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Table 2 Avocado-related nutrient intakes for Australian adults of the Australian Health Survey 2011–2013 survey

From: Avocado intake and cardiometabolic risk factors in a representative survey of Australians: a secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 national nutrition and physical activity survey

 

All

(n = 2,736)*

Non consumers

(n = 2333)**

‘Avocado consumers’

(n = 403)***

 

P-valuea

 

Low consumers

(n = 204)¶

High consumers

(n = 199)¶¶

P-valueb

Total energy, MJ

8.79 (8.58, 9.00)

8.80 (8.58, 9.03)

8.73 (8.23, 9.22)

 

0.77

 

8.83 (8.23, 9.43)

8.62 (8.01, 9.24)

0.56

Nutrientsc

         

Total fat, g

77.36 (74.88, 79.85)

76.67 (73.93, 79.40)

80.99 (75.46, 86.51)

 

0.17

 

80.87 (74.38, 87.37)

81.10 (73.58, 88.62)

0.96

Saturated fat, g

28.90 (27.93, 29.87)

28.98 (27.95, 30.02)

28.48 (26.21, 30.75)

 

0.68

 

29.09 (26.40, 31.78)

27.87 (24.82, 30.92)

0.49

Monounsaturated fat, g

29.55 (28.52, 30.58)

29.08 (27.94, 30.23)

32.01 (29.67, 34.34)

 

0.03

 

31.48 (28.60, 34.36)

32.54 (29.36, 35.71)

0.58

Polyunsaturated fat, g

12.19 (11.64, 12.74)

11.93 (11.31, 12.54)

13.56 (12.27, 14.86)

 

0.03

 

13.32 (11.19, 15.45)

13.81 (12.14, 15.49)

0.72

Carbohydrate, g

232.58 (226.73, 238.43)

234.93 (228.73, 241.14)

220.27 (204.25, 236.29)

 

0.09

 

224.78 (205.21, 244.34)

215.75 (194.83, 236.66)

0.46

Protein, g

93.06 (90.80, 95.33)

93.35 (90.78, 95.92)

91.57 (86.11, 97.03)

 

0.57

 

92.72 (85.30, 100.14)

90.42 (83.70, 97.14)

0.61

Dietary fibre, g

24.43 (23.73, 25.12)

24.07 (23.40, 24.73)

26.32 (24.32, 28.31)

 

0.03

 

24.70 (22.06, 27.34)

27.94 (25.39, 30.50)

0.05

Alcohol, g

14.60 (12.85, 16.34)

14.42 (12.56, 16.28)

15.54 (11.83, 19.26)

 

0.57

 

16.25 (10.90, 21.60)

14.83 (9.96, 19.71)

0.69

Vitamin E, g

11.27 (10.84, 11.70)

11.03 (10.58, 11.48)

12.50 (11.44, 13.55)

 

0.01

 

12.61 (11.02, 14.21)

12.38 (11.07, 13.69)

0.82

Calcium, mg

847.93 (824.95, 870.91)

838.74 (812.16, 865.32)

895.97 (825.01, 966.93)

 

0.16

 

884.09 (796.20, 971.98)

907.88 (806.02, 1009.75)

0.71

Magnesium, mg

353.46 (344.45, 362.47)

348.66 (339.66, 357.66)

378.58 (354.79, 402.38)

 

0.02

 

376.13 (341.75, 410.52)

381.04 (351.84, 410.23)

0.82

Sodium, mg

2443.94 (2366.55, 2521.32)

2463.09 (2374.59, 2551.59)

2343.77 (2178.65, 2508.88)

 

0.22

 

2300.07 (2043.13, 557.02)

2387.59 (2184.53, 2590.65)

0.59

Potassium, mg

3054.69 (2985.00, 3124.39)

3018.45 (2951.88, 3085.03)

3244.27 (3051.71, 3436.84)

 

0.02

 

3151.38 (2900.49, 3402.26)

3337.44 (3112.02, 562.86)

0.19

Food groupsd

         

Vegetable, serves

2.50 (2.42, 2.57)

2.46 (2.38, 2.53)

2.71 (2.51, 2.91)

 

0.02

 

2.54 (2.31, 2.76)

2.88 (2.57, 3.19)

0.06

Fruit, serves

1.72 (1.67, 1.78)

1.68 (1.62, 1.74)

1.93 (1.79, 2.06)

 

≤ 0.001

 

1.89 (1.69, 2.08)

1.96 (1.80, 2.13)

0.53

  1. Abbreviations- obs: observations
  2. Data reported as Mean and 95% confidence intervals
  3. Population weighted equivalence *n = 4,655,426, **n = 3,908,305, *** n = 747,121, ¶ n = 374,109, ¶¶ n = 373,012
  4. aP-value to compare the variables between two groups in avocado consumption (avocado consumers and non-consumers) using chi-square analysis for categorical data and t-test for continuous data
  5. bP-value to compare the variables between two groups in avocado intakes (high and low) using chi-square analysis for categorical data and t-test for continuous data
  6. c Assessed using 24-hour recall dietary methodology
  7. d Assessed using short questions
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