From: Variations in the estimated intake of acrylamide from food in the Japanese population
 | Tertiles of acrylamide intake | ||
Lowest | Middle | Highest | |
T1 Mean ± SD or % | T2 Mean ± SD or % | T3 Mean ± SD or % | |
Men No. of participants | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Acrylamide intake | |||
 Mean (μg/day)a | 4.7 ± 1.3 | 8.8 ± 1.2 | 15.8 ± 4.3 |
 Median (μg/day) a | 4.9 | 8.9 | 14.6 |
Age | |||
 Mean (years) | 60 ± 8 | 55 ± 8 | 57 ± 10 |
 Median (years) | 62.0 | 56.0 | 57.0 |
Body mass index | |||
 Mean (kg/m2) | 22.9 ± 2.2 | 24.0 ± 3.2 | 24.1 ± 2.9 |
 Median (kg/m2) | 23.2 | 24.5 | 24.0 |
Smoking (n,%) | |||
 Never smoker | 7 21.9 | 10 30.3 | 6 18.2 |
 Ex-smoker | 18 56.3 | 13 39.4 | 18 54.5 |
 Current smoker | 7 21.9 | 10 30.3 | 9 27.3 |
Education (n,%) | |||
 Junior high school | 6 18.8 | 2 6.1 | 1 3.0 |
 High school | 13 40.6 | 14 42.4 | 10 30.3 |
 Some college | 7 21.9 | 10 30.3 | 8 24.2 |
 College or more | 6 18.8 | 7 21.2 | 14 42.4 |
Dietary intake Mean | |||
 Energy intake (kcal) a | 2082 ± 363 | 2287 ± 383 | 2570 ± 456 |
 Coffee (g/day) a | 32 ± 42 | 141 ± 109 | 192 ± 199 |
 Green tea (g/day) a | 333 ± 312 | 267 ± 194 | 437 ± 465 |
 Potato (g/day) a | 18 ± 12 | 18 ± 15 | 33 ± 27 |
 Biscuit and cookies (g/day) a | 0.5 ± 1 | 1 ± 2 | 3 ± 3 |
Women No. of participants | 47 | 48 | 47 |
Acrylamide intake | |||
 Mean (μg/day) a | 5.7 ± 1.3 | 9.3 ± 1.2 | 15.6 ± 5.2 |
 Median (μg/day) a | 6.1 | 9.3 | 13.9 |
Age | |||
 Mean (years) | 58 ± 9 | 57 ± 8 | 56 ± 9 |
 Median (years) | 57 | 59 | 56 |
Body mass index | |||
 Mean (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 3.6 | 22.2 ± 2.5 | 22.7 ± 3.0 |
 Median (kg/m2) | 23.0 | 22.3 | 22.3 |
Smoking (n,%) | |||
 Never smoker | 44 93.6 | 47 97.9 | 41 87.2 |
 Ex-smoker | 2 4.3 | 0 0.0 | 5 10.6 |
 | Tertiles of acrylamide intake | ||
Lowest | Middle | Highest | |
T1 Mean ± SD or % | T2 Mean ± SD or % | T3 Mean ± SD or % | |
Current smoker | 1 2.1 | 1 2.1 | 1 2.1 |
Education (n,%) | |||
Junior high school | 6 12.8 | 3 6.3 | 4 8.5 |
High school | 20 42.6 | 17 35.4 | 14 29.8 |
Some college | 16 34.0 | 27 56.3 | 22 46.8 |
College or more | 4 8.5 | 1 2.1 | 6 12.8 |
Other | 1 2.1 | 0 0.0 | 1 2.1 |
Dietary intake Mean | |||
 Energy intake (kcal) | 1672 ± 216 | 1775 ± 246 | 1969 ± 371 |
 Coffee (g/day) a | 40 ± 41 | 92 ± 101 | 224 ± 257 |
 Green tea (g/day) a | 390 ± 276 | 382 ± 308 | 497 ± 397 |
 Potato (g/day) a | 16 ± 9 | 18 ± 12 | 23 ± 21 |
 Biscuit and cookies (g/day) a | 1 ± 2 | 3 ± 3 | 4 ± 5 |