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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 9.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nutr. 2008 Jul 1;12(4):10.1017/S1368980008002565. doi: 10.1017/S1368980008002565
Females
No fortification 140 mcg/100 gc 350 mcg/100 g 700 mcg/100 g
Folate Intaked
≤200 201-
300
301-
400
>400 ≤200 201-
300
301-
400
>400 ≤200 201-
300
301-
400
>400 ≤200 201-
300
301-
400
>400
Non-Hispanic White
15-44 y 41% 23% 5% 31% 9% 32% 20% 39% 0% 7% 22% 71% 0% 0% 1% 99%
45-64 y 28% 19% 8% 46% 7% 21% 16% 56% 0% 5% 14% 80% 0% 0% 1% 98%
65+ y 23% 21% 8% 48% 8% 25% 15% 52% 0% 11% 24% 65% 0% 0% 5% 95%
Non-Hispanic Black
15-44 y 60% 18% 4% 18% 31% 29% 14% 26% 10% 22% 20% 48% 2% 8% 13% 76%
45-64 y 52% 19% 5% 24% 24% 34% 14% 28% 3% 23% 29% 46% 0% 1% 11% 88%
65+ y 53% 23% 7% 17% 41% 35% 7% 16% 11% 65% 7% 16% 0% 23% 61% 16%
Mexican-American
15-44 y 63% 21% 4% 12% 12% 35% 25% 28% 0% 6% 18% 77% 0% 0% 1% 99%
45-64 y 44% 21% 6% 29% 25% 29% 13% 33% 8% 25% 22% 45% 1% 8% 19% 73%
65+ y 30% 25% 12% 33% 22% 29% 15% 34% 11% 31% 22% 36% 2% 19% 36% 43%
c

Strategies labeled by amount of fortification in mcg of folic acid added per 100 g of enriched grain product.

d

Folate intake categories defined by total average folate intake in mcg/day.

Mcg, micrograms; g, grams