Table 3.
Dietary intake among children ages 2–15 years (n=5,136) in NHANES 2007–2010, comparing children in food secure households (unweighted n=3,033) to those in food insecure households (unweighted n=2,103). Significant differences shown in bold-type (P<0.05).
| Regular Survey Weights | IPTW+Survey Weights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Secure Mean (S.E.) |
Food-Insecure Mean (S.E.) |
Food Secure Mean (S.E.) |
Food-Insecure Mean (S.E.) |
|
| Fruit juice (cups) | 0.41 (0.03) a | 0.49 (0.03) b | 0.47 (0.07) | 0.52 (0.19) |
| Whole fruit‡ | 0.74 (0.05) | 0.62 (0.04) | 0.66 (0.09) | 0.63 (0.15) |
| Vegetables excl white potatoes‡ | 0.58 (0.02) | 0.57 (0.02) | 0.56 (0.03) | 0.56 (0.04) |
| Starchy vegetables‡ | 0.24 (0.02) | 0.27 (0.02) | 0.25 (0.02) | 0.26 (0.03) |
| Whole grains | 0.64 (0.03) a | 0.52 (0.03) b | 0.60 (0.06) | 0.50 (0.08) |
| Refined grains | 5.34 (0.11) | 5.70 (0.14) | 5.16 (0.22) | 5.69 (0.66) |
| Solid fats (g) | 33.82 (0.72) | 35.28 (0.73) | 33.65 (0.67) | 34.70 (4.01) |
| Added sugars (tsp) | 15.60 (0.26) a | 17.42 (0.58) b | 15.41 (0.29) | 16.91 (3.21) |
| SoFAS (kcal) | 553.97 (9.26) a | 596.17 (15.00) b | 549.32 (9.38) | 582.90 (86.27) |
| Kcal | 1766.69 (22.91) | 1837.27 (28.21) | 1727.70 (41.56) | 1810.13 (199.55) |
| Protein (g) | 66.17 (0.74) | 66.68 (1.05) | 64.14 (2.02) | 65.46 (6.74) |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 234.20 (3.37) | 246.21 (4.40) | 229.56 (5.52) | 243.17 (29.38) |
| Fiber (g) | 12.79 (0.32) | 12.91 (0.21) | 12.40 (0.59) | 12.84 (1.35) |
| Caloric density (kcal/food item) | 124.47 (1.15) a | 136.81 (2.60) b | 126.28 (1.90) | 135.29 (13.55) |
| Sodium (mg) | 2819.39 (50.00) | 2916.69 (44.77) | 2728.64 (97.28) | 2876.76 (249.33) |
| Dietary variety (# foods) | 15.15 (0.15) a | 14.30 (0.17) b | 14.55 (0.54) | 14.16 (0.66) |
‡
cup equivalent
a,b
indicate significantly different, P<0.05
Note: Regular models used only the first day dietary recall survey weights, while IPTW models used propensity-score weights.