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Table 3 Intake per food group across ethnicities, stratified by total caloric intake: Mean proportional intakes and regression models

From: Food group intake patterns and nutrient intake vary across low-income Hispanic and African American preschool children in Atlanta: a cross sectional study

 

Mean proportional intake (% over total servings per day)

Effect of total caloric intake on mean proportional intake by food group

 

Low caloric intake

High caloric intake

(linear regression)

Fruits

20.00 ± 11.93 *

15.03 ± 9.86

–4.79 ± 2.26 *

Hispanic

24.37 ± 12.34 *

18.18 ± 5.96

–5.63 ± 2.04 **

African American

16.46 ± 10.70

13.53 ± 10.12

–2.14 ± 3.04

Vegetables

9.74 ± 5.67

9.30 ± 4.80

−0.49 ± 1.07

Hispanic

10.37 ± 5.51**

7.72 ± 2.64

−2.89 ± 2.02 **

African American

10.15 ± 6.05

9.11 ± 4.62

−0.33 ± 1.03

Grains

19.12 ± 8.26 *

24.80 ± 7.40

6.17 ± 1.61 *

Hispanic

16.55 ± 6.99 *

20.68 ± 4.52

5.11 ± 1.94 *

African American

24.6 ± 8.26

26.49 ± 7.51

3.22 ± 2.20

Meats

17.13 ± 9.30

19.48 ± 7.68

2.21 ± 1.74

Hispanic

15.25 ± 6.52

15.72 ± 5.63

−0.70 ± 1.01

African American

19.69 ± 10.45

21.45 ± 7.86

1.75 ± 2.63

Dairy

15.43 ± 10.18 *

10.37 ± 5.07

−5.60 ± 1.62 *

Hispanic

17.62 ± 9.58

15.02 ± 6.13

−4.63 ± 2.54 **

African American

10.03 ± 8.11

8.83 ± 5.04

−2.66 ± 1.91

Fats and Oils

7.70 ± 5.75 **

9.91 ± 5.53

2.10 ± 1.66 **

Hispanic

5.41 ± 3.98 *

9.55 ± 7.42

3.41 ± 1.81 **

African American

10.15 ± 6.36

9.60 ± 4.63

−0.73 ± 1.62

Sweets

6.62 ± 5.84

8.02 ± 6.70

1.50 ± 1.28

Hispanic

6.85 ± 4.04 **

10.85 ± 6.58

4.35 ± 2.50 **

African American

6.53 ± 3.60

7.16 ± 5.47

0.35 ± 1.51

Nuts and seeds

0.91 ± 1.82

0.38 ± 0.80

−0.46 ± 0.43

Hispanic

0.36 ± 0.95 **

0.19 ± 0.56

−0.30 ± 0.26

African American

1.04 ± 3.03

0.56 ± 0.78

−1.01 ± 0.75

Miscellaneous

0.03 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.03

−0.01 ± 0.01

Hispanic

0.03 ± 0.04

0.02 ± 0.03

−0.02 ± 0.01

African American

0.03 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.03

0.001 ± 0.01

  1. - Low caloric intake is group of reference.
  2. - All models are controlled for sex, age and BMI.
  3. - High caloric intake; for males 1 to 3 years: > 1046 kcal/day; for males >3 years: >1742 kcal/day; for females 1 to 3 years: >992 kcal/day; for females > 3 years: > 1642 kcal/day. Cut points based on DRIs (EER).
  4. * Difference between low and high caloric intake p < 0.05.
  5. ** Difference between low and high caloric intake p < 0.10 (marginal significance).
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