Table 3.

Mean and percentiles of distribution of intake of servings and the proportion of the population with usual consumption above the recommended level for each group in the Food Guide. Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil, 2008. (N = 1,661)

Food groups	Characteristics of the population	n	Mean	95%CI	Percentiles of intake					% above	95%CI
					10	25	50	75	90
Oils, fat and oily seeds	Male	722	1.49	1.39;1.59	0.31	0.66	1.26	2.05	2.98	60	55;64
	Female	939	1.28b	1.21;1.37	0.27	0.57	1.08	1.77	2.54	66	63;70
	Adolescent	561	1.72	1.56;1.88	0.36	0.77	1.47	2.38	3.38	66	61;72
	Adult	583	1.35	1.24;1.46	0.28	0.60	1.15	1.85	2.65	62	57;67
	Older adult	517	1.19b	1.06;1.32	0.25	0.53	1.01	1.64	2.35	67	64;73
	1st t. incomea	554	1.44	1.29;1.59	0.29	0.63	1.21	1.99	2.86	68	64;71
	2nd t. income	554	1.53	1.43;1.63	0.31	0.68	1.30	2.10	3.01	68	64;72
	3rd t. income	553	1.22b	1.7;1.28	0.25	0.54	1.04	1.69	2.42	57b	52;62
Sugars and sweets	Male	722	1.67	1.53;1.81	0.61	0.95	1.45	2.14	3.01	76	69;84
	Female	939	1.42b	1.33;1.48	0.50	0.78	1.21	1.81	2.54	82	68;97
	Adolescent	561	2.49	2.21;2.77	1.03	1.55	2.28	3.18	4.21	93	85;100
	Adult	583	1.43	1.31;1.55	0.55	0.85	1.28	1.83	2.41	78	69;88
	Older adult	517	1.01b	0.91;1.12	0.37	0.59	0.90	1.31	1.74	71	51;98
	1st t. incomea	554	1.46	1.32;1.61	0.50	0.78	1.23	1.88	2.71	78	68;88
	2nd t. income	554	1.48	1.35;1.61	0.52	0.82	1.27	1.89	2.67	78	68;87
	3rd t. income	553	1.62	1.58;1.65	0.59	0.92	1.41	2.07	2.86	82	69;95

^aTertiles of per capita household income.

^bCategories with lower mean and statistically significant prevalence.