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Table 5 Prevalence of insufficient intake for energy, protein and six major food groups

From: Trends in energy and macronutrient intake among Taiwanese older adults in 1999–2000, 2005–2008 and 2013–2016 periods

Prevalence of insufficient intakea

Overall

Men

Women

1999–2000

(n = 1840)

2005–2008 (n = 1545)

2013–2016 (n = 1919)

Trend test

P-value

1999–2000

(n = 925)

2005–2008 (n = 769)

2013–2016 (n = 959)

Trend test

P-value

1999–2000

(n = 915)

2005–2008 (n = 776)

2013–2016 (n = 960)

Trend test

P-value

Energy

52.19

55.2

39.4

< 0.001

52.3

52.1

36.5

< 0.001

51.9

58.2

42.0

0.003

Protein

24.8

26.1

18.2

0.001

21.8

20.3

13.3

0.006

28.2

31.7

22.4

0.017

Six major food groups

 Cereals/grains

47.0

59.0

37.7

< 0.001

45.5

57.8

33.7

< 0.001

48.7

60.2

41.2

< 0.001

 Soybean/fish/eggs/meat

58.1

53.2

45.7

< 0.001

53.6

47.4

41.9

0.009

63.3

59.1

49.0

0.001

 Dairy products

71.9

75.8

81.8

0.001

72.2

74.5

82.4

0.002

71.5

77.0

81.2

0.006

 Vegetables

55.5

50.0

54.5

0.110

60.4

56.7

59.0

0.614

50.0

43.5

50.6

0.069

 Fruits

77.4

75.0

72.2

0.082

84.3

79.2

82.4

0.274

69.6

70.9

63.2

0.041

 Fats/oils

73.8

69.2

66.8

0.115

73.6

67.8

63.8

0.034

74.1

70.6

69.4

0.419

  1. Insufficient intake: nutrient adequacy ratio < 75%
  2. a Weighted adjusted