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Table 4 Mean daily energy and nutrient intakes, median body size, percentage of participation in moderate and vigorous physical activities, current smoking status, and sexual orientation, by race/ethnicity, based on self-reported survey data: CMHS Cohort, California.

From: California Men's Health Study (CMHS): a multiethnic cohort in a managed care setting

 

Race/Ethnicity

 

White

Black/African American

Latino

Asian

Other

Total

Dietary factors

      

   Calories

2218.3

2024.5

2037.1

1765.0

2088.6

2139.0

   % calories from fat

34.8

35.5

34.8

32.8

34.6

34.7

   Dietary fiber (gm)

22.3

18.3

21.5

17.2

20.1

21.4

   Protein (gm)

95.9

87.1

88.8

84.1

93.0

93.3

   Fruit (servings)

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

   Vegetables (servings)

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.1

   Alcohol (gm)

13.4

8.6

9.1

4.4

8.9

11.5

BMI (median)

27.2

28.2

28.2

24.7

26.7

27.2

Physical activity (%)

      

   Moderate/vigorous2

65.7

49.2

52.9

57.7

57.2

61.2

   Vigorous3

46.6

33.5

36.2

37.4

39.1

42.8

Current smoker (%)

9.5

17.0

14.4

8.2

11.8

10.8

Sexual Orientation (%)

      

   Heterosexual

93.7

95.4

94.4

94.5

90.9

93.7

   Homosexual

4.4

1.8

2.2

1.2

3.0

3.5

   Bisexual

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.9

1.3

   Other

0.5

1.5

2.1

2.6

4.0

1.2

  1. 1 moderate or vigorous activity defined as a minimum of 630 MET-hours activity per week on average, equivalent to at least 3.5 hours of activity with MET level minimum of 3.
  2. 2 vigorous activity defined as a minimum of 1260 MET-hours activity per week on average, equivalent to at least 3.5 hours of activity with MET level minimum of 6.