Table 1

Characteristics of participants with dietary records from the Airwave Health Monitoring Study

 Men (n 2568)Women (n 1510)
MeanSDMeanSDp Value
Age at screening, years42.48.939.99.5<0.0001*
Body mass index, kg/m227.73.625.64.6<0.0001*
Basal metabolic rate, kcal per day1906.0159.01431.0124.0<0.0001*
Daily energy, kcal2107.0502.01711.0395.0<0.0001*
Energy intake: basal metabolic rate1.10.31.20.6<0.0001*
Macronutrient breakdown of energy intakeMedianIQRMedianIQR
% Energy intake carbohydrate43.96.344.96.3<0.0001*
% Energy intake protein17.09.516.77.70.001*
% Energy intake total fat33.65.331.45.50.004*
% Energy intake saturated fat12.32.812.52.80.053*
% Energy intake alcohol4.37.43.16.4<0.0001†
% Classified under-reporting energy intake56.041.0<0.0001‡
  • *Student's t-test compared mean values between male and female participants.

  • †Mann-Whitney U test compared median values between male and female participants.

  • ‡χ2 test compared differences between men and women for plausible and under-reporters of energy intake.