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. 2020 May 18;19:45. doi: 10.1186/s12937-020-00564-6

Table 2.

The distribution of daily energy and macronutrient intake by social-demographic characteristics in 2015a,b

General Characteristic Women (N = 5964) Men (N = 4934)
Energy (k cal) Fat(g) Protein(g) Carbohydrate(g) Energy (k cal) Fat(g) Protein(g) Carbohydrate (g)
Age
 18–44 years 1931.4 ± 14.5 77.8 ± 0.9 62.5 ± 0.5 ** 244.5 ± 2.2* 2300.6 ± 19.5 91.8 ± 1.2 74.7 ± 0.7 290.8 ± 3.2 ***
 45–64 years 1911.7 ± 11.3 77.7 ± 0.7 61.8 ± 0.4 240.4 ± 1.7 2259.2 ± 13.9 91.3 ± 0.9 73.6 ± 0.5 277.7 ± 2.1
Education level
 Primary/illiterate 1915.3 ± 16.4 76.5 ± 1.0 59.0 ± 0.6*** 246.9 ± 2.6*** 2258.7 ± 26.2 90.8 ± 1.6 69.2 ± 0.9*** 283.5 ± 4.3 ***
 Middle school 1938.8 ± 15.6 77.3 ± 1.0 61.5 ± 0.6 248.4 ± 2.5 2297.1 ± 19.1 91.1 ± 1.1 73.6 ± 0.7 288.5 ± 3.0
 High/above 1903.0 ± 14.5 79.2 ± 0.6 65.4 ± 0.6 231.3 ± 2.0 2259.1 ± 16.5 92.1 ± 1.4 76.6 ± 0.6 276.1 ± 2.5
Income level
 Low 1964.4 ± 17.4*** 78.8 ± 1.1*** 60.8 ± 0.6*** 251.9 ± 2.7*** 2300.9 ± 22.4 90.9 ± 1.3*** 71.4 ± 0.7*** 293.4 ± 3.7 ***
 Medium 1894.7 ± 15.0 73.7 ± 0.9 60.4 ± 0.5 246.6 ± 2.5 2260.3 ± 19.7 88.1 ± 1.2 72.4 ± 0.7 287.7 ± 3.2
 High 1903.1 ± 14.1 80.5 ± 1.0 64.8 ± 0.5 228.9 ± 2.0 2265.1 ± 17.5 94.9 ± 1.1 77.4 ± 0.7 269.3 ± 2.5
Geogerphical region
 Rural 1914.9 ± 11.3 74.9 ± 0.7*** 59.9 ± 0.4*** 249.4 ± 1.8 *** 2295.2 ± 14.5** 90.4 ± 0.9*** 72.4 ± 0.5*** 290.9 ± 2.3 ***
 Urban 1927.0 ± 14.6 82.4 ± 1.0 65.8 ± 0.6 229.6 ± 2.0 2237.2 ± 18.0 93.3 ± 1.1 76.8 ± 0.7 267.6 ± 2.7
PA level
 Low 1892.7 ± 16.0*** 77.8 ± 1.1 61.9 ± 0.6 235.4 ± 2.4*** 2258.8 ± 19.8*** 91.7 ± 1.2 73.7 ± 0.7 279.0 ± 3.0***
 Medium 1890.9 ± 14.4 77.7 ± 0.9 62.3 ± 0.5 234.6 ± 2.2 2221.8 ± 18.8 90.8 ± 1.1 74.3 ± 0.7 270.7 ± 3.0
 High 1976.9 ± 16.0 77.5 ± 1.0 62.1 ± 0.6 256.6 ± 2.6 2336.4 ± 20.0 91.9 ± 1.2 74.0 ± 0.7 296.3 ± 3.2

aValues are mean ± s.e. for continuous variables .b ***, ** and * indicate statistical significance at the 1, 5 and 10% level, respectively