Table 3.
Dietary intake in females by age in the Personalized Medicine Research Project
| Age Group | 18-39 | 40-59 | 60+ | |||||||
| N* | Mean | Median | N* | Mean | Median | N* | Mean | Median | K-W Test p-value | |
| Food energy (kcal) | 2147 | 1859.5 | 1637.4 | 2752 | 1674.7 | 1522.7 | 1997 | 1415.5 | 1341.1 | < 0.001 |
| Total fat (g) | 2147 | 65.2 | 56.1 | 2752 | 61.6 | 53.8 | 1997 | 51.3 | 46.0 | < 0.001 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 2147 | 199.3 | 171.4 | 2752 | 185.0 | 161.7 | 1997 | 154.3 | 137.3 | < 0.001 |
| Protein (g) | 2147 | 71.6 | 64.2 | 2752 | 67.3 | 61.7 | 1997 | 54.5 | 50.8 | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol (g) | 2147 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 2752 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1997 | 3.1 | 0.6 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin A (IU CSFII) | 2147 | 8958.8 | 6375.6 | 2752 | 9921.8 | 7354.3 | 1997 | 8549.4 | 6695.0 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin A (mcg RE CSFII) | 2147 | 1264.8 | 1003.5 | 2752 | 1324.5 | 1096.7 | 1997 | 1157.6 | 999.3 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin E (mg ATE CSFII) | 2147 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 2752 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 1997 | 7.5 | 6.6 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 2147 | 134.6 | 101.3 | 2752 | 127.1 | 104.3 | 1997 | 124.5 | 108.2 | < 0.065 |
| Zinc (mg) | 2147 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 2752 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 1997 | 8.7 | 8.1 | < 0.001 |
| Selenium (mcg) | 2147 | 86.2 | 76.4 | 2752 | 81.2 | 74.0 | 1997 | 67.0 | 62.1 | < 0.001 |
| Total Vitamin A Activity (mcg) | 2147 | 838.4 | 719.7 | 2752 | 828.2 | 719.9 | 1997 | 721.8 | 659.8 | < 0.001 |
| Beta Carotene | 2147 | 3198.6 | 2055.7 | 2752 | 3657.3 | 2524.0 | 1997 | 3101.7 | 2276.5 | < 0.001 |
| Lutein|Zeaxanthin (mcg NDS) | 2147 | 2444.7 | 1643.3 | 2752 | 2467.9 | 1727.9 | 1997 | 1998.6 | 1474.5 | < 0.001 |
| Lycopene (mcg NDS R) | 2147 | 7726.0 | 5611.2 | 2752 | 6815.3 | 4998.7 | 1997 | 6096.7 | 4022.5 | < 0.001 |
| Beta Carotene Equivalents (mcg) | 2147 | 3701.3 | 2373.0 | 2752 | 4237.7 | 2899.1 | 1997 | 3599.2 | 2632.4 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin E Total | 2147 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 2752 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 1997 | 6.7 | 5.9 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin A (IU) | 2147 | 2094.6 | 331.8 | 2752 | 2928.0 | 3571.4 | 1997 | 3496.9 | 5000.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin A (mcg RAE) | 2147 | 628.4 | 99.6 | 2752 | 878.4 | 1071.4 | 1997 | 1049.1 | 1500.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Beta Carotene | 2147 | 246.8 | 39.8 | 2752 | 339.6 | 428.6 | 1997 | 410.7 | 600.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin E | 2147 | 16.8 | 4.4 | 2752 | 58.5 | 20.1 | 1997 | 78.0 | 20.1 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin C | 2147 | 81.1 | 17.1 | 2752 | 150.7 | 60.0 | 1997 | 176.8 | 60.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Zinc | 2147 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 2752 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 1997 | 9.2 | 15.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Selenium | 2147 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2752 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1997 | 0.8 | 0.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supplement Users Only | ||||||||||
| Supp. Vitamin A (IU) | 992 | 3497.2 | 5000.0 | 1722 | 4182.1 | 5000.0 | 1789 | 4843.7 | 5000.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin A (mcg RAE) | 992 | 1049.2 | 1500.0 | 1722 | 1254.6 | 1500.0 | 1789 | 1453.1 | 1500.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Beta Carotene | 982 | 410.2 | 600.0 | 1712 | 492.9 | 600.0 | 1775 | 572.1 | 600.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin E | 1003 | 24.6 | 20.1 | 1823 | 74.1 | 20.1 | 1900 | 100.0 | 20.1 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin C | 1085 | 115.5 | 60.0 | 1917 | 188.4 | 60.0 | 1924 | 229.1 | 60.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Zinc (mg) | 900 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1587 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1535 | 1.8 | 2.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Selenium (mcg) | 9 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 43 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 53 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 1.000 |
*N refers to the total number of participants per age group