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Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2009 Mar 24;33(6):621–628. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2009.45

Table 2.

Adjusted mean difference^a in total energy intake (kcal/day) by quintiles of meat and red meat consumption, stratified by gender: NHANES 1999–2004

	Q1	Q2		Q3		Q4		Q5
	(ref)	β	s.e	β	s.e.	β	s.e.	β	s.e.
Total meat	Q1: mean = 22 g (ref)	Q2:mean = 95.8 g		Q3: mean = 164 g		Q4: mean = 257 g		Q5: mean = 516 g
Men	–	45.51	42.28	238.27^**	48.53	443.25^**	52.50	843.89^**	55.09
Women	–	45.50	37.10	160.10^**	27.26	306.54^**	31.19	605.18^**	35.06
Red meat	Q1: mean = 0 g	Q2: mean = 0 g		Q3: mean = 11 g		Q4: mean = 41 g		Q5: mean = 151g
Men	–	–^b		26.90	78.97	15.50	41.70	412.90^**	45.69
Women	–	–^b		103.88	108.28	6.71	28.69	234.10^**	29.71

Abbreviation: NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

^**

P<0.05.

Adjusted mean differences (β) in total energy intake were estimated on the basis of linear regression models. Each model controlled for age, sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES).

The red meat consumption was 0 g.