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. 2019 Feb 15;22(8):1341–1350. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018003701

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.