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Table 5 Frequency of reporting food categories and percent of total energy intake provided by food categories among women in the United States a and Brazil b, according to age

From: Difference in adult food group intake by sex and age groups comparing Brazil and United States nationwide surveys

Food categories

UNITED STATES

BRAZIL

20-39y (n = 891)

40-59y (n = 879)

60 + y (n = 988)

20-39y (n = 7,245)

40-59y (n = 4,849)

60 + y (n = 2,329)

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

% reporting

% of energy

Milk

41.8

3.7

46.8

3.9

58.0

4.5

25.0*

2.9*

22.4*

2.4*

28.6*

3.4*

Dairy products

59.9

6.5

65.2

6.4

67.9

7.8

17.5*

2.1*

19.9*

2.3*

21.0*

2.5*

Meat

20.0

2.5

26.6

3.4

23.9

2.8

51.6*

10.6*

52.3*

10.7*

47.1*

9.9*

Poultry

27.5

3.8

27.1

3.3

20.7

2.7

29.1

5.0*

25.0

4.4*

25.0

4.5*

Fish and seafood

9.4

0.9

9.2

1.0

9.6

1.3

7.9

1.9*

8.4

2.1*

8.0

2.4*

Eggs and egg dishes

16.9

1.7

17.8

1.6

21.0

2.1

15.0

1.2

14.4

1.2*

11.2*

1.1*

Protein mixed dishes

53.9

12.9

52.2

11.7

49.5

10.9

32.7*

4.8*

32.9*

5.1*

32.3*

4.7*

Deli and cured meats

32.6

2.9

30.7

2.2

37.0

2.8

16.8*

1.3*

14.2*

1.2*

10.4*

1.0*

Beans and legumes

10.8

0.9

11.0

1.1

11.0

1.2

72.3*

8.8*

74.6*

9.6*

74.4*

9.5*

Rice and rice dishes

17.5

2.1

14.7

1.7

9.2

1.1

87.9*

11.5*

87.7*

11.6*

89.3*

11.9*

Breads

68.5

10.5

74.8

10.5

80.7

11.9

70.5

10.0

73.3

10.5

70.0*

10.4*

Savory snacks

43.2

4.5

49.4

5.3

43.2

4.2

21.9*

2.1*

21.9*

2.0*

20.6*

2.6*

Pizza and pasta

31.0

7.4

24.1

6.6

18.3

4.5

25.1

4.7*

20.8

4.2*

15.7

2.9*

Cereals and grains

28.0

3.1

34.2

3.7

48.2

5.2

12.8*

1.5*

11.7*

1.4*

16.4*

2.1*

Sweets and confections

59.5

7.0

65.7

8.8

71.3

10.1

38.5*

6.9

31.9*

6.2*

36.8*

6.0*

Fruits

36.1

2.3

46.6

3.0

62.3

4.8

36.4

3.0*

41.8

3.7*

52.1*

5.2

Vegetables

67.8

5.4

72.9

5.5

75.8

6.5

54.0*

2.9*

60.3*

3.3*

62.2*

3.4*

Coffee and tea

49.9

2.4

74.2

2.4

82.3

1.5

82.2*

6.1*

91.0*

7.7*

88.8*

7.5*

Juices

33.2

3.4

27.4

2.8

37.2

2.8

45.3*

6.4*

36.4*

5.0*

31.6

4.1*

Soft drinks

62.4

6.9

58.2

4.4

39.2

2.5

26.1*

2.0*

19.7*

1.4*

13.5*

0.8*

Alcoholic beverages

18.8

3.3

17.8

3.5

13.3

1.9

2.2*

0.4*

2.3*

0.4*

1.4*

0.2*

Spreads

27.7

1.0

29.2

1.1

39.3

1.7

42.3*

2.6*

42.7*

2.6*

40.2

2.6*

Oils and nuts

43.6

4.0

46.2

4.3

46.2

4.3

2.5*

0.1*

2.8*

0.2*

2.3*

0.1*

Sauces and condiments

48.7

1.1

43.8

1.3

36.1

0.8

1.7*

0.1*

1.8*

0.1*

1.6*

0.1*

All other foods

2.2

0.1

1.6

0.1

2.5

0.1

11.1*

1.2*

9.5*

1.2*

9.4*

1.2*

  1. aIncludes first day of intake, What We Eat in America, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2008.
  2. bIncludes first day of intake, Household Budget Survey, Individual Food Intake 2008–2009.
  3. *Statistically different at p < 0.05.
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