Table 2

Daily cholesterol intake (mg/day) by age, sex and urbanisation among Chinese adults younger than 60 years from 1991 to 2011*,†

19911993199720002004200620092011AD‡RC, %§
MeanSEMeanSEMeanSEMeanSEMeanSEMeanSEMeanSEMeanSE
All165.813.3170.613.2213.713.3230.413.3241.813.3260.313.2265.413.3266.313.3100.560.6
Age group (years)
 18–39165.612.9170.412.9211.912.9229.713.4236.912.9258.313.2258.913.0263.513.497.959.1
 40–59167.413.6171.513.6217.913.5231.112.8243.813.4260.812.8266.813.4269.213.0101.860.8
Sex
 Male178.213.2183.313.2222.213.1238.413.1250.813.1274.513.0276.213.1276.713.198.555.3
 Female157.912.9161.512.9209.612.9224.812.9233.412.9245.412.7253.012.9254.912.997.061.4
Urbanisation
 Low102.816.3105.516.3122.016.3159.516.3170.716.3199.116.2209.716.3214.916.3112.1109.0
 Medium168.216.5171.516.5222.616.5235.016.4248.216.5264.816.2269.616.5271.616.4103.461.5
 High241.315.7254.515.7284.715.6301.415.5302.915.5304.515.4309.815.6312.515.571.229.5
  • *Significant trend in each subgroup across the survey years (p<0.0001; test for trend).

  • †Values adjusted for age, sex and urbanisation.

  • ‡Absolute difference (AD) between 1991 and 2011.

  • §Relative change (RC) between 1991 and 2011.