| Variable |
Pear consumption group |
Usual Intake |
Percentile |
AI |
| Mean ± SE |
P |
10 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
90 |
% Above ± SE |
P |
| Dietary fiber (gm) |
Consumer |
24.7 ± 0.7 |
<0.0001 |
16.3 |
19.5 |
23.8 |
29 |
34.3 |
32.9 ± 3.5 |
<0.0001 |
| Non-Consumer |
15.9 ± 0.1 |
8.9 |
11.6 |
15.1 |
19.3 |
23.8 |
4.1 ± 0.3 |
| Sodium (mg) |
Consumer |
3484.4 ± 66.0 |
0.0268 |
2067 |
2508 |
3100 |
3912 |
4884 |
99.5 ± 0.7 |
0.878 |
| Non-Consumer |
3636.5 ± 10.3 |
2253 |
2757 |
3450 |
4308 |
5206 |
99.6 ± 0.1 |
| Potassium (mg) |
Consumer |
3000.2 ± 79.9 |
0.0004 |
2039 |
2402 |
2883 |
3461 |
4097 |
4.3 ± 1.6 |
0.2127 |
| Non-Consumer |
2710.9 ± 13.5 |
1676 |
2083 |
2613 |
3236 |
3877 |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
| Total Choline |
Consumer |
321.3 ± 13.1 |
0.4793 |
218.1 |
254.1 |
303.7 |
368.5 |
448.7 |
3.7 ± 2.2 |
0.2474 |
|
Data source: Participants 19 years and older of the NHANES 2001-2010.
Adjusted for the sequence of participant’s intake (Day 1 or Day 2) and a variable for weekday/weekend consumption.
Abbreviations: EAR: Estimated Average Requirement; RAE: Retinol Activity Equivalents; DFE: Dietary Folate Equivalents; AI: Adequate Intake.
1Excludes Supplement Use.
2Vitamin D (D2 + D3) (mcg).
3Vitamin E as α-tocopherol (mg).
Abbreviations: AI: Adequate Intake. |
| Table 3b: Usual intake1 and adequate intake of protein and selected micronutrient among adult consumers (n=492) and non-consumers (n=24,317) of pears. |