Relationship between alcohol intake and dietary pattern: Findings from NHANES III

Table 2 Multivariate linear regression analysis of total daily food energy and other macronutrients adjusting for covariates by level of alcohol intake¹

	Levels of alcohol consumption (g/d)					P value
Male subjects	Non-drinkers (n = 3557)	< 16 (n = 372)	16-35 (n = 465)	36-64 (n = 353)	> 64 (n = 397)
Total energy from food (kcal/d)	2228.5 ± 818	2419.6 ± 850	2454.5 ± 847	2559.6 ± 857	3052.1 ± 1018	< 0.05
kcal from carbohydrate (%)	50.2 ± 10.6	47.0 ± 10.6	44.1 ± 9.8	41.9 ± 9.0	36.5 ± 8.3	< 0.01
kcal from protein (%)	16.1 ± 5.1	16.0 ± 4.5	15.5 ± 4.4	14.7 ± 4.1	13.1 ± 4.1	< 0.05
kcal from fat (%)	34.8 ± 9.0	34.4 ± 9.1	33.3 ± 9.2	30.7 ± 9.3	27.1 ± 9.2	< 0.05
kcal from monosaturated fat (%)	13.1 ± 4.0	13.1 ± 4.0	12.7 ± 4.1	11.8 ± 3.9	10.4 ± 3.8	< 0.05
kcal from polysaturated fat (%)	7.2 ± 3.3	6.9 ± 3.2	7.1 ± 3.4	6.1 ± 2.7	5.6 ± 3.3	< 0.05
Female subjects	Non-drinkers (n = 4062)	< 13 (n = 161)	13-21 (n = 169)	22-38 (n = 172)	> 38 (n = 169)
Total energy from food (kcal/d)	1683 ± 668	1794 ± 612	1881 ± 735	1838 ± 651	2256 ± 861	< 0.01
kcal from carbohydrate (%)	51.5 ± 10.8	48.0 ± 10.3	45.4 ± 10.1	43.4 ± 10.1	38.2 ± 8.4	< 0.01
kcal from protein (%)	15.8 ± 5.1	15.7 ± 4.5	15.1 ± 4.4	14.8 ± 4.3	12.4 ± 3.9	< 0.01
kcal from fat (%)	34.1 ± 9.4	33.8 ± 9.1	34.0 ± 10.1	31.5 ± 9.0	27.2 ± 9.0	< 0.01
kcal from monosaturated fat (%)	12.7 ± 4.0	12.7 ± 4.0	13.0 ± 4.5	12.1 ± 4.1	10.1 ± 3.4	< 0.05
kcal from polysaturated fat (%)	7.3 ± 3.7	7.1 ± 3.2	7.0 ± 3.6	6.8 ± 3.6	5.9 ± 3.3	< 0.05

¹Adjusted for age, body weight, physical activity, and smoking status.