Table 1.
Mean1,2 (se) Total Fructose Intake (g), Percent of Total Energy From Fructose, Percent of Total Carbohydrate From Fructose, and Percent of Total Sugar From Fructose, NHANES III3 (n=21,483)
| Sample | Total fructose (g) | % of KCAL from fructose | % of carbohydrate from fructose | % of sugar from fructose | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | (se) | mean | (se) | mean | (se) | mean | (se) | mean | (se) | |||||
| Total | 21,483 | 54.7 | (0.8) | 10.2 | (0.1) | 19.7 | (0.1) | 40.9 | (0.1) | ||||||
| Male (ref) | 10,434 | 49.5 | (0.5) | 63.4 | (1.1) | 10.0 | (0.1) | 19.6 | (0.2) | 40.8 | (0.1) | ||||
| Female | 11,049 | 50.5 | (0.5) | 46.2 | (0.6) | 10.5 | (0.1) | b | 19.8 | (0.2) | 41.0 | (0.2) | |||
| Age group | |||||||||||||||
| 2–5 | 3403 | 6.1 | (0.2) | 44.9 | (0.7) | c | 11.6 | (0.1) | c | 20.8 | (0.2) | c | 38.8 | (0.2) | c |
| 6–11 | 2618 | 9.2 | (0.3) | 54.2 | (0.9) | c | 10.9 | (0.2) | c | 20.3 | (0.3) | b | 38.9 | (0.3) | c |
| 12–18 | 2058 | 9.6 | (0.3) | 72.8 | (1.6) | c | 12.1 | (0.2) | c | 22.4 | (0.3) | c | 41.8 | (0.2) | |
| 19–30 | 3007 | 17.5 | (0.9) | 66.6 | (1.7) | c | 10.8 | (0.2) | c | 21.0 | (0.3) | c | 42.5 | (0.2) | b |
| 31–50 (ref) | 4549 | 31.0 | (0.7) | 55.0 | (1.0) | 9.7 | (0.2) | 19.3 | (0.2) | 41.4 | (0.2) | ||||
| 51–70 | 3478 | 18.3 | (0.6) | 44.1 | (1.0) | 9.2 | (0.1) | a | 17.8 | (0.2) | c | 40.3 | (0.3) | b | |
| >70 | 2370 | 8.2 | (0.5) | 38.4 | (0.8) | 9.4 | (0.2) | 17.8 | (0.2) | c | 39.6 | (0.3) | b | ||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white (ref) | 8068 | 75.0 | (1.2) | 55.0 | (0.9) | 10.2 | (0.1) | 19.7 | (0.2) | 40.4 | (0.1) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 6008 | 11.0 | (0.7) | 57.7 | (0.7) | 11.0 | (0.1) | a | 21.6 | (0.1) | c | 42.9 | (0.1) | c | |
| Mexican-American | 3515 | 6.0 | (0.6) | 52.7 | (0.8) | b | 10.1 | (0.1) | b | 19.3 | (0.2) | b | 41.3 | (0.2) | c |
| Other | 892 | 8.0 | (0.8) | 49.3 | (1.5) | c | 9.6 | (0.3) | b | 17.8 | (0.4) | c | 42.0 | (0.4) | c |
| Poverty-Income Ratio | |||||||||||||||
| PIR ≤ 1.3 (ref) | 7550 | 19.6 | (1.0) | 54.2 | (1.4) | 10.6 | (0.2) | 20.1 | (0.3) | 40.9 | (0.2) | ||||
| 1.3 < PIR ≤ 3.5 | 8354 | 43.5 | (1.0) | 56.1 | (0.9) | 10.4 | (0.1) | 20.0 | (0.2) | 41.0 | (0.1) | ||||
| PIR > 3.5 | 3679 | 30.6 | (1.1) | 53.7 | (1.2) | 9.7 | (0.1) | 19.0 | (0.2) | 40.8 | (0.2) | ||||
| Body Mass Index | |||||||||||||||
| Normal weight (ref) | 11,159 | 51.5 | (0.9) | 56.2 | (0.9) | 10.6 | (0.1) | 20.1 | (0.2) | 40.9 | (0.1) | ||||
| Overweight | 5913 | 28.7 | (0.6) | 54.5 | (1.2) | 9.9 | (0.1) | 19.3 | (0.2) | 40.9 | (0.2) | ||||
| Obese | 4411 | 19.8 | (0.7) | 51.1 | (1.3) | 9.8 | (0.1) | 19.3 | (0.2) | 40.8 | (0.2) | ||||
1
Results weighted to account for the complex survey design, nonresponse, and poststratification
2
Means compared to reference group (ref) using t-tests:
a
P <.05,
b
P <.01,
c
P <.001. T-test for total fructose intake (g) adjusted for total energy intake. P-values ≥.0036 should be interpreted with caution based on Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons