Table 2.

Total fat intake (grams and percentage of energy (%E)) in Korean adults from 2007 to 2015 by sex and age group^*. Data from the fourth (2007–2009), fifth (2010–2012) and sixth (2013–2015) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

	Total fat (g)							Total fat (%E)
	2007–2009		2010–2012		2013–2015			2007–2009		2010–2012		2013–2015
	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	P trend†	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	P trend†
Total	33·7	0·3	39·6	0·3	42·2	0·3	<0·0001	16·0	0·1	17·3	0·1	18·7	0·1	<0·0001
Sex
Male	40·2	0·5	47·2	0·5	49·0	0·5	<0·0001	16·9	0·1	18·1	0·1	19·2	0·1	<0·0001
Female	26·8	0·3	31·6	0·3	35·1	0·3	<0·0001	15·2	0·1	16·5	0·1	18·2	0·1	<0·0001
Age
19–29 years	48·9	0·9	57·9	1·1	58·7	0·9	<0·0001	22·6	0·2	24·4	0·3	25·0	0·2	<0·0001
30–49 years	41·5	0·5	47·8	0·6	50·8	0·5	<0·0001	18·7	0·1	20·1	0·1	21·8	0·2	<0·0001
50–64 years	30·8	0·5	35·3	0·5	39·3	0·6	<0·0001	14·6	0·2	15·8	0·2	17·4	0·2	<0·0001
≥65 years	21·0	0·4	23·2	0·4	25·2	0·4	<0·0001	11·6	0·2	11·8	0·1	13·0	0·2	<0·0001
Sex×age
Male, 19–29 years	57·6	1·5	67·3	1·7	67·9	1·5	<0·0001	22·9	0·3	24·4	0·4	25·3	0·3	<0·0001
Male, 30–49 years	50·4	0·7	57·7	0·9	59·3	0·8	<0·0001	19·8	0·2	20·9	0·2	22·2	0·2	<0·0001
Male, 50–64 years	36·9	0·7	42·1	0·8	45·4	0·9	<0·0001	15·6	0·2	16·8	0·2	17·9	0·2	<0·0001
Male, ≥65 years	25·1	0·7	29·0	0·6	30·2	0·6	<0·0001	12·4	0·2	13·1	0·2	14·0	0·2	<0·0001
Female, 19–29 years	40·2	0·8	48·4	1·1	49·6	1·0	<0·0001	22·3	0·3	24·4	0·4	24·6	0·3	<0·0001
Female, 30–49 years	32·6	0·4	37·9	0·5	42·3	0·6	<0·0001	17·7	0·2	19·2	0·2	21·4	0·2	<0·0001
Female, 50–64 years	24·8	0·5	28·6	0·5	33·1	0·5	<0·0001	13·6	0·2	14·8	0·2	16·9	0·2	<0·0001
Female, ≥65 years	16·7	0·4	17·6	0·4	20·1	0·4	<0·0001	10·6	0·2	10·6	0·2	12·0	0·2	<0·0001

^*All statistical analyses accounted for the complex sampling design effect and appropriate sampling weights.

^†Linear trends in total fat intake across the survey periods were compared using the generalized linear model after adjustment for sex, age, region and household income, where applicable.