Table 5.
Percentages of children aged 2-18 years whose usual intakes of each food group are above the maximum recommended amounts1 among income groups and race/ethnic groups, NHANES 2001-2004.
| Total fruits | Whole fruits | Total vegetables2 | Dark green vegetables | Orange vegetables | Dry beans and peas2 | Starchy vegetables | Other vegetables | Total grains | Whole grains | Meat and beans2 | Milk | Oils | |
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| All children (7212) | 15.5% ± 1.21 | 15.0% ± 1.35 | 0.5% ± 0.18 | 0.4% ± 0.21 | 0.9% ± 0.36 | 1.4% ± 0.46 | 13.2% ± 1.43 | 8.6% ± 0.90 | 40.1% ± 1.46 | 0.04% ± 0.02 | 15.8% ± 1.20 | 26.6% ± 1.51 | 4.0% ± 1.10 |
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| Lowest, PIR<=1.30 (3130) | 16.3% ± 1.58 ab | 15.1% ± 1.09 a | 0.8% ± 0.29 a | 0.4% ± 0.27 a | 1.1% ± 0.43 a | 3.1% ± 0.93 a | 20.4% ± 2.43 a | 6.2% ± 1.08 a | 38.4% ± 2.26 a | 0.02% ± 0.01 a | 17.0% ± 1.54 a | 22.9% ± 1.67 a | 2.3% ± 0.95 a |
| Middle, PIR 1.31-1.85 (975) | 12.2% ± 1.70 a | 10.8% ± 1.80 b | 0.7% ± 0.46 a | 0.2% ± 0.34 a | 1.6% ± 1.71 a | 1.4% ± 0.93 b | 22.2% ± 5.17 a | 5.7% ± 1.13 a | 39.1% ± 2.96 a | 0.02% ± 0.01 a | 16.8% ± 2.97 a | 27.9% ± 3.84 ab | 3.8% ± 2.57 ab |
| Highest, PIR >=1.86 (3107) | 15.7% ± 1.30 b | 15.9% ± 1.74 a | 0.4% ± 0.12 a | 0.4% ± 0.21 a | 0.7% ± 0.31 a | 0.4% ± 0.25 b | 7.0% ± 1.65 b | 10.6% ± 1.14 b | 41.4% ± 2.02 a | 0.1% ± 0.04 a | 14.9% ± 1.18 a | 28.6% ± 1.62 b | 5.1% ± 1.07 b |
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| NHW (2147) | 14.1% ± 1.32 a | 14.7% ± 1.63 a | 0.5% ± 0.15 a | 0.4% ± 0.20 a | 1.0% ± 0.38 a | 0.4% ± 0.25 a | 12.0% ± 1.83 a | 9.0% ± 0.97 a | 40.4% ± 1.95 a | 0.05% ± 0.03 a | 14.2% ± 1.34 a | 30.7% ± 1.71 a | 4.8% ± 1.16 a |
| NHB (2294) | 15.1% ± 1.53 a | 9.2% ± 1.22 b | 0.6% ± 0.30 a | 0.6% ± 0.40 ab | 0.5% ± 0.28 b | 0.5% ± 0.56 a | 17.5% ± 2.07 a | 3.9% ± 0.77 b | 34.1% ± 2.12 b | 0.02% ± 0.02ab | 22.7% ± 1.77 b | 8.9% ± 1.32 b | 2.9% ± 1.09 b |
| MA (2142) | 23.9% ± 2.58 b | 23.1% ± 2.75 c | 0.9% ± 0.35 a | 0.1% ± 0.11 b | 0.8% ± 0.54 ab | 8.3% ± 1.88 b | 12.3% ± 2.03 a | 12.6% ± 1.69 c | 46.5% ± 2.39 c | 0.01% ± 0.02 b | 17.8% ± 1.73 c | 23.8% ± 2.36 c | 2.0% ± 0.85 b |
Abbreviations: NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; PIR, Poverty Income Ratio; SE, standard error; NHW, non-Hispanic White; NHB, non-Hispanic Black; MA, Mexican American.
Different letters indicate significant differences at p<0.05.
MyPyramid food group recommendations depend on appropriate level of energy, and energy needs vary by activity level, sex and age. For this analysis, the maximum recommendations, which correspond to an active level, were used and sex-age-specific recommendations were applied prior to generating percentages for each income and race/ethnic group
Consistent with MyPyramid, dry peas and beans were first allocated to the meat and beans group, with any amount remaining after the meat and beans group recommendation was met counting toward the total vegetables and legumes groups.
Children of other race/ethnicity (n=629) are excluded from the analysis by race/ethnicity.