Table 1.
Population characteristics according to quintiles of the contribution of ultra-processed foods to total energy intake.
| Subject Variable | Overall | Quintiles of Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods (% of Total Energy Intake) |
p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/% | S.E. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | ||
| Age (yrs) | 38.3 | 0.50 | 40.5 | 40.2 | 38.2 | 38.0 | 35.1 | 0.002 |
| Male (%) | 55.8 | 1.96 | 53.3 | 57.7 | 57.0 | 55.0 | 56.3 | 0.87 |
| Married (%) | 62.8 | 2.41 | 63.8 | 67.6 | 68.5 | 59.3 | 56.7 | 0.20 |
| Children | 1.37 | 0.06 | 1.55 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.44 | 1.22 | 0.20 |
| Education (yrs) | 10.9 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 0.56 |
| Income (minimum wages) | 1.55 | 0.10 | 1.58 | 1.42 | 1.89 | 1.31 | 1.62 | 0.86 |
| In-house formation (%) | 19.3 | 1.92 | 17.9 | 11.4 | 28.8 | 19.3 | 18.2 | 0.58 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.5 | 0.25 | 28.3 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 26.8 | 28.5 | 0.80 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 90.3 | 0.60 | 92.2 | 89.1 | 90.2 | 88.6 | 91.7 | 0.72 |
Means and percentages are population estimates and S.E. is the standard error of the means.