Article Figures & Data
Tables
Children (n = 3714) No Children (n = 2946) Total Sample (n = 6660)† Age (mean)‡ 41.0 years 35.1 years 38.1 years Female§ 54% 50% 52% Race/ethnicity‡ Caucasian 66% 78% 73% African American 14% 10% 12% Mexican American 9% 4% 6% Other race 11% 8% 10% Education Eighth grade or less 9% 7% 8% Some high school 16% 13% 14% High school graduate or some college 55% 57% 34% College graduate or more 20% 23% 44% Foreign born 17% 14% 15% Poverty income ratio‡ Below poverty level 18% 10% 14% At poverty to 2× poverty level 23% 17% 20% 2× poverty level and up 59% 73% 66% * All information except as noted is given in percentages using sample weights.
† n = 6163 for poverty ratios.
‡ P ≤ .001 for comparison of proportion with and without children.
§ P < .05 for comparison of proportion with and without children.
- Table 2.
24-Hour Adult Fat and Calorie Intake for Households with versus without Children*
With Children in Household (95% CI) Without Children (95% CI) Difference (95% CI)† Adult total fat intake (g/24 hours) 91.4 (88.4, 94.4) 86.5 (83.8, 89.2) 4.9 (0.8, 9.0) Adult saturated fat intake (g/24 hours) 29.9 (28.8, 31.0) 28.2 (27.2, 29.2) 1.7 (0.3, 3.1) Adult calorie intake (kcal/24 hours) 2332 (2275, 2389) 2282 (2229, 2337) 50 (−26, 125) * Adjusted for race/ethnicity, sex, age, education, foreign birth, and poverty income ratio.
† Positive differences indicate that adults with children consumed more fat and calories than adults without children; negative differences indicate that adults with children consumed less than adults without children.
- Table 3.
Odds of Eating High-Fat Foods Frequently for Adults with Children in the Home versus Those without Children in the Home*
Adjusted Odd Ratios of Eating the Food More Than Once a Week or Once a Day or More (95% CI) Cheese, all types (day)† 1.39 (1.09, 1.79) Pizza, calzone, lasagna (week) 1.37 (1.10, 1.71) Cheese dishes (week) 1.50 (1.10, 2.04) Beef (week) 1.65 (1.27, 2.13) Milk (day) 1.02 (0.82, 1.26) Ice cream, ice milk, milkshakes (week) 1.37 (1.11, 1.69) Cookies, cakes, brownies, pies, doughnuts and pastries (week) 1.27 (1.09, 1.49) Butter (day) 1.44 (0.89, 2.35) Oil and vinegar, mayonnaise and salad dressings (day) 1.17 (0.91, 1.5) Chicken and turkey (week) 1.25 (0.98, 1.60) Margarine (day) 1.30 (0.98, 1.72) Bacon/sausage/processed meats (week) 1.36 (1.14, 1.62) Salty snacks (day) 1.69 (1.27, 2.26) Eggs (week) 1.08 (0.89, 1.31) Other fats Peanuts (week) 1.24 (1.03, 1.49) Chocolate candy and fudge (week) 1.08 (0.88, 1.34) * Foods are presented in order of most common sources of saturated fat in the American diet.
† Significant findings are in boldface type.
Additional Files
Erratum
Erratum for Helena H. Laroche, Timothy P. Hofer, and Matthew M. Davis. Adult Fat Intake Associated with the Presence of Children in Households: Findings from NHANES III. J Am Bd Fam Med 2007; 20: 9-15.
Files in this Data Supplement:
- Erratum - Erratum for Helena H. Laroche, Timothy P. Hofer, and Matthew M. Davis. Adult Fat Intake Associated with the Presence of Children in Households: Findings from NHANES III. J Am Bd Fam Med 2007; 20: 9-15.