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. 2025 Jun 4;12:1592654. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1592654

Table 1.

Percentile distributions of the continuous variables representing U.S. children, (n = 1,707).

Variable Percentile
10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
Age (years) 8.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 10.6
Sagittal abdominal diameter (cm) 12.4 13.3 14.6 16.8 19.1
Waist circumference (cm) 56.2 59.6 65.6 74.7 84.5
Fruit intake (percent of total kcal) 0 0 5.4 14.7 27.2
Fat intake (grams per 1,000 kcal) 30.0 33.7 37.6 41.3 44.9
Carbohydrate intake (grams per 1,000 kcal) 112.7 122.2 132.8 141.3 151.9
Protein intake (grams per 1,000 kcal) 26.2 30.5 35.4 40.5 46.9
Sugar intake (grams per 1,000 kcal) 40.3 49.5 59.6 69.7 80.3
Saturated fat intake (grams per 1,000 kcal) 9.4 11.2 13.1 15.2 17.1
Fiber intake (grams per 1,000 kcal) 5.1 6.1 7.4 9.1 11.3
Energy intake (kilocalories per day) 1,351 1,620 1909 2,309 2,704
Physical activity (days/week of 1 h or more) 2.2 4.2 6.1 6.6 6.8
Recreational computer use (hrs/day) 0 0 0.4 1.4 2.7

Table values include person-level weighted adjustments based on the sampling methods of NHANES, so values represent those of the U.S. population of children 8–11 years old. Fruit intake (percent of total kcal) refers to the percent of the total kilocalories derived from fruit, not counting fruit juices.