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. 2021 Oct 30;13(11):3910. doi: 10.3390/nu13113910

Table 1.

Vitamin C Prevalence Sample Description (N = 7607).

Characteristics n Weighted n (%) Mean (S.D.) Range
Gender
Male 3699 48.7% ± 0.7%
Female 3908 51.3% ± 0.7%
Age
Young Adult 20–39 2751 37.5% ± 0.7%
Middle Adult 40–59 2295 40.1% ± 0.7%
Late Adult ≥60 2561 22.4% ± 0.5%
Race/Ethnicity
Mexican American 1516 7.6% ± 0.2%
Other Hispanic 230 3.4% ± 0.3%
Non-Hispanic White 4035 73.6% ± 0.5%
Non-Hispanic Black 1536 10.5% ± 0.3%
Other 290 4.9% ± 0.3%
Family PIR 1
High (0–1.5) 5206 63.9% ± 0.5%
Medium (1.51–4.5) 1614 22.6% ± 0.5%
Low (>4.51) 787 13.5% ± 0.5%
Smoking Status
Yes 1997 29.4% ± 0.6%
No 5610 70.6% ± 0.6%
Food Insecure
Yes 1449 14.1% ± 0.4%
No 6158 85.9% ± 0.4%
BMI 2 7607 28.68 (6.44) 13.36–76.07
Plasma Vitamin C 3 7607 54.37 (28.62) 0.6–274.20
Vitamin C Intake Day 1 4 7468 91.91 (104.14) 0.0–2261.00
Vitamin C Intake Day 2 4 6886 95.30 (99.31) 0.0–1308.40

1 Poverty to Income Ratio; 2 Body Mass Index (kg/m2); 3 Plasma Vitamin C (μmol/L); 4 Vitamin C Intake (mg).