Table 5.
Proportions (%) of Australian young adults aged 18–34 years consuming fruit, and the median intake and interquartile range ((IQR); 25th–75th percentile) per consumer (g/d), according to Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) and geographical location, National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2011–12 (n 2397)
| SEIFA | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest 20 % | Second quintile | Third quintile | Fourth quintile | Highest 20 % | ||||||||||||
| % | Median | IQR | % | Median | IQR | % | Median | IQR | % | Median | IQR | % | Median | IQR | P * | |
| Total Fruit without Juice | 37·3 | 184 | 131–303 | 51·5 | 175 | 107–334 | 45·6 | 188 | 125–280 | 42·2 | 185 | 105–333 | 51·1 | 184 | 102–276 | 0·001 |
| Total Fruit including Juice† | 41·8 | 166 | 143–295 | 59·9 | 164 | 150–314 | 53·7 | 186 | 150–304 | 51·0 | 181 | 150–303 | 62·1 | 164 | 143–306 | <0·001 |
| Citrus Fruit | 9·0 | 75·0 | 58·0–225 | 10·7 | 131 | 75·0–193 | 10·6 | 131 | 75·0–193 | 11·8 | 75·0 | 75·0–150 | 12·3 | 91·9 | 75·0–150 | 0·14 |
| Pome Fruit | 14·9 | 164 | 153–188 | 23·2 | 164 | 153–188 | 24·4 | 164 | 153–188 | 19·7 | 173 | 153–188 | 22·3 | 164 | 153–188 | 0·10 |
| Tropical Fruit | 7·5 | 73·5 | 10·8–294 | 9·9 | 72·0 | 9·8–190 | 7·3 | 40·0 | 23·3–73·9 | 6·3 | 62·9 | 19·2–367 | 9·7 | 51·0 | 16·4–159 | 0·04 |
| Berries | 13·4 | 36·0 | 20·8–83·3 | 8·8 | 96·0 | 44·3–139 | 6·7 | 38·5 | 23·3–72·0 | 3·0 | 43·4 | 24·0–110 | 11·2 | 30·7 | 18·0–66·0 | 0·003 |
| Stone Fruit | 7·5 | 151 | 83·3–165 | 6·6 | 145 | 40·0–201 | 4·9 | 145 | 75·0–151 | 7·1 | 151 | 60·0–210 | 7·1 | 118 | 46·4–290 | 0·23 |
| Other Fruit | 17·9 | 121 | 44·0–218 | 13·9 | 78·0 | 26·0–156 | 12·3 | 75·0 | 21·8–160 | 10·7 | 126 | 62·9–170 | 16·5 | 78·0 | 44·0–204 | 0·02 |
| Dried Fruit | 4·5 | 8·0 | 3·5–13·5 | 10·2 | 26·8 | 10·8–50·0 | 8·2 | 20·1 | 6·7–35·0 | 4·1 | 21·6 | 16·3–50·0 | 8·7 | 26·1 | 12·7–41·7 | 0·02 |
| Fruit Juice‡ | 13·4 | 150 | 150–150 | 20·0 | 150 | 150–150 | 17·3 | 150 | 150–150 | 15·3 | 150 | 150–150 | 24·7 | 150 | 150–150 | <0·001 |
| Geographical location | ||||||||||||||||
| City | Inner regional | Outer regional/remote | ||||||||||||||
| % | Median | IQR | % | Median | IQR | % | Median | IQR | P * | |||||||
| Total Fruit without Juice | 49·1 | 188 | 128–307 | 44·1 | 160 | 75·0–215 | 44·8 | 188 | 102–294 | 0·02 | ||||||
| Total Fruit including Juice† | 57·9 | 170 | 150–304 | 51·0 | 164 | 113–285 | 51·9 | 187 | 150–309 | 0·01 | ||||||
| Citrus Fruit | 11·9 | 131 | 75·0–193 | 8·3 | 93·0 | 75·0–150 | 11·0 | 131 | 65·5–262 | 0·10 | ||||||
| Pome Fruit | 24·3 | 164 | 153–188 | 20·1 | 164 | 135–188 | 20·6 | 164 | 153–188 | 0·06 | ||||||
| Tropical Fruit | 8·0 | 51·0 | 16·4–190 | 8·1 | 23·1 | 14·3–73·5 | 9·9 | 56·6 | 40·0–193 | 0·54 | ||||||
| Berries | 7·6 | 38·5 | 24·0–101 | 5·1 | 24·0 | 19·0–114 | 9·6 | 56·6 | 24·0–80·2 | 0·06 | ||||||
| Stone Fruit | 6·5 | 151 | 60·0–217 | 5·1 | 145 | 40·0–210 | 7·2 | 145 | 66·0–151 | 0·52 | ||||||
| Other Fruit | 13·3 | 85·0 | 40·0–170 | 11·0 | 78·0 | 26·4–156 | 13·4 | 62·9 | 20·8–221 | 0·44 | ||||||
| Dried Fruit | 8·5 | 19·2 | 9·4–40·2 | 9·8 | 16·7 | 13·4–51·2 | 4·5 | 20·0 | 17·8–35·6 | 0·02 | ||||||
| Fruit Juice‡ | 18·6 | 150 | 150–150 | 15·9 | 150 | 150–150 | 19·1 | 150 | 150–150 | 0·42 | ||||||
*
From Kruskal–Wallis test on per capita intakes; significant P values indicated in bold font.
†
Including fruit juice, up to 1 serving (125 ml or ½ cup).
‡
Up to 1 serving (125 ml or ½ cup).