Table 6 Comparison of energy structure from nutrients among women in Norway^a (n = 911) and Poland^b (n = 2712) by age groups

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

16.9 ± 3.9

15.0 ± 4.0¹

17.8 ± 3.6

15 ± 4.1¹

17.9 ± 3.4

15.4 ± 4.1¹

16.6 (14.1–19.0)

14.5 (12.5–17)

17.5 (15.3–19.9)

14.4 (12.3–16.9)

17.8 (15.4–19.9)

14.8 (12.6–17.6)

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

33.1 ± 7.1

35.6 ± 8.5¹

34.4 ± 7.1

35.6 ± 8.4²

35.7 ± 7.6

34.9 ± 8.1

32.5 (28.2–38.5)

35.1 (30–41.1)

34.4 (29.8–38.6)

35.7 (30.1–40.8)

35.3 (30.2–40.1)

34.7 (29.5–40.2)

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

12.8 ± 3.2

13.9 ± 4.5¹

13.2 ± 3.4

13.3 ± 4.3

13.5 ± 3.5

12.9 ± 4.2²

12.8 (10.4–15.0)

13.5 (10.8–16.7)

13.1 (10.8–15.4)

13 (10.2–15.9)

13.0 (10.9–15.9)

12.5 (9.9–15.6)

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

11.2 ± 2.9

13.7 ± 4.2¹

11.6 ± 3.1

13.8 ± 4.2¹

12.1 ± 3.5

13.5 ± 4.2¹

11.0 (9.1–13.0)

13.5 (10.7–16.4)

11.4 (9.4–13.5)

13.6 (10.9–16.3)

11.6 (9.8–13.3)

13.2 (10.8–16.1)

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

5.9 ± 2.4

5.4 ± 2.5²

6.1 ± 2.2

5.9 ± 3.1

6.5 ± 2.4

5.9 ± 2.8¹

5.5 (4.2–6.9)

4.9 (3.7–6.5)

5.9 (4.5–7.5)

5.3 (3.9–7.2)

6.1 (4.7–7.9)

5.3 (3.9–7.3)

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

46.7 ± 7.4

47.1 ± 93

43.3 ± 8.0

47.3 ± 9.7¹

41.3 ± 8.0

47.3 ± 9.3¹

46.9 (42.1–52.1)

47.5 (41.4–53.2)

43.7 (38.2–48.6)

49.4 (40.1–53.1)

42.0 (36.8–46.1)

49.7 (41.5–53.5)

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

9.3 ± 6.2

14.2 ± 13.4¹

7.0 ± 4.8

14.4 ± 13.7¹

6.3 ± 4.2

13.3 ± 13.3¹

7.9 (5.0–12.5)

11 (3.6–21.8)

6 (3.4–9.0)

11 (3–22.3)

5.7 (3.3–8.4)

9.9 (2.1–19.9)