Table 5.
Energy, Fat, Sugar, and Alcohol Intakes by Race and Weight Status and Healthy Eating Index-2005 Scoresa
| Normal |
Overweight |
Obese |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American (n = 365) | White (n = 224) | P | African American (n = 334) | White (n = 223) | P | African American (n = 521) | White (n = 320) | P | |
| Total energy, kcal/db | 2283 (59) | 2143 (75) | .1407 | 2110 (55) | 2008 (67) | .2379 | 1731 (35) | 1957 (45) | .0001 |
| Energy from beverages, kcal/d | 424 (19) | 418 (25) | .8274 | 397 (19) | 394 (23) | .9211 | 301 (12) | 329 (16) | .1594 |
| Beverage, % of total energy | 18.7 (0.6) | 19.1 (0.8) | .7197 | 18.6 (0.7) | 19.5 (0.9) | .4659 | 17.2 (0.5) | 16.8 (0.7) | .6726 |
| Total fat, g/d | 90.1 (2.7) | 79.5 (3.5) | .0176 | 83.5 (2.6) | 76.8 (3.1) | .0983 | 68.4 (1.7) | 79.3 (2.1) | < .0001 |
| Fat from beverages, g/d | 2.3 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.4) | .0001 | 2.0 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.5) | .004 | 1.8 (0.2) | 3.0 (0.2) | < .0001 |
| Beverage, % of total fat | 2.7 (0.3) | 5.3 (0.4) | < .0001 | 2.7 (0.4) | 5.4 (0.5) | < .0001 | 3.0 (0.3) | 4.2 (0.4) | .0093 |
| Total Sugar, g/d | 124.2 (4.2) | 132.6 (5.4) | .2206 | 121.8 (4.1) | 119.6 (5.1) | .7428 | 103.1 (3.0) | 112.9 (3.8) | .0462 |
| Sugar from beverages, g/d | 64.1 (3.1) | 67.5 (3.9) | .4993 | 63.5 (3.0) | 60.9 (3.7) | .5800 | 55.5 (2.4) | 58.5 (3.1) | .4477 |
| Beverage, % of total sugar | 50.6 (1.3) | 43.9 (1.6) | .0014 | 48.8 (1.5) | 44.8 (1.8) | .0797 | 49.2 (1.2) | 43.4 (1.5) | .0027 |
| Alcohol, g/d | 12.8 (1.4) | 8.7 (1.7) | .0665 | 11.6 (1.6) | 9.9 (1.9) | .4929 | 4.6 (0.7) | 4.5 (0.8) | .9097 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
a
Values are means (standard error of the mean) and %. Weight status was defined on the basis of body mass index (kg/m2). Normal weight was defined as BMI from 18.5 to 24.9; overweight was defined as BMI from 25 to 29.9; and obese was defined as BMI ≥ 30.
b
1 kcal = 4.185 kJ.