Table 2.
Characteristics of children consumers of raisins and raisin‐containing foods, NHANES 2001–2012
| Variables | Raisins | Raisins containing foods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NonConsumers Mean ± SE | Consumers Mean ± SE | p Valuea | NonConsumers Mean ± SE | Consumers Mean ± SE | p Valuea | |
| Sample (N) | 20,175 | 154 | 18,270 | 2,059 | ||
| Age (years) | 10.1 ± 0.1 | 6.0 ± 0.6 | <0.0001 | 10.1 ± 0.1 | 9.9 ± 0.2 | 0.2176 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male (%) | 50.7 ± 0.6 | 48.4 ± 5.6 | 0.6908 | 51.0 ± 0.6 | 47.5 ± 1.7 | 0.0438 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Mexican American (%) | 13.5 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | <0.0001 | 13.6 ± 0.9 | 11.7 ± 0.9 | 0.1522 |
| Other Hispanic (%) | 6.1 ± 0.7 | 2.7 ± 1.1 | 0.0122 | 6.0 ± 0.7 | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 0.8936 |
| Non‐Hispanic white (%) | 59.1 ± 1.6 | 71.2 ± 4.8 | 0.0162 | 58.6 ± 1.6 | 65.0 ± 1.8 | 0.0081 |
| Non‐Hispanic black (%) | 14.4 ± 0.9 | 12.4 ± 3.4 | 0.5669 | 14.5 ± 0.9 | 13.2 ± 1.0 | 0.3570 |
| Other (%) | 6.9 ± 0.5 | 8.6 ± 3.1 | 0.5927 | 7.3 ± 0.5 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | 0.0002 |
| Poverty income ratio | 2.5 ± 0.04 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 0.0854 | 2.5 ± 0.04 | 2.6 ± 0.07 | 0.0332 |
| Smoker (%) | 2.7 ± 0.3 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | <0.0001 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0.5 | 0.1651 |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Sedentary (%) | 12.6 ± 0.4 | 10.3 ± 2.3 | 0.3242 | 12.8 ± 0.4 | 10.7 ± 1.0 | 0.0491 |
| Moderate (%) | 19.9 ± 0.5 | 16.2 ± 3.8 | 0.3369 | 20.0 ± 0.6 | 19.2 ± 1.3 | 0.5946 |
| Vigorous (%) | 67.5 ± 0.6 | 73.5 ± 4.2 | 0.1601 | 67.3 ± 0.7 | 70.1 ± 1.6 | 0.1030 |
SE, standard error
aComparison of consumers and nonconsumers.
Values in bold indicate significant at p<0.01.