Table 2 The prevalence of dietary intake of the participants
From: The risk of metabolic syndrome as a result of lifestyle among Ellisras rural young adults
Dietary intake | 18–24 years | 25–30 years | 18–30 years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Males (n = 103) | Females (n = 101) | Total (N = 204) | Males (n = 203) | Females (n = 217) | Total (N = 420) | Males (n = 306) | Females (n = 318) | Total (N = 624) |
| Â | (%) N | (%) N | (%) N | (%) N | (%) N | (%) N | (%) N | (%) N | (%) N |
High energy male >10,626; female >8465 | 99.0** (102) | 7.9** (8) | 53.9 (110) | 94.1** (191) | 22.1** (48) | 56.9 (239) | 95.8** (293) | 17.6** (56) | 55.9 (349) |
High fatty acids ≥35% | 18.4 (19) | 19.8 (20) | 19.1 (39) | 23.6 (48) | 24.0 (52) | 23.8 (100) | 21.9 (67) | 22.6 (72) | 22.3 (139) |
High protein ≥35% | 2.9 (3) | 1.0 (1) | 2.0* (4) | 7.4* (15) | 1.8* (4) | 4.5* (19) | 5.9* (18) | 1.6* (5) | 3.7 (23) |
High carbohydrate ≥65% | 40.8 (42) | 50.5 (51) | 45.6 (93) | 48.3 (98) | 44.7 (97) | 46.4 (195) | 45.8 (140) | 46.5 (148) | 46.2 (288) |
High added sugar <25 g | 48.5* (50) | 66.3* (67) | 57.4 (117) | 48.3 (98) | 52.5 (114) | 50.5 (212) | 48.4* (148) | 56.9* (181) | 52.7 (329) |
Low fibre male = 38 g; female = 25 g | 99.0 (102) | 97.0 (98) | 98.0 (200) | 99.5* (202) | 95.9* (208) | 97.6 (410) | 99.3* (304) | 96.2* (306) | 97.8 (610) |
High saturated fatty acids <10% | 22.3 (23) | 23.8 (24) | 23.0 (47) | 27.6 (56) | 30.9 (67) | 29.3 (123) | 25.8 (79) | 28.6 (91) | 27.2 (170) |
High monounsaturated fatty acids ≥20% | 4.9 (5) | 6.9 (7) | 5.9 (12) | 7.4 (15) | 7.4 (16) | 7.4 (31) | 6.6 (20) | 7.2 (23) | 6.9 (43) |
High polyunsaturated fatty acids ≥10% | 22.3 (23) | 19.8 (20) | 21.1 (43) | 18.2 (37) | 22.6 (49) | 20.5 (86) | 19.6 (60) | 21.7 (69) | 20.7 (129) |
High trans fatty acids <1% | 26.2 (27) | 25.7 (26) | 26.0 (53) | 17.7* (36) | 27.6* (60) | 22.9 (96) | 20.6 (63) | 27.0 (86) | 23.9 (149) |
