Sources of Dietary Fiber and the Association of Fiber Intake with Childhood Obesity Risk (in 2–18 Year Olds) and Diabetes Risk of Adolescents 12–18 Year Olds: NHANES 2003–2006

Table 1

Population characteristics of children 2–11 and 12–18 years old with plausible diet records, NHANES 2003–2006 (in percent).

	Plausible energy reporters 2–11 years old; Weighted percent (𝑛=2072)	Plausible energy reporters 12–18 years old; Weighted percent (𝑛=2595)
Gender
Males	53.0	52.4
Females	47.0	47.6
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	60.7	65.2
Non-Hispanic Blacks	13.6	13.8
Hispanic/other race	25.8	20.9
Income
PIR^1 < 185%	40.6	34.0
PIR^1 ≥ 185% and <350%	29.0	28.4
PIR^1 ≥ 350% and <500%	30.5	37.6

¹PIR: poverty income ratio, values >5.0 were recorded as 5.0 in the NHANES.