Table 2.

Mean and percentiles of intake of servings and the proportion of the population with usual intake below the recommendation for each group from the Food Guide. Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil, 2008. (N = 1,661)

Food Group	Characteristics of the population	n	Mean	95%CI	Percentiles of intake					% below	95%CI
					10	25	50	75	90
Grains, roots and tubers and derivatives	Male	722	4.83	4.21;5.39	2.90	3.60	4.60	5.80	7.00	91	85;97
	Female	939	3.95b	3.70;4.12	2.30	2.90	3.70	4.70	5.80	84	82;86
	Adolescent	561	5.24	5.00;5.41	3.10	3.90	4.90	6.20	7.50	89	85;93
	Adult	583	4.37	3.91;4.69	2.50	3.20	4.10	5.20	6.30	88	84;92
	Older adult	517	3.63b	3.43;3.81	2.10	2.70	3.40	4.40	5.40	80	72;88
	1st t. incomea	554	4.49	3.81;4.99	2.50	3.20	4.10	5.30	6.50	83	73;92
	2nd t. income	554	4.60	4.21;4.99	2.70	3.40	4.40	5.60	6.90	83	81;85
	3rd t. income	553	4.13	3.51;4.69	2.30	3.00	3.90	4.90	6.10	95	91;99
Beans	Male	722	1.72	1.63;1.77	0.50	0.92	1.53	2.29	3.09	30	27;33
	Female	939	1.15b	1.04;1.26	0.34	0.63	1.04	1.54	2.10	35	31;39
	Adolescent	561	1.62	1.56;1.68	0.46	0.84	1.43	2.17	3.02	34	32;36
	Adult	583	1.41	1.27;1.55	0.40	0.74	1.24	1.89	2.64	32	29;35
	Older adult	517	1.14b	1.09;1.19	0.32	0.59	1.00	1.52	2.11	31	26;37
	1st t. incomea	554	1.45	1.41;1.49	0.42	0.75	1.27	1.93	2.70	29	24;33
	2nd t. income	554	1.44	1.33;1.54	0.40	0.74	1.26	1.92	2.69	32	28;35
	3rd t. income	553	1.37	1.23;1.51	0.40	0.71	1.19	1.82	2.55	35	33;38
Fruit and natural fruit juices	Male	722	1.01	0.97;1.05	0.20	0.41	0.82	1.41	2.07	98	97;98
	Female	939	0.87	0.71;1.03	0.16	0.35	0.70	1.21	1.82	96	93;98
	Adolescent	561	0.95	0.88;1.03	0.19	0.39	0.77	1.33	1.97	98	97;99
	Adult	583	0.95	0.81;0.99	0.17	0.36	0.72	1.25	1.86	97	95;99
	Older adult	517	1.11	0.96;1.25	0.22	0.46	0.90	1.55	2.26	89	75;100
	1st t. incomea	554	0.94	0.89;0.98	0.18	0.38	0.76	1.31	1.94	96	94;98
	2nd t. income	554	0.99	0.93;1.04	0.19	0.40	0.80	1.37	2.05	96	94;98
	3rd t. income	553	0.91	0.85;0.98	0.17	0.37	0.74	1.28	1.89	97	95;99
Vegetables and legumes	Male	722	2.19	1.92;2.48	0.86	1.42	2.10	2.85	3.60	76	59;93
	Female	939	1.87	1.63;2.11	0.74	1.20	1.79	2.43	3.08	62	51;72
	Adolescent	561	1.81	1.66;1.95	0.70	1.16	1.73	2.35	2.97	90	83;98
	Adult	583	2.06	1.81;2.32	0.80	1.31	1.96	2.68	3.39	68	57;81
	Older adult	517	2.09	1.88;2.29	0.81	1.33	1.98	2.71	3.44	44b	33;55
	1st t. incomea	554	1.94	1.73;2.17	0.76	1.25	1.86	2.52	3.17	67	57;77
	2nd t. income	554	1.80	1.49;2.11	0.71	1.16	1.73	2.34	2.95	77	64;92
	3rd t. income	553	2.25	2.05;2.45	0.87	1.45	2.17	2.92	3.70	62	53;72
Milk and dairy products	Male	722	0.96	0.75;1.04	0.22	0.49	0.86	1.24	1.60	100	99;100
	Female	939	0.93	0.86;1.02	0.22	0.50	0.89	1.27	1.65	98	97;100
	Adolescent	561	1.13	1.03;1.23	0.28	0.63	1.10	1.56	1.98	99	98;100
	Adult	583	0.88b	0.77;0.98	0.22	0.48	0.85	1.21	1.54	100	99;100
	Older adult	517	0.88	0.73;1.04	0.22	0.49	0.85	1.22	1.57	97	94;100
	1st t. incomea	554	0.94	0.83;1.05	0.23	0.51	0.90	1.29	1.67	99	97;100
	2nd t. income	554	0.87	0.79;0.96	0.21	0.48	0.83	1.20	1.55	99	99;100
	3rd t. income	553	0.94	0.82;1.06	0.23	0.52	0.90	1.29	1.66	99	98;100
Meat and eggs	Male	722	2.18	1.96;2.45	1.24	1.68	2.16	2.66	3.16	6	2;11
	Female	939	1.51b	1.45;1.57	0.84	1.14	1.48	1.85	2.21	9	4;13
	Adolescent	561	1.95	1.79;2.11	1.03	1.41	1.87	2.41	2.95	11	7;16
	Adult	583	1.88	1.71;2.05	1.00	1.36	1.81	2.33	2.86	7	3;11
	Older adult	517	1.46b	1.37;1.54	0.76	1.05	1.39	1.80	2.22	8	2;14
	1st t. incomea	554	1.72	1.67;1.77	0.89	1.23	1.64	2.12	2.63	8	3;13
	2nd t. income	554	1.86	1.66;2.05	0.97	1.33	1.78	2.30	2.84	7	3;11
	3rd t. income	553	1.89	1.72;2.07	0.99	1.37	1.82	2.35	2.89	7	3;12

^aTertiles of per capita household income.

^bCategories with lower mean and statistically significant prevalence.