Table 2 Energy intake and macronutrient and micronutrient intakes across the added-sugar groups

N

273

393

386

521

175

49

Energy Intake (kcal/day)

1651.3 (1578.7–1723.9)

1883.1 (1824.0–1942.3)

1899.5 (1830.6–1948.3)

2016.9 (1965.8–2068.0)

2061.1 (1971.8–2150.4)

1898.8 (1733.7–2064.0)

<  0.001

Carbohydrates (%E)

38.8 (38.0–39.6)

43.1 (42.5–43.7)

44.0 (43.4–44.6)

46.3 (45.7–46.8)

50.0 (49.1–51.0)

52.7 (51.0–54.5)

<  0.001

Fat (%E)

39.3 (38.5–40.1)

36.7 (36.1–37.3)

36.5 (35.8–37.1)

35.4 (34.8–35.9)

32.8 (31.9–33.8)

30.9 (29.1–32.6)

<  0.001

Protein (%E)

19.6 (19.2–19.9)

17.9 (17.6–18.2)

17.3 (17.0–17.6)

16.3 (16.0–16.5)

15.2 (14.8–15.7)

14.6 (13.8–15.4)

<  0.001

Fiber (%E)

2.3 (2.2–2.4)

2.3 (2.2–2.3)

2.2 (2.1–2.3)

2.1 (2.0–2.1)

1.9 (1.8–2.0)

1.8 (1.6–2.0)

<  0.001

Calcium (mg/day)

921.4 (889.7–953.1)

898.0 (877.7–923.4)

879.4 (854.2–904.6)

858.1 (836.0–880).2

838.0 (799.6–876.4)

792.1 (721.2–862.9)

<  0.001

Folate (μg/day)

284.6 (273.5–295.6)

276.6 (267.8–285.4)

266.1 (257.4–274.9)

246.1 (238.5–253.8)

232.2 (219.0–245.6)

212.6 (188.0–237.2)

<  0.001

Iron (mg/day)

10.6 (10.2–11.0)

10.7 (10.4–11.0)

10.6 (10.3–10.9)

10.3 (10.1–10.6)

9.5 (9.1–10.0)

9.6 (8.7–10.4)

<  0.001

Magnesium (mg/day)

350.9 (342.3–359.5)

343.9 (337.1–350.8)

342.6 (335.8–349.5)

322.4 (316.4–328.3)

300.1 (289.7–310.5)

289.0 (269.8–308.2)

<  0.001

Potassium (mg/day)

3298.5 (3228′7.9–3369.1)

3276.2 (3219.7–3332.7)

3175.6 (3119 .4–3231.8)

3037.2 (2988.0–3086.3)

2886.9 (2801.3–2972.5)

2604.8 (2446.9–2762.7)

<  0.001

Selenium (μg/day)

53.4 (51.3–55.4)

47.8 (46.2–49.5)

46.6 (45.0–48.2)

43.0 (41.6–44.4)

38.6 (36.2–41.1)

36.0 (31.4–40.5)

<  0.001

Vitamin C (mg/day)

97.0 (90.6–103.5)

101.2 (96.0–106.4)

96.0 (90.8–101.1)

92.3 (87.8–96.8)

94.5 (86.6–102.3)

80.4 (65.9–94.9)

0.013

Vitamin D (μg/day)

8.2 (7.7–8.8)

7.5 (7.1–7.9)

7.1 (6.6–7.5)

6.6 (6.2–7.0)

6.1 (5.4–6.8)

5.1 (3.9–6.4)

<  0.001

Zinc (mg/day)

11.7 (11.5–12.0)

11.2 (11.0–11.4)

10.8 (10.6–11.0)

10.3 (10.1–10.5)

9.6 (9.3–9.9)

9.1 (8.5–9.7)

<  0.001

N

1061

2291

3218

4249

1107

312

Energy Intake (kcal/day)

2132.3 (2101.4–2163.1)

2238.7 (2217.8–2259.7)

2331.1 (2313.4–2348.8)

2403.6 (2388.2–2419.0)

2453.4 (2423.3–2483.6)

2403.6 (2346.9–2460.4)

<  0.001

Carbohydrates (%E)

39.9 (39.6–40.2)

41.6 (41.4–41.8)

43.3 (43.1–43.5)

45.7 (45.5–45.9)

48.8 (48.5–49.1)

52.8 (52.3–53.4)

<  0.001

Fat (%E)

40.7 (40.4–41.1)

40.2 (40.0–40.4)

39.2 (39.0–39.4)

37.7 (37.5–37.9)

35.6 (35.3–36.0)

33.0 (32.4–33.7)

<  0.001

Protein (%E)

17.3 (17.2–17.4)

16.3 (16.2–16.3)

15.6 (15.5–15.6)

14.7 (14.7–14.8)

13.8 (13.7–13.9)

12.6 (12.3–12.8)

<  0.001

Fiber (%E)

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

1.9 (1.9–2.0)

1.9 (1.9–1.9)

1.8 (1.8–1.8)

1.7 (1.7–1.7)

1.5 (1.5–1.6)

<  0.001

Calcium (mg/day)

1271.4 (1252.0–1290.8)

1207.9 (1194.7–1221.0)

1169.8 (1158.7–1180.8)

1136.5 (1126.9–1146.2)

1093.5 (1074.7–1112.4)

1012.8 (977.4–1048.3)

<  0.001

Folate (μg/day)

281.8 (278.0–285.6)

269.1 (266.5–271.6)

259.1 (257.0–261.3)

248.3 (246.0–250.2)

235.4 (231.7–239.1)

210.4 (203.4–217.3)

<  0.001

Iron (mg/day)

16.9 (16.7–17.1)

17.1 (16.9–17.2)

16.8 (16.7–16.9)

16.4 (16.3–16.5)

15.4 (15.2–15.6)

14.4 (14.0–14.7)

<  0.001

Magnesium (mg/day)

390.9 (387.6–394.1)

378.1 (375.9–380.2)

366.5 (364.7–368.3)

354.8 (353.2–356.4)

341.2 (338.1–344.4)

325.2 (319.3–331.1)

<  0.001

Potassium (mg/day)

3872.9 (3835.4–3910.3)

3687.5 (3662.1–3712.9)

3573.9 (3552.6–3595.3)

3438.2 (3419.6–3456.9)

3298.1 (3261.6–3334.6)

3053.3 (2984.8–3121.8)

<  0.001

Selenium (μg/day)

46.0 (45.3–46.7)

42.4 (41.9–42.9)

40.4 (40.0–40.8)

37.7 (37.4–38.1)

34.7 (34.1–35.4)

31.2 (29.9–32.4)

<  0.001

Vitamin C (mg/day)

118.9 (115.5–122.3)

108.0 (105.7–110.3)

105.4 (103.4–107.3)

103.8 (102.1–105.4)

108.7 (105.4–112.1)

122.8 (116.5–129.0)

0.003

Vitamin D (μg/day)

9.2 (9.0–9.3)

8.6 (8.5–8.7)

8.3 (8.2–8.4)

7.8 (7.7–7.9)

7.1 (6.9–7.2)

6.2 (5.9–6.5)

<  0.001

Zinc (mg/day)

13.1 (13.0–13.2)

12.6 (12.5–12.7)

12.1 (12.0–12.1)

11.4 (11.4–11.5)

10.6 (10.5–10.8)

9.7 (9.5–9.9)

< 0.001