TABLE 2.
Characteristics of subjects1
| Children 9–13 y old (n = 114) | Males ≥14 y old (n = 240) | Premenopausal women ≥19 y old (n = 116) | Postmenopausal women (n = 194) | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (y) | 12 (11, 13)2 | 39 (26.5, 52) | 41 (32, 46) | 57 (52, 61) |
| Race [n (%)] | ||||
| White | 39 (34.5) | 158 (66.1) | 81 (69.8) | 161 (83.0) |
| Black | 1 (0.9) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.9) | 6 (3.1) |
| Hispanic | 67 (59.3) | 50 (20.9) | 30 (25.9) | 15 (7.7) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 (0.9) | 20 (8.4) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (2.6) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (1.8) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) |
| More than one race | 3 (2.7) | 8 (3.4) | 2 (1.7) | 6 (3.1) |
| Laboratory/measured values | ||||
| ALT (U/L) | 83 (63, 138) | 77 (57, 109) | 59 (37, 105) | 56.5 (39, 88) |
| AST (U/L) | 53 (39, 76) | 44 (34, 64) | 46 (32, 73) | 47 (32, 70) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 115 (90, 160) | 152 (108, 218) | 150 (97, 193) | 141 (105, 201) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | NA | 33.4 (29.8, 36.8) | 36.6 (31.3, 42.0) | 33.6 (29.3, 38.4) |
| BMI z score | 2.4 (2.1, 2.5) | NA | NA | NA |
| History of corticosteroid use [n (%)] | 4 (3.5) | 19 (7.9) | 12 (10.3) | 24 (12.4) |
| Estimated daily intakes | ||||
| Calories | 1789 (1258, 2370) | 1903 (1466, 2670) | 1576 (1182, 2158) | 1562 (1054, 2130) |
| Protein (g) | 71.9 (50.4, 96.3) | 75.8 (52.8, 98.4) | 61.7 (41.3, 84.2) | 58.5 (41.5, 83.4) |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 234 (153, 314) | 227 (172, 317) | 193 (124, 259) | 187 (134, 253) |
| Fat (g) | 66 (43.8, 98.3) | 80.4 (55.2, 118) | 65.3 (49.4, 90.1) | 66 (41.3, 91.8) |
| Choline (mg) | 292 (218, 402) | 308 (221, 407) | 257 (189, 325) | 262 (176, 373) |
| Vitamin B-12 (μg) | 4.5 (2.9, 7.5) | 5.0 (3.2, 9.0) | 4.9 (2.5, 8.0) | 6.4 (2.9, 9.8) |
| Folate (μg) | 415.9 (274, 564) | 420 (292, 686) | 387 (260, 663) | 450 (312, 777) |
| Any alcohol use [n (%)] | 0 (0.0) | 121 (50.4) | 65 (56.0) | 91 (46.9) |
1
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; NA, not applicable.
2
Median; 25th, 75th percentiles in parentheses (all such values).