Table 4.
Characteristics of one-day dietary measures by dietary cholesterol intake quartiles for U.S. women aged ≥20 years in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013–2014.
| Overall | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | p-Trend * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (unweighted) | 2633 | 660 | 659 | 656 | 658 | |
| Cholesterol intake, mean (SE), mg/day | 242 (3.1) | 69 (1.3) | 149 (1.2) | 255 (1.7) | 519 (5.7) | |
| Cholesterol intake, range, mg/day | (0, 1944) | (0, 111) | (112, 191) | (192, 333) | (334, 1944) | |
| Total energy intake, mean (SE), kcal/day | 1825 (18.1) | 1332 (38.7) | 1708 (31.4) | 2047 (20.5) | 2263 (66.6) | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol density, mean (SE), mg/1000 kcal | 135 (2.3) | 59 (1.7) | 98 (2.2) | 139 (1.8) | 254 (7.2) | <0.001 |
| Age, mean (SE), years | 48 (0.4) | 49 (0.7) | 48 (0.7) | 48 (0.9) | 47 (1.1) | 0.13 |
| Race, % | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 0.32 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
| Mexican American | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
| Other race | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Cholesterol intake by source, mean (SE), mg/day | ||||||
| Milk and milk products | 28 (1.0) | 15 (1.2) | 24 (0.9) | 37 (2.4) | 36 (4.0) | <0.001 |
| Eggs | 61 (4.0) | 0 (0.1) | 3 (0.7) | 31 (3.5) | 223 (11.8) | <0.001 |
| Meat | 97 (3.5) | 32 (1.4) | 73 (1.5) | 117 (4.8) | 173 (11.5) | <0.001 |
| Red meat | 17 (1.0) | 5 (0.6) | 13 (1.2) | 21 (2.5) | 30 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Poultry | 27 (1.7) | 6 (0.6) | 21 (1.9) | 32 (2.1) | 49 (5.9) | <0.001 |
| Processed meat | 11 (0.7) | 5 (0.6) | 11 (1.8) | 12 (1.3) | 16 (1.7) | <0.001 |
| Seafood | 12 (1.9) | 3 (0.6) | 5 (1.2) | 11 (2.3) | 31 (5.7) | <0.001 |
| Mixed dishes | 32 (1.5) | 11 (1.3) | 22 (1.5) | 43 (4.2) | 53 (5.1) | <0.001 |
| Grain products | 45 (1.9) | 15 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) | 56 (3.9) | 71 (6.3) | <0.001 |
| Others | 11 (0.8) | 7 (0.7) | 9 (0.9) | 14 (1.3) | 16 (1.7) | <0.001 |
* p-trend values were calculated from a survey weighted linear regression modeling cholesterol intake quartiles as ordinal variable.