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Table 2 Energy and nutrient intakes in children (n = 5099) and adult (n = 10216) lunch meat consumers and non-consumers (NHANES 2007–2010, gender combined data). Values are means ± SEM. Values are adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, poverty income ratio, physical activity level, current smoking status, alcohol (only for adults), and kcal (except for energy)

From: Association of lunch meat consumption with nutrient intake, diet quality and health risk factors in U.S. children and adults: NHANES 2007–2010

Variables

Children (2–18 years old)

Adults (19 years and older)

Non-consumers

Consumers

P Value for difference

Non-consumers

Consumers

P Value for difference

Energy (kcal)

1873 ± 17

2009 ± 42

0.0022

2115 ± 14

2209 ± 27

0.0029

Protein (gm)

66.6 ± 0.4

72.1 ± 1.0

<0.0001

81.6 ± 0.4

86.8 ± 0.8

<0.0001

Carbohydrate (gm)

255 ± 1

250 ± 2

0.0236

258 ± 1

254 ± 2

0.0122

 Dietary fiber (gm)

13.0 ± 0.2

12.9 ± 0.2

0.7796

16.5 ± 0.3

15.7 ± 0.3

0.0147

 Total sugars (gm)

127 ± 1.3

122 ± 2

0.0201

118 ± 1

114 ± 2

0.0253

Total fat (gm)

69.6 ± 0.4

69.6 ± 1.0

0.9627

80.3 ± 0.4

79.6 ± 0.6

0.2920

 MUFA (gm)

25.1 ± 0.2

24.2 ± 0.5

0.0647

29.4 ± 0.2

28.4 ± 0.3

0.0016

 PUFA (gm)

14.0 ± 0.2

13.8 ± 0.3

0.4677

17.5 ± 0.1

16.8 ± 0.2

0.0008

 SFA (gm)

24.4 ± 0.2

25.3 ± 0.6

0.1387

26.3

27.2 ± 0.3

0.0021

Cholesterol (mg)

210 ± 3

228 ± 8

0.0269

287 ± 4

277 ± 5

0.0944

Calcium (mg)

1006 ± 12

1136 ± 29

0.0006

953 ± 9

1090 ± 16

<0.0001

Iron (mg)

13.5 ± 0.2

13.8 ± 0.4

0.3901

15.2 ± 0.1

15.3 ± 0.2

0.5789

Magnesium (mg)

228 ± 2

235 ± 5

0.1177

299 ± 3

302 ± 3

0.4044

Potassium (mg)

2141 ± 22

2258 ± 37

0.0020

2674 ± 22

2839 ± 26

<0.0001

Sodium (mg)

2966 ± 28

3427 ± 52

<0.0001

3494 ± 18

4132 ± 43

<0.0001

Vitamin A (μg)

592 ± 10

591 ± 19

0.9744

621 ± 9

637 ± 15

0.2720

ß-carotene (μg)

1171 ± 61

1136 ± 137

0.8192

2081 ± 62

2002 ± 116

0.4936

Thiamin (mg)

1.5 ± 0.02

1.6 ± 0.03

0.0012

1.6 ± 0.02

1.8 ± 0.03

<0.0001

Total Folate (μg)

360 ± 5

361 ± 17

0.9696

409 ± 5

403 ± 6

0.4370

Vitamin B6 (mg)

1.7 ± 0.03

1.8 ± 0.1

0.2082

2.0 ± 0.02

2.1 ± 0.04

0.0302

Vitamin C (mg)

78.6 ± 1.9

86.5 ± 4.4

0.0763

86.2 ± 2.1

83.5 ± 2.3

0.2940

  1. MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, SFA saturated fatty acids