Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for total fiber, insoluble fiber, and soluble fiber intake amongst Ellisras adults aged 18–30 years.
18–24 Years | 25–30 Years | 18–30 Years | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Fiber (g) | Insoluble Fiber (g) | Soluble Fiber (g) | Total Fiber (g) | Insoluble Fiber (g) | Soluble Fiber (g) | Total Fiber (g) | Insoluble Fiber (g) | Soluble Fiber (g) | ||||||||||
Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
Median [IQR] | 5.3 [0.0–32.1] | 6.0 [0.0–32.7] | 0.0 [0.0–6.7] | 0.0 [0.0–10.9] | 0.0 [0.0–7.3] | 0.0 [0.0–32.7] | 3.6 [0.0–43.9] | 4.5 [0.0–48.9] | 0.0 [0.0–12.0] | 0.0 [0.0–18.0] | 0.0 [0.0–4.8] | 0.0 [0.0–14.9] | 4.3 [0.0–43.9] | 5.1 [0.0–48.9] | 0.0 [0.0–12.0] | 0.0 [0.0–18.0] | 0.0 [0.0–7.3] | 0.0 [0.0–14.9] |
Total | 5.3 [0.0–32.7] | 0.0 [0.0–10.9] | 0.0 [0.0–12.9] | 4.0 [0.0–48.9] | 0.0 [0.0–18.0] | 0.0 [0.0–14.9] | 4.6 [0.0–48.9] | 0.0 [0.0–18. 0] | 0.0 [0.0–15.0] | |||||||||
SD Total | 7.1 6.0 6.7 |
1.3 1.8 1.6 |
1.0 1.6 1.4 |
6.9 8.0 7.5 |
1.5 2.1 0.8 |
0.9 1.6 1.3 |
7.1 7.4 7.2 |
1.4 2.0 1.7 |
1.0 1.6 1.3 |
IQR = Interquartile range: SD = standard deviation.