Table 1.
Sample population characteristics - means or percentages (standard error) in the United States a and Brazil b
| Characteristic |
UNITED STATES |
BRAZIL |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20-39y |
40-59y |
60 + y |
20-39y |
40-59y |
60 + y |
|
| (n = 1,751) | (n = 1,722) | (n = 1,947) | (n = 13,175) | (n = 8,893) | (n = 4,322) | |
| Women (%) |
51.5 (1.4) |
52.7 (1.3) |
55.5 (1.1) |
51.2 (0.5) |
52.8 (0.6) |
55.6 (0.9) |
| Age (y) |
29.4 (0.3) |
49.2 (0.2) |
70.0 (0.3) |
29.1 (0.1) |
48.5 (0.1)* |
69.7 (0.2) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)c |
28.0 (0.3) |
29.2 (0.2) |
28.8 (0.2) |
24.8 (0.1)* |
26.4 (0.1)* |
26.3 (0.1)* |
| Daily energy intake (kJ/day) | 9,471.3 (156.9) | 9,192.2 (172.4) | 7,308.2 (153.1) | 8,372.6 (58.6)* | 7,702.7 (69.0)* | 6,860.5 (73.2)* |
aIncludes first day of intake, What We Eat in America, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2008.
bIncludes first day of intake, Household Budget Survey, Individual Food Intake 2008–2009.
*Statistically different at p <0.05.