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. 2022 May 3;22:877. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13282-x

Table 2.

The average and distribution of the consumption of ultra-processed foods and drinks in grams per 2000 kilocalories for total Dutch population and subgroups of the population

N Total UPFD (g)/ 2000 kcal a Ultra-processed foods (UPF) (g)/ 2000 kcal Ultra-processed drinks (UPD) (g)/ 2000 kcal
% Mean (95%CI) P25, P50, P75 P-value Mean (95%CI) P25, P50, P75 P-value Mean (95%CI) P25, P50, P75 P-value
All 100 893 (879, 907) 547 790 1156 456 (452, 461) 353 439 533 437 (423, 450) 93 314 669
Gender
 Male 50 889 (870, 907) 551 788 1143 444 (439, 450) 353 434 516 444 (426, 462) 103 332 664
 Female 50 898 (877, 918) 544 794 1172 469 (461, 476) 354 446 554 429 (410, 449) 75 286 672
Age(y) *** *** ***
 1–3 16 1202 (1159, 1246) 799 1145 1494 466 (453, 478) 364 440 536 737 (695, 778) 361 650 1007
 4–8 12 1252 (1217, 1288) 953 1233 1477 471 (460, 482) 388 459 535 781 (746, 817) 483 760 1025
 9–13 12 1209 (1175, 1243) 936 1193 1460 485 (474, 495) 404 468 547 725 (691, 758) 465 699 981
 14–18 12 1165 (1124, 1206) 817 1097 1455 469 (459, 479) 391 461 538 696 (656, 737) 350 615 990
 19–30 12 962 (921, 1003) 622 853 1209 438 (425, 450) 350 419 503 524 (483, 565) 173 406 755
 31–50 12 874 (834, 914) 544 768 1106 459 (446, 472) 350 445 541 415 (377, 453) 97 292 617
 51–70 12 700 (669, 730) 449 628 857 453 (437, 468) 335 429 541 247 (220, 274) 0 137 342
 71–79 12 632 (607, 656) 436 570 757 451 (438, 465) 345 438 533 180 (161, 200) 0 113 276
BMIb *** ** ***
 Underweight 5 1104 (1044, 1165) 794 1091 1375 477 (458, 495) 373 470 576 627 (566, 688) 273 568 940
 Normal weight 56 924 (905, 942) 571 833 1206 450 (444, 456) 351 432 524 473 (456, 491) 128 371 712
 Overweight 18 878 (846, 910) 558 768 1113 462 (451, 473) 358 442 543 416 (385, 446) 89 302 658
 Obese 8 907 (852, 962) 542 770 1161 462 (444, 480) 349 441 545 445 (393, 497) 74 274 649
Education level *** ** ***
 Low 19 871 (838, 903) 541 733 1144 457 (446, 468) 350 440 534 414 (382, 445) 60 273 638
 Moderate 37 939 (916, 962) 585 839 1206 458 (451, 466) 355 436 533 481 (458, 503) 128 360 751
 High 44 850 (830, 871) 518 754 1096 454 (447, 461) 356 443 533 397 (378, 416) 82 270 610
Degree of urbanization ** **
 Low 34 876 (856, 896) 544 777 1117 443 (436, 450) 345 428 522 432 (413, 451) 102 312 664
 Moderate 20 898 (868, 928) 552 801 1162 465 (455, 476) 368 445 532 432 (404, 461) 85 315 655
 High 46 916 (891, 942) 547 814 1202 470 (462, 479) 363 448 547 446 (422, 470) 88 314 693

a Uncorrected energy intake was 1236 kcal for 1–3 year old, 1644 kcal for 4–8 years old, 2052 kcal for 9 to 13 years old, 2207 kcal for 14 to 18 years old, 2317 kcal for 19 to 30 years old, 2250 kcal for 31 to 50 years old, 2139 kcal for 51 to 70 years old and 1966 kcal for 71 to 79 years old

b 12% missings;

* < 0.05, ** < 0.01 *** < 0.001