Table 3.

Mean daily intakes of energy (kilojoules/kilocalories) and macronutrients (grams and percentage contribution to total energy intake) of females according to age group; National Dietary Survey, Brazil, 2008–2009

	10–13 years		14–18 years		19–59 years		≥60 years
	(n 1566)		(n 1811)		(n 11 344)		(n 2328)
Energy and macronutrients	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd
Total energy (kJ)	7816a	2469	7945a	2615	7201b	2268	6498c	2054
Total energy (kJ)	1868a	590	1899a	625	1721b	542	1553c	491
Energy density (kJ/g)	7·11a	0·92	7·28b	1·00	6·74c	0·88	6·28d	0·92
Energy density (kcal/g)	1·70a	0·22	1·74b	0·24	1·61c	0·21	1·50d	0·22
Total carbohydrates (g)	264	88	269	94	240	81	217	74
% of total energy intake	57a,b	6	57a	6	56c	7	56b,c	7
Added sugar (g)	73	41	78	45	61	36	46	30
% of total energy intake	15a	7	16b	7	14c	6	12d	6
Total fibre (g)	18	7	18	8	18	8	18	7
Insoluble fibre (g)	10	5	10	5	10	5	10	5
Total protein (g)	75	27	74	28	73	26	69	26
% of total energy intake	16a	3	16b	3	17c	3	17d	3
Animal protein (g)	47	23	46	23	47	22	44	22
% of total energy intake	10a	4	10a	4	11b	4	11b	4
Total fat (g)	58	22	59	23	53	20	48	18
% of total energy intake	27a,b	5	27a	5	27b	5	27c	5
Saturated fat (g)	20	9	21	9	19	8	17	7
% of total energy intake	10	2	10	2	9	2	9	2
Polyunsaturated fat (g)	12	5	12	5	11	4	10	4
% of total energy intake	6a,b	1	6a	1	6a	1	6b	1
Monounsaturated fat (g)	19	8	20	8	18	7	16	6
% of total energy intake	9a	2	9a	2	9a	2	9b	2
Trans fat (g)	2·2	1·6	2·4	1·8	2·2	1·6	2·0	1·5
% of total energy intake	1·1a	0·7	1·1a,b	0·7	1·1b	0·7	1·1a,b	0·7
Cholesterol (mg)	243a,b	112	244a	116	234b	109	215c	104
Linoleic acid (n-6) (g)	10·4a	4·1	10·8a	4·3	9·7b	3·6	8·6c	3·3
Linolenic acid (n-3) (g)	1·3a	0·5	1·4b	0·5	1·3c	0·5	1·2d	0·4
n-6:n-3 ratio	7·9a	1·0	7·8a	1·3	7·7b	1·1	7·6c	1·0
Alcohol (g)	0·02	0·08	0·28	4·30	0·66	5·40	0·30	1·90
% of total energy intake	0·007a	0·03	0·09b	1·40	0·22c	1·70	0·14b,c	0·95

^a,b,c,dMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0·05).