Table 2.

Folate intake by sociodemographic variables and fruit and vegetable intake

	Folate intake (µg/d)					Folate intake (µg/10 MJ)					DFE (µg/day)
	All		Low-energy reporters excluded			All		Low-energy reporters excluded			All
	n	Median (Q 1–Q 3)	n	Median (Q 1–Q 3)	p	n	Median (Q 1–Q 3)	n	Median (Q 1–Q 3)	p	n	Median (Q 1–Q 3)
All	1797	246 (196–304)	1467	261 (215–318)	0.000	1797	302 (253–367)	1467	298 (250–360)	0.210	1797	257 (201–323)
Male	792	257 (204–316)	627	276 (229–332)	0.000	792	278 (232–336)	627	273 (230–327)	0.190	792	268 (210–336)
Female	1005	237 (189–294)	840	249 (207–307)	0.000	1005	326 (272–390)	840	323 (271–383)	0.360	1005	247 (195–211)
Female aged 18–44 y	450	227 (181–282)	369	240 (199–294)	0.002	450	301 (256–355)	369	296 (254–345)	0.400	450	239 (185–300)
		p (sex) < 0.001		p (sex) < 0.001			p (sex) < 0.001		p (sex) < 0.001			p (sex) < 0.001
		p (female) < 0.001		p (female) = 0.001			p (female) < 0.001		p (female) < 0.001			p (female) < 0.001
Fruit and vegetable consumption
Fruit and vegetables <200 g/d	519	191 (152–235)	354	211 (171–251)	0.000	519	249 (213–293)	354	236 (205–276)	0.002	519	198 (155–248)
Fruit and vegetables 200–350 g/d	680	239 (201–284)	569	250 (211–290)	0.004	680	299 (261–347)	569	294 (258–337)	0.110	680	249 (206–298)
Fruit and vegetables 350–500 g/d	376	286 (242–328)	331	292 (249–331)	0.100	376	340 (287–395)	331	333 (283–381)	0.170	376	294 (248–344)
Fruit and vegetables >500 g/d	222	354 (304–412)	213	355 (306–414)	0.730	222	401 (347–471)	213	396 (344–465)	0.640	222	355 (309–435)
		p < 0.001		p < 0.001			p < 0.001		p < 0.001			p < 0.001
Income
Income < median	840	237 (186–294)	682	250 (209–307)	0.000	840	303 (254–373)	682	301 (250–367)	0.450	840	248 (194–315)
Income ≥ median	957	255 (202–312)	785	269 (221–324)	0.000	957	300 (252–362)	785	295 (250–355)	0.290	957	265 (206–330)
		p < 0.001		p < 0.001			p = 0.420		p = 0.300			p < 0.001
Level of education
Elementary school	214	230 (183–296)	157	250 (200–313)	0.007	214	305 (262–371)	157	292 (252–351)	0.190	214	243 (187–312)
High school	712	233 (190–286)	573	249 (208–295)	0.000	712	289 (244–349)	573	288 (240–344)	0.380	712	243 (196–299)
College or university	755	267 (214–326)	663	277 (230–333)	0.011	755	318 (263–381)	663	316 (263–377)	0.590	755	280 (221–344)
		p < 0.001		p < 0.001			p < 0.001		p < 0.001			p < 0.001

The Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney rank sum test was used to test if sex, age, income, fruit and vegetable consumption or low-energy reporting affected intake. The Kruskal–Wallis test was used to compare if education level affected intake

DFE Dietary Folate Equivalents