.05 indicates significant intake difference between the 4 examined BMI groups. All p-values in Table 2 are based on regression analyses followed by adjusted Wald tests
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