Table 1.
Demographics of children 2–18 years (n=13,339) participating in NHANES 2003–2010 by total apple/apple product consumption
| Variable | Consumers (n=3,482) LSM±SE |
Non-consumers (n=9,857) LSM±SE |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | |||
| Female | 49.85±1.43 | 48.95±0.82 | 0.5843 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 58.25±1.97 | 60.97±2.01 | 0.3335 |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks | 13.01±1.10 | 14.88±1.09 | 0.2267 |
| Mexican–American | 15.93±1.27 | 12.38±1.17 | 0.0394 |
| Age (years) | 8.34±0.15 | 10.71±0.10 | <0.0001 |
| Poverty income ratio | 2.56±0.07 | 2.49±0.06 | 0.4857 |
| Physical activity (%) | |||
| Sedentary | 12.97±1.02 | 12.73±0.59 | 0.8385 |
| Moderate | 20.37±1.07 | 19.83±0.74 | 0.6756 |
| Active | 66.66±1.34 | 67.45±0.85 | 0.6206 |
| Smoker, current (%) | 2.45±0.38 | 7.46±0.48 | <0.0001 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0.25±0.08 | 0.58±0.11 | 0.0122 |
LSM, least square means.