Dietary differences between elderly Iranians living in Sweden and Iran a cross-sectional comparative study

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Average energy adjusted daily intake of macronutrients, fibre, and selected food items among Iranians living in Iran and Sweden by migration status and sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics

Migration status, sociodemographic and anthropometrics characteristics	Category	Protein g/day	Carbohydrates g/day	Fat g/day	Fibr g/day	Bread and grain g/day	Vegetables and roots g/day	Fruit g/day	Meat g/day	Dairy g/day	Edible fat g/day
Iranians in Iran (n = 52)	All	67	347	73	10	352	315	221	89	273	29
Sex	Women	66	347	72	12	370	282	267	76	298	32
	Men	68	348	74	8	339	338	189	98	256	26
Education	> 9 years	66	347	73	7	345	292	249	98	307	31
	≤ 9 years	69	348	74	12	359	339	194	81	239	26
Marital status	Married	67	342	76	8	335	322	228	92	295	29
	widowed	68	380	55	19	455	270	179	70	139	29
Anthropometry	25 ≤ BMI < 30	67	347	74	8	347	307	193	86	275	29
	BMI≥30	68	348	73	15	335	286	293	78	351	28
Iranians in Sweden (n = 121)	All	83	267	97	26	272	429	442	168	454	52
Sex	Women	84	270	97	28	272	495	449	169	471	54
	Men	81	260	97	22	271	300	430	165	421	49
Education	> 9 years	84	270	94	26	279	437	431	168	449	48
	≤ 9 years	82	265	100	26	265	421	452	168	459	55
Marital status	Married	82	265	97	25	270	448	419	166	414	50
	widowed	84	269	98	27	274	411	464	170	493	54
Anthropometry	25 ≤ BMI < 30	82	265	97	26	275	436	425	162	449	49
	BMI≥30	83	265	101	25	249	401	443	166	505	55

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