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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Obes. 2015 Jun 10;11(3):187–193. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12044

Table 1.

Dietary intake by food security status among children ages 2–15 years (n=5,136) in NHANES, 2007–2010.

Regular Survey Weights IPTW+Survey Weights
Food Secure
Mean (S.E.)
Insecure
Mean (S.E.)
Food Secure
Mean (S.E.)
Insecure
Mean (S.E.)
Fruit juice (cups) 0.51 (0.11) 0.42 (0.15) 0.48 (0.08) 0.51 (0.11)
Whole fruit 0.63 (0.17) 0.76 (0.22) 0.66 (0.08) 0.61 (0.10)
Vegetables excl white potatoes 0.58 (0.04) 0.56 (0.06) 0.56 (0.03) 0.60 (0.05)
Starchy vegetables 0.30 (0.07) 0.25 (0.07) 0.26 (0.02) 0.28 (0.07)
Whole grains 0.55 (0.07) 0.60 (0.08) 0.59 (0.05) 0.54 (0.15)
Refined grains 5.64 (0.10) 5.64 (0.31) 5.40 (0.09) 5.56 (0.34)
Solid fats (g) 34.66 (0.87) 34.38 (1.38) 34.23 (0.51) 34.70 (1.78)
Added sugars (tsp) 17.56 (0.92) 16.89 (1.67) 15.84 (0.23) 16.57 (1.90)
SoFAS (kcal) 592.91 (20.11) 579.68 (27.78) 561.46 (6.61) 577.40 (36.53)
Kcal 1826.36 (29.15) 1809.70 (51.95) 1760.91 (30.45) 1804.98 (66.73)
Protein (g) 65.05 (2.06) 66.52 (2.57) 65.32 (1.83) 65.76 (2.65)
Carbohydrate (g) 246.98 (6.71) 242.14 (7.80) 233.92 (3.73) 241.57 (9.73)
Fiber (g) 12.80 (0.24) 12.87 (0.56) 12.70 (0.35) 12.91 (0.63)
Caloric density (kcal/food item) 136.42 (5.47) 132.25 (5.56) 129.75 (3.82) 130.51 (6.93)
Sodium (mg) 2905.15 (45.95) 2882.04 (126.88) 2784.09 (83.74) 2886.72 (168.86)
Dietary variety (# foods) 14.30 (0.40) 14.61 (0.31) 14.38 (0.75) 14.70 (0.34)

cup equivalent

Note: Regular models used only the first day dietary recall survey weights, while IPTW models used propensity-score weights. There were no significant differences between the groups in either the regular or IPTW models.