Table 3.
Mean usual intake of ALA from foods (g/day) in adults from NHANES 2003–2008
| |
Usual intake |
Percentile |
Al |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Age | N | Mean | SE | 10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 90 | % Above | SE |
| All |
19 + Years |
14,338 |
1.5 |
0.01 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
59.2 |
1.4 |
| All |
19 - 50 Years |
7,586 |
1.6 |
0.02 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
61.2 |
1.7 |
| All |
51 + Years |
6,753 |
1.5 |
0.02 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
56.4 |
1.2 |
| Male |
19 + Years |
7,302 |
1.7 |
0.02 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
54.4 |
1.6 |
| Male |
19 - 50Years |
3,944 |
1.8 |
0.03 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
57.8 |
2.0 |
| Male |
51 + Years |
3,358 |
1.6 |
0.03 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
48.2 |
1.8 |
| Female |
19 + Years |
7,036 |
1.3 |
0.02 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
64.0 |
1.7 |
| Female |
19 - 50 Years |
3,641 |
1 3 |
0.03 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
64.7 |
2.4 |
| Female | 51 + Years | 3,395 | 1.3 | 0.02 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 63.2 | 1.5 |