Table 5 Comparison of energy structure from nutrients among men in Norway^a (n = 849) and Poland^b (n = 2267) by age groups% energy from nutrients

Protein, E% (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

17.4 ± 3.9

15.3 ± 3.9¹

17.7 ± 3.7

15.3 ± 3.7¹

18.1 ± 3.4

15.6 ± 4¹

17.1 (15.0–19.1)

15 (12.6–17.4)

17.2 (15.0–20.0)

14.8 (12.9–17.3)

17.7 (15.5–20.3)

15.1 (13–17.9)

Fat, E% (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

33.0 ± 7.0

38.4 ± 8.3¹

34.8 ± 6.7

37.9 ± 8.3¹

34.6 ± 8.0

37 ± 8.5¹

33.0 (28.4–37.3)

38.7 (33.3–43.7)

34.8 (30.7–39.2)

37.2 (32.4–43.5)

33.8 (29.5–39.6)

36.8 (31.7–42.1)

SFA, E% (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

12.8 ± 3.1)

14.5 ± 4.3¹

13.2 ± 3.1

13.8 ± 4.3²

13.3 ± 3.7

13.5 ± 4.4

12.7 (10.6–14.6)

14.1 (11.6–17.3)

13.2 (10.9–15.5)

13.4 (10.7–16.6)

13.2 (10.7–16.0)

12.9 (10.6–16)

MUFA, E% (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

11.2 ± 3.0

15.4 ± 4.2¹

11.8 ± 2.8

15.3 ± 4.3¹

11.6 ± 3.4

14.9 ± 4.4¹

10.7 (9.1–12.7)

15.1 (12.4–17.9)

11.6 (9.8–13.5)

15.1 (12.4–18)

11.2 (9.4–13.7)

14.5 (12–17.6)

PUFA, E% (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

5.9 ± 2.1

5.8 ± 2.5

6.5 ± 2.2

6.1 ± 2.5²

6.2 ± 2.3

6 ± 2.6

5.5 (4.6–7.2)

5.4 (4–7.1)

6.2 (5.0–7.8)

5.7 (4.3–7.5)

5.9 (4.5–7.6)

5.7 (4.2–7.2)

Carbohydrates^c, E% (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

45.2 ± 7.8

43.6 ± 9.9²

43.4 ± 7.7

43.6 ± 10.2

42.2 ± 8.0

44.1 ± 9.8²

45.5 (41.3–50.2)

43.7 (37.7–50.0)

44.0 (38.3–48.4)

44.3 (37.9–50.0)

42.9 (36.9–47.6)

44.9 (38.5–50.0)

Free sugars, E% (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

8.8 ± 6.9

10.3 ± 9.9²

7.0 ± 5.6

11.6 ± 11.8¹

6.2 ± 4.6

10.7 ± 11.2¹

7.0 (4.1–12.2)

8.1 (2–15.3)

5.7 (3.1–9.6)

8 (2.5–17.2)

5.3 (2.9–8.8)

7.1 (1.7–15.4)