Table 4.

Average direct water intake and amount of indirect water intake by adult (age ≥15 years) male, female, and children (age <15 years)

Age categories	Sex	Direct water intake				Indirect water intake (L/person/day)
		No. of subjects (n)	Water intake (L/person/day) (Mean ± SD)	Water intake (mL/person/UBW/ day) (Mean ± SD)	No. of subjects (n)	Sources				Total indirect water intake
						Cooked rice (%)	Prepared food (%)	Dry food (%)	Beverage (%)
Adult (≥15 years)	Male	154	3.95 ± 0.79	76.09 ± 21.47	172	1.21 ±0.48 (56%)	0.57 ±0.16 (27%)	0.08 ±0.06 (4%)	0.29 ±0.17 (13%)	2.15 ±0.55
	Female	152	3.03 ± 1.11	66.69 ± 18.94	155	1.10 ±0.40 (61%)	0.46 ±0.12 (25%)	0.06 ±0.06 (3%)	0.19 ±0.12 (10%)	1.81 ±0.42
	Both	306	3.49 ± 1.07	71.42 ± 20.76	327	1.15 ±0.44	0.52 ±0.15	0.07 ±0.06	0.25 ±0.16	1.99 ±0.52
Children (<15 years)	Boys	65	2.15 ± 0.75	92.36 ± 24.93	45	0.62 ±0.37 (56%)	0.34 ±0.18 (31%)	0.05 ±0.04 (5%)	0.10 ±0.11 (9%)	1.11 ±0.55
	Girls	52	2.13 ± 0.81	81.37 ± 23.30	41	0.64 ±0.43 (59%)	0.31 ±0.12 (29%)	0.04 ±0.03 (4%)	0.09 ±0.10 (8%)	1.08 ±0.55
	Children	117	2.14 ± 0.78	87.47 ± 24.69	86	0.64 ±0.40	0.32 ±0.15	0.05 ±0.04	0.09 ±0.11	1.10 ±0.55
Total		423	3.12 ± 1.17	78.07 ± 23.01	413	1.05 ±0.48 (58%)	0.48 ±0.17 (27%)	0.06 ±0.05 (3%)	0.21 ±0.16 (12%)	1.80 ±.64 (100%)

UBW: Unit body weight (kg); SD: Standard deviation