Impact of sociodemographic factors on the consumption of tubers in Brazil

Nutrition Journal

Table 1 Intake of tubers in Brazil according to regional and sociodemographic characteristics

Regions	Number of Tuber Consumers	Intake by Tuber Consumers (g/day)			Prevalence of tuber consumers (%)
Regions	Number of Tuber Consumers	Median	Mean	SD	Prevalence of tuber consumers (%)
All Brazil	18,901	78	101	102	54.7
Female	10,070	72	95^b	93	54.7
Male	8831	80	108^a	110	54.7
10–12 years	1182	66	91^b	103	54.1
13–18 years	2415	72	97^b	107	50.7
19–34 years	6073	80	104^b	103	54.2
35–49 years	4646	80	103^b	100	57.1
50–65 years	3045	75	104^b	103	56.8
66+ years	1540	80	100^b	93	52.2
Rural	4807	95	122^a	127	58.1
Urban	14,094	74	95^b	95	54
Income - 1st quintile^a	3251	80	104^a	110	51.7
Income - 2nd quintile^a	3537	80	107^a	112	51.1
Income - 3rd quintile^a	3905	80	100^a	97	52.8
Income - 4th quintile^a	4087	80	105^a	110	55.9
Income - 5th quintile^a	4121	71	93^a	87	59
North	3404	80	107^b	115	73.1
Rural	1137	102	149^a	154	80.3
Urban	2267	71	93^b	87	70.4
Northeast	6872	70	99^b	107	54.6
Rural	1737	80	116^a	130	57.7
Urban	5135	66	95^b	95	53.4
Southeast	3889	80	103^b	93	51.4
Rural	754	95	115^a	100	48.2
Urban	3135	80	96^b	92	51.7
South	2332	88	112^b	105	55.8
Rural	602	102	132^a	112	60.5
Urban	1730	84	104^b	103	54.9
Central-West	2404	53	91^b	103	54.3
Rural	577	80	115^a	121	46.1
Urban	1827	51	85^b	101	55.4

Means were adjusted for age, gender, region, rural/urban area, and income. Means that do not share the same letter are significantly different (p < 0.05) to each other; SE: standard deviation; ^a Household monthly income (R$)

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