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Table 4 Per consumer intake of meat/poultry/fish by gender for children and adults, median (25th and 75th percentile) after disaggregation of mixed dishes, g/daya

From: Consumption patterns of meat, poultry, and fish after disaggregation of mixed dishes: secondary analysis of the Australian National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2011–12

Median

(25th – 75th percentile)

Total

Total male

Total female^

Children

Adults

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female^

Red meat

98.1 (47.5–163.5)

107.0 (52.3–181.9)

91.0(43.8–150.0)

70.8 (34.7–131.2)

78.4 (38.8–147.0)

64.0 (29.2–115.9)

104.0 (54.0–169.0)

119.4 (59.9–189.7)

97.0 (49.0–156.0)

 Beef

83.3 (36.3–155.3)

93.8 (40.8–166.2)

76.5(33.2–146)

62.8 (28.4–116)

66.0 (33.5–131.2)

52.8 (23.5–104.5)

94.2 (40.8–164.5)

99.0 (42.1–174.0)

83.3 (36.7–152.0)

 Lamb

104.0 (61.0–156.0)

124.0 (68.6–171.7)

95.5(52.8–142)

96.5 (44.5–155.8)

103.1 (47.7–156.0)

72.8 (39.6–142.0)

104.0 (65.1–156.0)

130.3 (73.4–176.1)

99.0 (59.8–143.5)

 Pork

75.0 (30.5–120.0)

80.0 (36.0–148.0)

73.8 (24.5–109.2)

51.7 (23.6–107.4)

56.4 (22.9–107.6)

42.2 (23.6–107.4)

82.0 (35.4–125.0)

89.8 (39.2–154.0)

75.0 (26.2–109.2)

Poultry

95.0 (57.0–166.0)

108.0 (60.3–184.2)

86.6 (51.2–143)

80.0 (46.8–129.8)

81.4 (50.0–138.7)

74.1 (42.5–114.0)

100.0 (60.0–176.2)

116.9 (66.0–195.7)

89.3 (55.8–149.0)

 Chicken

93.6 (57.0–162.7)

107.5 (60.3–184.2)

85.9 (50.9–142.5)

80.0 (46.8–129.5)

81.4 (48.0–138.7)

74.1 (42.6–114.0)

100.0 (59.8–175.2)

116.6 (65.8–191.1)

89.3 (55.6–147.0)

 Other

92.3 (33.6–151.9)

98.0 (70.4–166.0)

80.1 (23.1–143)

63.6 (27.7–150.0)

109.5 (58.1–158.0)

52.0 (27.7–84.8)

93.0 (36.0–153.8)

95.1 (70.4–166.0)

92.3 (17.6–143.0)

Fish/seafood

81.9 (46.1–126.8)

92.5 (51.4–144.0)

77.5 (41.6–117.3)

61.5 (30.0–101.3)

67.0 (33.0–117.8)

53.7 (26.0–86.3)

86.1 (49.0–133.3)

95.5 (61.1–152.5)

80.0 (46.1–121.6)

 Finfish

103.5 (53.7–136.8)

106.4 (62.4–156.2)

92.5 (46.5–123.1)

62.7 (38.7–107.0)

85.9 (41.0–117.8)

58.0 (33.5–96.8)

104.5 (62.4–150.0)

110.0 (67.0–165.3)

101.1 (57.5–131.2)

 Seafood

46.6 (20.0–89.6)

45.9 (18.7–94.2)

46.9 (20.2–87.8)

27.5 (13.2–53.5)

27.7 (13.2–59.9)

23.4 (15.6–48.8)

48.9 (21.7–90.3)

48.7 (21.2–96.0)

49.9 (21.7–90.0)

 Canned fish

71.3 (40.0–95.0)

77.9 (49.2–95.8)

64.0 (36.8–86.1)

64.0 (26.3–86.1)

70.7 (45.6–92.5)

42.9 (21.5–79.8)

72.2 (43.4–95.0)

77.9 (51.0–97.0)

68.2 (40.3–91.2)

 Fish/seafood products

64.0 (23.0–142.0)

60.0 (23.0–142.0)

64.0 (23.0–126.9)

75.0 (36.0–142.0)

60.0 (36.0–142.0)

85.5 (35.5–158.5)

62.9 (23.0–142.0)

62.0 (23.0–142.0)

62.9 (23.0–124.4)

Processed meat

44.2 (18.5–90.0)

48.0 (23.0–100.0)

37.5 (17.0–76.0)

40.9 (17.0–86.0)

45.0 (19.7–89.0)

32.3 (17.0–74.1)

45.0 (19.4–94.0)

50.0 (25.0–101.4)

38.0 (17.0–76.9)

 Sausage

101.0 (89.0–178.0)

151.5 (89.0–202.0)

101.0 (89.0–178.0)

89.0 (87.0–178.0)

94.0 (89.0–178.0)

89.0 (75.0–133.5)^

151.5 (89.0–190.0)

174.0 (89.0–202.0)

101.0 (89.0–178.0)

 Ham

17.0 (17.0–34.0)

17.4 (17.0–34.0)

17.0 (17.0–26.4)

17.0 (17.0–33.6)

17.0 (17.0–34.0)

17.0 (14.8–26.0)

17.0 (17.0–34.0)

18.5 (17.0–34.8)

17.0 (17.0–27.6)

 Bacon

24.5 (13.3–48.0)

31.2 (15.2–50.0)

21.6 (10.7–43.5)

18.8 (10.0–41.1)

18.9 (11.4–43.1)

18.6 (9.6–35.3)

28.2 (14.0–48.0)

32.0 (16.0–62.7)

22.0 (11.3–44.0)

 Salami

18.5 (8.9–31.4)

20.9 (11.2–37.0)

15.0 (8.1–23.3)

15.0 (6.8–23.0)

15.0 (6.1–23.0)

15.0 (7.2–23.0)

20.3 (9.4–36.0)

23.0 (14.2–4.0)

15.8 (8.3–24.5)

 Luncheon meat

56.0 (45.0–104.0)

56.0 (45.0–104.0)

52.0 (45.0–104.0)

45.0 (28.0–67.0)

45.0 (28.0–56.0)

45.0 (28.0–70.5)

67.5 (45.0–104.0)

75.0 (45.0–104.0)

67.0 (45.0–104.0)

 Other

45.7 (22.9–68.0)

47.6 (41.3–75.0)

45.7 (7.7–61.4)

47.6 (41.3–68.0)

45.7 (41.3–68.0)

47.6 (34.3–91.5)

45.7 (10.6–63.6)

56.7 (45.7–91.5)

41.3 (7.2–56.7)

Total Meat/poultry/fish

139.1 (80.0–219.2)

161.9 (90.7–254.9)

122.1 (71.3–191)

104.8 (59.4–175.8)

114.0 (64.2–192.1)

97.0 (55.3–163.2)

150.0 (89.0–232.0)

178.8 (104.0–273.2)

129.3 (78.2–198.0)

  1. ^ P-value <0.005 for gender difference from Whitney U test
  2. aNo data reported if meat type was consumed by less than 1.0% of the population