Table 4.
Carbohydrates distribution (% of energy) by sex and age groups in the Spanish ANIBES Study population.
| Total | Children 9–12 Years | Adolescents 13–17 Years | Adults 18–64 Years | Elderly 65–75 Years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| n | 2009 | 1013 | 996 | 213 | 126 | 87 | 211 | 137 | 74 | 1655 | 798 | 857 | 206 | 99 | 107 |
| Carbohydrates (%) | 41.1 (7.2) | 41 (7.3) | 41.2 (7.2) | 43.8 (5.8) | 43.4 (6.1) | 44.4 (5.4) | 44.4 (6.9) | 43.9 (6.7) | 45.2 (7.3) | 40.7 (7.2) | 40.6 (7.3) | 40.9 (7) | 40.7 (7.7) | 39.6 (7.4) | 41.7 (7.9) |
| Starch (%) | 24.1 (6.2) | 24.7 (6) | 23.5 (6.3) | 25 (4.7) | 24.6 (4.3) | 25.4 (5.2) | 26.6 (5.3) | 27 (5.3) | 26 (5.1) | 24.1 (6.3) | 24.6 (6.1) | 23.6 (6.3) | 22.5 (6) | 22.9 (6) | 22.1 (5.9) |
| Total Sugars (%) | 17 (5.9) | 16.3 (5.8) | 17.8 (5.9) | 18.8 (5.2) | 18.8 (5.4) | 18.8 (5) | 17.7 (5.6) | 16.9 (5.6) | 19.2 (5.4) | 16.7 (5.8) | 16 (5.8) | 17.3 (5.7) | 18.3 (6.7) | 16.7 (6.1) | 19.8 (6.9) |
| Intrinsic Sugars (%) | 9.6 (4.7) | 8.9 (4.3) | 10.2 (5) | 8.8 (3.7) | 8.7 (3.8) | 9.0 (3.5) | 7.6 (3.8) | 7.3 (3.7) | 8.2 (3.8) | 9.3 (4.5) | 8.8 (4.2) | 9.7 (4.7) | 13 (5.7) | 11.7 (5.3) | 14.1 (5.7) |
| Free Sugars (%) | 7.3 (4.7) | 7.2 (4.8) | 7.3 (4.6) | 9.8 (3.9) | 9.9 (4.1) | 9.6 (3.8) | 10 (4.5) | 9.6 (4.6) | 10.8 (4.2) | 7.1 (4.7) | 7.0 (4.8) | 7.3 (4.5) | 5.1 (3.5) | 4.8 (3.1) | 5.4 (3.7) |
Results are expressed as the mean ± the standard deviation (in brackets).