Table 2.
Usual daily mean (SE) vitamin intakes from food sources only by dietary supplement use, gender, and age group in U.S. children and adolescents, 2003–20061,2
| 2–8 y old | 9–13 y old | 14–18 y old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Non-users
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Users-Foods
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Non-users
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Users-Foods
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Non-users
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Users-Foods
|
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| Male | n=1264 | n=1009 | n=1351 | |||
| Folate (DFE) | 535 (12) | 548 (20) | 592 (19) | 657 (43) | 641 (20) | 757 (35) |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.8 (0.1) | 1.7 (0.1) | 1.9 (0.05) | 2.0 (0.1) | 2.2 (0.1) | 2.3 (0.2) |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 6.0 (0.2) | 5.5 (0.3) | 6.1 (0.2) | 6.2 (0.3) | 7.1 (0.3) | 7.2 (0.6) |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 664 (17) | 642 (30) | 678 (26) | 714 (38) | 628 (23) | 704 (53) |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 103 (5) | 100 (5) | 80 (4) | 87 (7) | 88 (6) | 95 (9) |
| Vitamin D (μg) | 7.8 (0.2) | 7.6 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.2) | 6.8 (0.6) | 6.0 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.6) |
| Vitamin E (ATE) | 5.6 (0.1) | 5.1 (0.2) | 6.6 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.4) | 7.3 (0.3) | 7.2 (0.4) |
| Vitamin K (μg) | 48.6 (1.6) | 49.2 (5.4) | 57.9 (2.1) | 51.3 (6.4) | 64.5 (2.8) | 75 (8) |
| Female | n=1337 | n=1039 | n=1250 | |||
| Folate (DFE) | 506 (14) | 476 (13) | 510 (15) | 582 (43) | 478 (13) | 512 (38) |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.6 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.1) | 1.6 (0.1) | 1.7 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.04) | 1.5 (0.1) |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 5.2 (0.1) | 4.8 (0.2) | 4.9 (0.2) | 4.9 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.1) | 4.5 (0.3) |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 574 (16) | 584 (23) | 531 (23) | 669 (58) | 460 (15) | 559 (59) |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 90 (3) | 81 (4) | 74 (4) | 85 (9) | 68 (3) | 69 (7) |
| Vitamin D (μg) | 6.5 (0.3) | 6.7 (0.4) | 5.2 (0.3) | 6.0 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.2) | 5.0 (0.5) |
| Vitamin E (ATE) | 5.1 (0.1) | 5.0 (0.2) | 5.6 (0.2) | 6.8 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.2) | 5.6 (0.3) |
| Vitamin K (μg) | 49.8 (2) | 56 (6) | 58.3 (1.8) | 69 (24) | 59.4 (2.1) | 55 (5) |
DFE = Dietary Folate Equivalent; RAE = Retinol Activity Equivalent; ATE = Alpha Tocopherol Equivalent
1
Vitamin intakes for non-users and users of dietary supplements are from food sources only. Vitamins contributed from dietary supplements are not included in the estimates.
2
Values presented as mean (SE). No significant difference existed between users and non-users of dietary supplements.