Table 4.
Dietary intake in males 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 | |
| Total fat (g) | 1105 | 99.2 | 85.9 | 1764 | 87.0 | 74.7 | 1515 | 69.6 | 61.9 | < 0.001 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 1105 | 304.0 | 258.1 | 1764 | 263.1 | 226.1 | 1515 | 214.9 | 186.8 | < 0.001 |
| Protein (g) | 1105 | 106.0 | 91.1 | 1764 | 91.7 | 81.3 | 1515 | 71.2 | 64.4 | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol (g) | 1105 | 21.4 | 5.1 | 1764 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 1515 | 10.2 | 1.8 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin A (IU CSFII) | 1105 | 9292.7 | 6715.6 | 1764 | 9490.8 | 7456.3 | 1515 | 8731.1 | 6842.3 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin A (mcg RE CSFII) | 1105 | 1442.2 | 1152.8 | 1764 | 1384.7 | 1201.5 | 1515 | 1270.6 | 1086.9 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin E (mg ATE CSFII) | 1105 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 1764 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 1515 | 9.0 | 7.8 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 1105 | 157.3 | 113.0 | 1764 | 137.4 | 111.4 | 1515 | 125.8 | 107.5 | < 0.034 |
| Zinc (mg) | 1105 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 1764 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 1515 | 11.6 | 10.3 | < 0.001 |
| Selenium (mcg) | 1105 | 130.9 | 114.0 | 1764 | 116.1 | 102.4 | 1515 | 92.1 | 83.5 | < 0.001 |
| Total Vitamin A Activity (mcg) | 1105 | 1048.6 | 862.2 | 1764 | 944.1 | 838.1 | 1515 | 848.5 | 733.7 | < 0.001 |
| Beta Carotene | 1105 | 3111.2 | 1971.9 | 1764 | 3290.3 | 2335.0 | 1515 | 3035.9 | 2195.7 | < 0.001 |
| Lutein|Zeaxanthin (mcg NDS) | 1105 | 2640.6 | 1740.4 | 1764 | 2368.8 | 1773.8 | 1515 | 2140.5 | 1544.8 | < 0.001 |
| Lycopene (mcg NDS R) | 1105 | 10491 | 7941.1 | 1764 | 9438.5 | 6621.3 | 1515 | 7770.7 | 5163.8 | < 0.001 |
| Beta Carotene Equivalents (mcg) | 1105 | 3571.6 | 2266.4 | 1764 | 3818.0 | 2697.1 | 1515 | 3521.6 | 2538.3 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin E Total | 1105 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 1764 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 1515 | 7.9 | 6.8 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin A (IU) | 1105 | 1222.9 | 0.0 | 1764 | 2258.9 | 82.1 | 1515 | 2806.4 | 3571.4 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin A (mcg RAE) | 1105 | 366.9 | 0.0 | 1764 | 677.7 | 24.6 | 1515 | 841.9 | 1071.4 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Beta Carotene | 1105 | 144.1 | 0.0 | 1764 | 264.9 | 9.9 | 1515 | 327.5 | 428.6 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin E | 1105 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 1764 | 35.9 | 2.4 | 1515 | 50.5 | 20.1 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin C | 1105 | 54.8 | 0.0 | 1764 | 106.3 | 17.1 | 1515 | 130.8 | 60.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Zinc | 1105 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1764 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1515 | 7.8 | 0.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Selenium | 1105 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1764 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1515 | 2.2 | 0.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supplement Users Only | ||||||||||
| Supp. Vitamin A (IU) | 316 | 3059.8 | 3571.4 | 766 | 4229.3 | 5000.0 | 1075 | 4930.3 | 5000.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin A (mcg RAE) | 316 | 917.9 | 1071.4 | 766 | 1268.8 | 1500.0 | 1075 | 1479.1 | 1500.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Beta Carotene | 312 | 360.5 | 428.6 | 763 | 494.1 | 600.0 | 1076 | 579.4 | 600.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin E | 320 | 22.9 | 14.4 | 801 | 61.6 | 20.1 | 1147 | 83.4 | 20.1 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Vitamin C | 368 | 115.6 | 60.0 | 865 | 173.2 | 60.0 | 1187 | 212.1 | 60.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Zinc (mg) | 271 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 685 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 927 | 1.9 | 2.0 | < 0.001 |
| Supp. Selenium (mcg) | 2 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 36 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 96 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 1.000 |
*N refers to the total number of participants per age group