. 2017 Aug 11;9(8):860. doi: 10.3390/nu9080860

Table 3.

Usual intake of vitamin A (µg/day) from food, fortified food and supplements in Belgian men (3–64 years), Belgian study on the intake of vitamins A, D, E and K (VITADEK-study) 2015.

				Percentiles
Age		Usual Intake (CI)	% Contribution	5	50	95	97.5	EAR	% <EAR	UL	% >UL
3–6	Food	673 (615–762)	89.3	227	574	1452	1734	205–245 ⁽¹⁾	6	800–1100 ⁽¹⁾	2
	+ mandatorily fortified food	706 (657–783)	4.4	257	613	1468	1736		3		3
	+ voluntarily fortified food	744 (679–805)	5.0	277	646	1560	1827		2		3
	+ supplements	754 (698–831)	1.3	285	659	1554	1841		2		4
7–10	Food	693 (647–766)	90.7	233	591	1494	1784	320	14	1500	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	732 (689–792)	5.1	271	631	1540	1813		9		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	757 (706–809)	3.3	282	652	1572	1847		8		0
	+ supplements	764 (721–831)	0.9	289	669	1578	1851		7		1
11–14	Food	713 (667–774)	89.9	240	608	1537	1835	580	47	2000	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	748 (712–809)	4.4	277	646	1578	1839		41		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	771 (725–826)	2.9	289	667	1593	1929		40		0
	+ supplements	793 (739–844)	2.8	293	687	1656	1933		37		0
15–17	Food	731 (681–788)	90.1	246	624	1576	1882	570	44	2600	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	775 (728–827)	5.4	287	664	1651	1948		38		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	786 (740–845)	1.4	289	675	1635	1937		37		0
	+ supplements	811 (761–870)	3.1	304	702	1679	2005		34		0
18–39	Food	803 (728–856)	90.4	270	685	1735	2074	570	37	3000	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	851 (774–908)	5.4	314	736	1776	2101		31		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	862 (785–923)	1.2	320	748	1798	2115		30		0
	+ supplements	888 (809–937)	2.9	327	771	1844	2183		28		0
40–64	Food	937 (850–1033)	88.0	315	799	2026	2422	570	28	3000	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	1050 (952–1143)	10.6	400	914	2154	2553		18		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	1053 (960–1151)	0.3	403	919	2155	2542		17		0
	+ supplements	1065 (975–1163)	1.1	409	931	2172	2565		17		0

⁽¹⁾ The EAR for vitamin A is 205 μg/day in children aged 1–3 years and 245 μg/day in children aged 4–6 years old. The UL for vitamin A (retinol) is 800 μg day in children aged 1–3 years and 1100 μg/day in children aged 4–6 years old. EAR: estimated average requirement; UL: upper intake level.