Ready-to-Eat Cereal Consumption Patterns: The Relationship to Nutrient Intake, Whole Grain Intake, and Body Mass Index in an Older American Population

Table 3

Adjusted* mean daily nutrient intake for adult women, ages 55+, by quartile of RTE cereal consumption pattern.

	Quartile of RTE cereal consumption
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Nutrient	0 Servings	1–3 Servings	4–7 Servings	8+ Servings	𝑃
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Energy (kcal)	1363 ± 24^a	1510 ± 28^b	1570 ± 32^b	1622 ± 33^b	<0.0001
Total fat (g)	60 ± 1.1^a	60 ± 1.2^a	58 ± 1.4^b	55 ± 1.4^c	<0.0001
Total saturated fat (SFA) (g)	20.0 ± 0.4^a	20.0 ± 0.5^a	19.3 ± 0.5^ab	18.7 ± 0.5^b	<0.0001
Total trans fat (TRANS) (g)	4.0 ± 0.1^a	4.0 ± 0.1^a	3.7 ± 0.1^b	3.3 ± 0.1^c	<0.0001
Cholesterol (mg)	216 ± 6^a	227 ± 5^a	212 ± 6^a	188 ± 5^b	<0.0001
Total carbohydrate (g)	183 ± 3^a	185 ± 4^ab	190 ± 4^bc	197 ± 5^c	<0.0001
Dietary fiber (g)	13 ± 0.3^a	13 ± 0.3^a	13 ± 0.3^a	15 ± 0.4^b	<0.0001
Total sugar (g)	88 ± 2^a	87 ± 3^a	91 ± 3^a	92 ± 3^a	0.0654
Added sugar (g)	58 ± 1^a	56 ± 1^a	56 ± 2^a	53 ± 2^a	0.1569
Total protein (g)	58 ± 1^a	59 ± 1^a	60 ± 1^a	61 ± 1^a	0.0648
Vitamin A (mcg rae)	588 ± 21^a	578 ± 18^a	631 ± 22^ab	679 ± 21^b	0.0005
Vitamin C (mg)	71 ± 3^a	68 ± 3^a	76 ± 3^ab	84 ± 3^b	0.0001
Vitamin D (mcg)	3.2 ± 0.1^a	3.8 ± 0.1^b	4.2 ± 0.1^b	4.9 ± 0.1^c	<0.0001
Vitamin E (mg alpha-tocopherol)	5.5 ± 0.2^a	5.2 ± 0.2^a	5.8 ± 0.2^a	5.9 ± 0.2^a	0.0336
Thiamin (mg)	1.20 ± 0.02^a	1.26 ± 0.02^b	1.34 ± 0.03^c	1.49 ± 0.03^d	<0.0001
Riboflavin (mg)	1.5 ± 0.03^a	1.7 ± 0.03^b	1.8 ± 0.04^c	2.0 ± 0.04^d	<0.0001
Niacin (mg)	16 ± 0.3^a	17 ± 0.3^a	18 ± 0.3^b	20 ± 0.4^c	<0.0001
Vitamin B6 (mg)	1.2 ± 0.02^a	1.3 ± 0.02^a	1.5 ± 0.03^b	1.8 ± 0.05^c	<0.0001
Folate (mcg)	344 ± 6^a	384 ± 7^b	471 ± 10^c	600 ± 16^d	<0.0001
Vitamin B12 (mg)	3.7 ± 0.1^a	4.0 ± 0.1^ab	4.4 ± 0.1^b	5.7 ± 0.2^c	<0.0001
Sodium (mg)	2640 ± 43^a	2697 ± 45^a	2622 ± 50^a	2585 ± 51^a	0.0263
Potassium (mg)	1988 ± 34^a	2036 ± 39^a	2095 ± 44^a	2246 ± 44^b	<0.0001
Calcium (mg)	597 ± 15^a	637 ± 15^ab	690 ± 17^b	765 ± 19^c	<0.0001
Iron (mg)	10 ± 0.2^a	11 ± 0.2^a	13 ± 0.2^b	15 ± 0.3^c	<0.0001
Magnesium (mg)	198 ± 4^a	202 ± 4^a	207 ± 5^a	230 ± 5^b	<0.0001
Zinc (mg)	7.6 ± 0.2^a	7.6 ± 0.1^a	8.1 ± 0.2^a	9.3 ± 0.2^b	<0.0001
Whole grain (servings/14 d)	6.1 ± 6^a	7.3 ± 6^a	8.8 ± 6^b	12.3 ± 7^c	<0.0001

^a,b,c,dMeans within the same row with the same letter are not significantly different (P < 0.01). *Adjusted for energy and age.