Food sources of daily cholesterol intake (mg/day) by sex among Chinese adults younger than 60 years from 1991 to 2011*,†
| 1991 | 2000 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Rank | Total, % | Cumulative, % | Mean | SE | Rank | Total, % | Cumulative, % | Mean | SE | Rank | Total, % | Cumulative, % | |
| Male | |||||||||||||||
| Eggs | 78.1 | 14.8 | 1 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 127.2 | 14.7 | 1 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 149.1 | 14.6 | 1 | 53.9 | 53.9 |
| Pork | 48.9 | 6.6 | 2 | 27.4 | 71.2 | 54.6 | 6.6 | 2 | 22.9 | 76.2 | 60.3 | 6.6 | 2 | 21.8 | 75.7 |
| Fish and shellfish | 18.7 | 4.3 | 3 | 10.5 | 81.7 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 3 | 9.0 | 85.2 | 25.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 9.1 | 84.8 |
| Animal fat | 11.9 | 2.4 | 4 | 6.7 | 88.4 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.3 | 88.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 7 | 1.3 | 86.1 |
| Organ meats | 9.4 | 1.4 | 5 | 5.3 | 93.7 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.6 | 92.1 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 88.6 |
| Poultry | 4.4 | 1.7 | 6 | 2.5 | 96.2 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 95.9 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 4.1 | 92.7 |
| Beef | 4.3 | 1.2 | 7 | 2.4 | 98.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 7 | 2.9 | 98.8 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 5 | 3.0 | 95.7 |
| Milks | 2.2 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.2 | 99.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.0 | 99.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.0 | 96.7 |
| Female | |||||||||||||||
| Eggs | 72.9 | 13.2 | 1 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 123.3 | 13.1 | 1 | 54.8 | 54.8 | 145.3 | 13.1 | 1 | 57.0 | 57.0 |
| Pork | 40.8 | 5.6 | 2 | 25.8 | 72.0 | 47.2 | 5.6 | 2 | 21.0 | 75.8 | 54.7 | 5.6 | 2 | 21.5 | 78.5 |
| Fish and shellfish | 16.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 10.1 | 82.1 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 3 | 8.5 | 84.3 | 22.6 | 3.9 | 3 | 8.9 | 87.4 |
| Animal fat | 10.5 | 2.1 | 4 | 6.7 | 88.8 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.3 | 87.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.8 | 88.2 |
| Organ meats | 7.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 4.4 | 93.2 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 6 | 3.1 | 90.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 2.4 | 90.6 |
| Poultry | 3.6 | 1.5 | 6 | 2.3 | 95.5 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.7 | 94.4 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.6 | 94.2 |
| Beef | 3.0 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.9 | 97.4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.2 | 96.6 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 6 | 2.1 | 96.3 |
| Milks | 2.8 | 1.1 | 8 | 1.8 | 99.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 8 | 1.3 | 97.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.4 | 97.7 |
*Significant trend in each subgroup across the survey years (p<0.0001; test for trend).
†Values adjusted for age, sex and urbanisation.