Table 2.
Characteristics of US adults aged ≥20 years consuming greater than 15 % energy from added sugars, NHANES 2015–2018, usual intake.
| Characteristics | Consuming >15 % Energy from Added Sugars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | ||
| Total (n = 9647) | 29.9 | 27.5, 32.3 | |
| Age | |||
| 20–30 years | 29.2 * | 24.1, 34.3 | |
| 31–50 years | 33.0 * | 30.3, 35.8 | |
| 51–70 years | 29.3 * | 25.5, 33.1 | |
| ≥71 years (Reference) | 22.4 | 19.0, 25.7 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male (Reference) | 29.2 | 26.5, 31.9 | |
| Female | 30.7 | 27.4, 34.1 | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 39.1 * | 35.3, 42.8 | |
| Hispanic (Reference) | 25.9 | 22.6, 29.2 | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 19.4 * | 15.0, 23.8 | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 30.8 * | 28.0, 33.6 | |
| Education (n = 9637) | |||
| <High school | 36.8 * | 32.4, 41.2 | |
| High school/GED | 38.3 * | 34.8, 41.7 | |
| Some college | 34.0 * | 31.2, 36.7 | |
| College or higher (Reference) | 15.0 | 12.3, 17.6 | |
| Marital Status (n = 9642) | |||
| Married/Domestic partnership (Reference) | 27.8 | 25.0, 30.5 | |
| Not married | 33.4 * | 30.1, 36.8 | |
| Federal poverty income ratio a (n = 8622) | |||
| <130% | 38.8 * | 35.0, 42.6 | |
| 130%–<350% | 35.1 * | 32.4, 37.9 | |
| ≥350% (Reference) | 20.9 | 17.9, 23.9 | |
| Weight status b (n = 9549) | |||
| Underweight /healthy weight (Reference) | 30.1 | 26.8, 33.4 | |
| Overweight | 28.2 | 24.3, 32.2 | |
| Obesity | 31.6 | 28.8, 34.4 | |
| Severe obesity c | 36.9 | 31.8, 42.0 | |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; GED, General Education Development. * Significantly differ from the reference group (p < 0.05). a Federal poverty income ratio, is the ratio of family income to poverty level, which was calculated by dividing family income by the poverty guidelines specific to the survey year. b Weight status was based on calculated body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) from measured weight and height data: underweight/healthy weight (BMI < 25 kg/m2); overweight (BMI 25 to <30 kg/m2); obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2); and severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2). c Severe obesity category is a subset of obesity category: it is not independent from the obesity category and thus cannot be compared to this group.