Table 6.

Mean intakes of potassium and dietary fiber among all males and females, NHANES 2009–2010¹

Age group	Potassium	Dietary fiber
y	mg/d	g/d
Males
2–4	2108.3 ± 40.4	12.2 ± 0.3
5–8	2158.3 ± 51.1	13.0 ± 0.4
9–13	2290.8 ± 65.6	14.2 ± 0.4
14–18	2935.0 ± 122.2	16.9 ± 0.6
19–30	2936.3 ± 107.0	17.5 ± 0.8
31–50	3350.3 ± 75.1	19.9 ± 0.7
51–70	3225.1 ± 64.0	18.5 ± 0.6
≥71	2770.5 ± 79.1	16.9 ± 0.5
≥2	2977.7 ± 32.6	17.6 ± 0.3
Females
2–4	2031.8 ± 48.4	11.0 ± 0.4
5–8	2088.5 ± 49.9	13.3 ± 0.5
9–13	2086.9 ± 78.0	14.4 ± 0.6
14–18	1964.3 ± 87.4	12.5 ± 0.4
19–30	2209.8 ± 52.4	13.6 ± 0.4
31–50	2444.3 ± 42.5	15.9 ± 0.5
51–70	2523.9 ± 53.8	16.5 ± 0.4
≥71	2327.9 ± 42.1	15.2 ± 0.4
≥2	2318.8 ± 18.5	14.9 ± 0.2

¹Values are based on a single 24-h dietary recall and are presented as sample-weighted means ± SE using Stata, 2003 (18).