Does the presence of cardiovascular disease risk factors or established disease influence the dietary intake of affected adults and their children residing in the same household? A secondary analysis of the Australian Health Survey (2011–2013)

Table 3 Proportion^a of adults with and without CVD/risk who meet recommendations according to the NH&MRC^b guidelines

Nutrient / Alcohol	Recommended intake (per day on average)	Proportion (95% CI) meeting recommendations		Test statistics
Nutrient / Alcohol	Recommended intake (per day on average)	No risk factor or CVD (n = 2180)	Has at least one risk factor +/− CVD (n = 6265)	Test statistics
Total fat (AMDR)	20–35% of total energy intake	82.1% (78.3%–86.0%)	83.9% (80.9%–87.0%)	−0.72
Sat fat + Trans fat (AMDR)	≤10% of total energy intake	18.9% (15.1%–22.8%)	19.6% (16.9%–22.3%)	-0.28
ALA (AMDR)	0.4–1% of total energy intake	86.6% (82.7%–90.5%)	87.6% (84.1%–91.1%)	−0.35
LCn-3PUFA (SDT)	Male 610 mg Female 430 mg	4.8% (2.6%–7.1%)	4.3% (2.1%–6.4%)	0.34
Fibre (SDT)	Male 38 g Female 28 g	13.4% (11.3%–15.5%)	9.9% (8.4%–11.4%)	2.60*
Sodium (SDT)	≤1600 mg/day	7.8% (5.7%–9.8%)	11.9% (9.6%–14.2%)	−2.59*
Standard drinks	≤2 standard drinks	76.1% (64.4%–87.8%)	70.6% (61.0%–80.1%)	0.72

^a Proportion estimated from two 24-h dietary recalls and from food intake only, adjusted for sequence (from personal interview or telephone interview), day of week (weekdays, Mon to Fri; or weekend days, Sat and Sun), age groups (18; 19–30; 31–50; 51–70, or >70 years), gender, SEIFA quintiles (where 1st quintile was the lowest 20% and 5th quintile was the highest 20%), smoking status (current smoker, ex-smoker, never smoked)
^b Recommendation according the NH&MRC, Optimising diets for lowering chronic disease risk (AMDR – Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range; SDT – Suggested Dietary Targets) and for alcohol, national guidelines for alcohol consumption where one standard drink equals to 10 g of pure alcohol
^c If the test statistic was <−1.96 or >1.96, the difference between the two groups was considered significant at the α = 0.05 level and marked with an asterisk

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