Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of NDNS participants from years 9–11 (n 3,558).
| Variable | Total (n 3,558) |
1–3 (years) (n 109) |
4–10 (years) (n 314) |
11–14 (years) (n 167) |
15–18 (years) (n 155) |
19–64 (years) (n 2,156) |
65–74 (years) (n 399) |
75+ (years) (n 258) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 40.73 ± 22.74 | 2.16 ± 0.79 | 7.05 ± 2.07 | 12.39 ± 1.14 | 16.45 ± 1.02 | 41.45 ± 12.80 | 69.58 ± 2.86 | 80.20 ± 3.51 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||||
| Male | 1,754 (49.3) | 56 (51.3) | 161 (51.2) | 90 (54.0) | 75 (48.4) | 1,074 (49.8) | 188 (47.1) | 111 (43.0) |
| Female | 1,804 (50.7) | 53 (48.7) | 153 (48.8) | 77 (46.0) | 80 (51.6) | 1,083 (50.2) | 211 (52.9) | 147 (57.0) |
| Total Energy (kcal) | 1,720 ± 539 | 1,056 ± 238 | 1,442 ± 339 | 1,622 ± 413 | 1,698 ± 500 | 1,828 ± 567 | 1,673 ± 449 | 1,589 ± 436 |
| %TEI from carbohydrate | 46.1% | 49.1% | 51.0% | 50.4% | 49.3% | 45.0% | 43.9% | 46.4% |
| %TEI from Protein | 16.2% | 15.7% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 16.2% |
| %TEI from Fat | 34.2% | 35.3% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.3% | 34.6% |
| Protein (g) | 70.16 ± 23.97 | 41.01 ± 10.07 | 52.94 ± 13.82 | 61.91 ± 16.67 | 67.20 ± 24.23 | 75.96 ± 25.08 | 69.31 ± 17.65 | 63.36 ± 16.95 |
| Fat (g) | 65.92 ± 25.21 | 41.48 ± 11.53 | 55.13 ± 16.29 | 62.19 ± 20.40 | 64.94 ± 23.62 | 69.83 ± 26.50 | 64.56 ± 23.53 | 61.79 ± 22.66 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 209.71 ± 71.02 | 138.40 ± 35.75 | 195.82 ± 47.61 | 217.19 ± 56.51 | 221.83 ± 65.11 | 218.71 ± 77.36 | 193.65 ± 57.02 | 194.17 ± 53.23 |
| Total sugars (g) | 84.01 ± 38.91 | 62.26 ± 22.69 | 80.62 ± 26.30 | 81.37 ± 34.18 | 83.61 ± 36.92 | 86.31 ± 42.26 | 80.61 ± 34.95 | 85.26 ± 34.22 |
| Free Sugars (g) | 47.90 ± 32.28 | 27.94 ± 15.87 | 47.31 ± 21.68 | 53.57 ± 28.59 | 56.25 ± 32.31 | 49.71 ± 35.43 | 40.84 ± 25.90 | 44.15 ± 25.88 |
| % Free sugars | 10.2% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.2% |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 81.67 ± 53.54 | 64.25 ± 34.29 | 74.88 ± 39.35 | 77.93 ± 50.65 | 74.14 ± 49.67 | 84.69 ± 57.03 | 85.82 ± 53.69 | 72.55 ± 44.65 |
mg, milligrams; g, grams; kcal, kilocalories; %TEI, mean percentage total energy intake; %Free sugars, mean percentage of free sugars from total energy. All data presented as Mean ± standard deviation or number and percentage. Cases weighted utilising wti_9–11.