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. 2019 Mar 5;29(3):92–96. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20170117

Table 3. Dietary intakes by age group and gender.

  Age, years Total Good dietary intake Poor dietary intake


n % n %
Men ≥65 1,628 1,105 67.9 523 32.1
<65 874 403 46.1 471 53.9
Total 2,502 1,508 60.3 994 39.7

Women ≥65 2,232 1,782 79.8 450 20.2
<65 1,990 1,308 65.7 682 34.3
Total 4,222 3,090 73.2 1,132 26.8

Participants who fulfilled the following criteria were considered as having good dietary intake: staple food item intake ≥three times a day; meat, fish and shellfish, eggs, or soybean products ≥twice a day; vegetables ≥twice a day; and fruit or dairy products ≥once a day.

All remaining participants were categorized as having poor dietary intake.