Table 15.
Summary of probabilistic acute dietary exposure assessment to DAS (UB) across European dietary surveys by age group
| Age group | n | Mean UB exposure (ng/kg bw per day) | n | 95th percentile dietary UB exposure (ng/kg bw per day)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Min | Max | |||
| Infants | 11 | 22.6 (16.6–29.4) | 181.1 (165.0–196.1) | 10 | 118.3 (90.9–185.2) | 799.1 (673.1–931.6) |
| Toddlers | 15 | 50.4 (46.8–56.8) | 186.0 (163.6–221.5) | 15 | 173.5 (167.1–180.3) | 736.3 (705.7–771.3) |
| Other children | 21 | 34.8 (32.8–37.1) | 175.1 (160.0–195.9) | 21 | 114.6 (104.0–124.6) | 702.5 (670.6–735.3) |
| Adolescents | 21 | 24.6 (23.4–25.8) | 106.2 (92.5–122.5) | 21 | 89.0 (84.0–93.5) | 354.4 (334.8–372.4) |
| Adults | 23 | 21.7 (21.0–22.4) | 85.4 (77.7–97.0) | 23 | 62.5 (58.2–66.9) | 283.1 (264.2–294.1) |
| Elderly | 20 | 17.9 (17.2–18.6) | 75.2 (72.3–78.6) | 20 | 54.0 (48.6–60.7) | 203.3 (182.3–224.8) |
| Very elderly | 17 | 17.1 (16.1–18.2) | 83.2 (81.5–85.2) | 15 | 62.5 (57.9–68.4) | 182.6 (132.2–214.9) |
bw: body weight; n: number of surveys; Min: minimum; Max: maximum.
The corresponding 95% confidence intervals are presented in the brackets.
a
The 95th percentile estimates obtained on dietary surveys/age classes with less than 60 observations may not be statistically robust (EFSA, 2011a). Those estimates were not included in this table.