Table 1.
Demographics associated with potato consumption in adolescents (9–18 years of age, n = 16,633), NHANES 2001–2018.
| Case 1 (Baked, Boiled, and Mashed and Mixtures) | Case 2 (Baked, Boiled, Mashed and Mixtures, and Fried Potatoes) | Case 3 (Baked, Boiled, Mashed and Mixtures, Fried Potatoes, and Potato Chips) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Consumer | Consumer | p Value | Non-Consumer | Consumer | p Value | Non-Consumer | Consumer | p Value | |
| Sample N | 14,102 | 2531 | 9455 | 7178 | 7228 | 9405 | |||
| Mean Age (years) | 13.6 ± 0.04 | 13.4 ± 0.1 | 0.1289 | 13.5 ± 0.04 | 13.6 ± 0.1 | 0.5562 | 13.6 ± 0.1 | 13.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5546 |
| Gender (% Male) | 51.3 ± 0.7 | 46.0 ± 1.4 | 0.0006 | 52.2 ± 0.9 | 48.1 ± 1.0 | 0.0031 | 52.2 ± 0.9 | 49.0 ± 0.9 | 0.0192 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Mexican American (%) | 14.2 ± 0.9 | 11.6 ± 1.2 | 0.0037 | 14.9 ± 1.1 | 12.3 ± 0.8 | 0.0021 | 15.5 ± 1.1 | 12.4 ± 0.9 | 0.0003 |
| Other Hispanic (%) | 6.69 ± 0.58 | 4.79 ± 0.64 | 0.0036 | 6.90 ± 0.64 | 5.64 ± 0.56 | 0.0306 | 7.17 ± 0.68 | 5.73 ± 0.52 | 0.0106 |
| non-Hispanic White (%) | 56.0 ± 1.4 | 65.0 ± 2.0 | <0.0001 | 56.6 ± 1.5 | 58.9 ± 1.6 | 0.0760 | 56.7 ± 1.6 | 58.2 ± 1.6 | 0.2819 |
| non-Hispanic Black (%) | 14.6 ± 0.8 | 12.2 ± 1.1 | 0.0060 | 13.0 ± 0.8 | 15.8 ± 1.0 | 0.0001 | 11.8 ± 0.8 | 16.1 ± 1.0 | <0.0001 |
| Other (%) | 8.45 ± 0.51 | 6.50 ± 0.77 | 0.0130 | 8.67 ± 0.56 | 7.37 ± 0.56 | 0.0296 | 8.78 ± 0.63 | 7.59 ± 0.5 | 0.0459 |
| Poverty Income Ratio | |||||||||
| <1.35 (%) | 32.2 ± 1.1 | 30.4 ± 1.8 | 0.3077 | 32.1 ± 1.2 | 31.6 ± 1.2 | 0.6925 | 31.9 ± 1.3 | 31.9 ± 1.2 | 0.9704 |
| 1.35-1.85 (%) | 10.8 ± 0.5 | 11.3 ± 1.0 | 0.6185 | 10.8 ± 0.6 | 10.9 ± 0.6 | 0.9480 | 10.6 ± 0.7 | 11.1 ± 0.6 | 0.5288 |
| >1.85 (%) | 57.0 ± 1.2 | 58.3 ± 1.7 | 0.4642 | 57.0 ± 1.3 | 57.5 ± 1.3 | 0.7167 | 57.5 ± 1.4 | 57.1 ± 1.3 | 0.7703 |
| Education | |||||||||
| <High School (%) | 98.6 ± 0.2 | 98.1 ± 0.5 | 0.3469 | 98.8 ± 0.2 | 98.1 ± 0.3 | 0.0204 | 98.9 ± 0.2 | 98.2 ± 0.2 | 0.0277 |
| High School < Bachelor Degree (%) | 1.42 ± 0.16 | 1.91 ± 0.49 | 0.3469 | 1.19 ± 0.16 | 1.92 ± 0.27 | 0.0204 | 1.15 ± 0.17 | 1.78 ± 0.23 | 0.0277 |
| Physical Activity | |||||||||
| Sedentary (%) | 14.5 ± 0.5 | 14.2 ± 1.0 | 0.8119 | 14.4 ± 0.6 | 14.4 ± 0.6 | 0.9965 | 14.7 ± 0.7 | 14.2 ± 0.6 | 0.5265 |
| Moderate (%) | 24.6 ± 0.6 | 24.9 ± 1.3 | 0.8601 | 24.6 ± 0.7 | 24.7 ± 0.8 | 0.9820 | 24.4 ± 0.9 | 24.8 ± 0.8 | 0.7157 |
| Vigorous (%) | 60.9 ± 0.7 | 60.9 ± 1.5 | 0.9982 | 60.9 ± 0.8 | 60.9 ± 0.9 | 0.9809 | 60.9 ± 1.0 | 61.0 ± 0.9 | 0.9163 |
| Smoking Never (%) | 79.1 ± 0.6 | 82.3 ± 1.7 | 0.0702 | 79.9 ± 0.8 | 79.4 ± 0.9 | 0.6578 | 79.3 ± 0.8 | 79.9 ± 0.8 | 0.5726 |
| Smoking Current (%) | 3.78 ± 0.35 | 3.01 ± 0.60 | 0.2444 | 3.88 ± 0.42 | 3.33 ± 0.37 | 0.2695 | 4.03 ± 0.51 | 3.34 ± 0.34 | 0.2338 |
| Overweight (%) | 16.9 ± 0.4 | 14.7 ± 1.0 | 0.0439 | 16.7 ± 0.5 | 16.3 ± 0.7 | 0.6819 | 16.9 ± 0.6 | 16.2 ± 0.6 | 0.4541 |
| Obese (%) | 19.3 ± 0.7 | 18.3 ± 1.0 | 0.3711 | 18.4 ± 0.7 | 20.2 ± 0.9 | 0.0788 | 18.4 ± 0.7 | 19.8 ± 0.8 | 0.1729 |
Data is presented as Mean ± Standard Error. “Other Hispanic” and “Other” are not sampled in a way to be nationally representative.