TABLE 3.

Total choline (mg/day) intakes following removal of eggs from the diet

	Choline intake				Choline usual intake, mean
% egg removal	Mean	SE	LCL99	UCL99		SE	% above AI
6–23 months old
0	182.34	4.35	170.35	194.33	194.28	3.69	51.1
25	175.76	3.87	165.09	186.43	186.21	3.47	46.7
50	169.18	3.49	159.55	178.81	179.06	3.22	41.6
100	156.02	3.17	147.28	164.75	164.47	3.44	31.5
2–8 years old
0	224.85	3.37	215.55	234.15	237.27	2.89	47.0
25	218.05	2.97	209.87	226.24	229.95	2.54	43.3
50	211.26	2.63	204.01	218.50	222.70	2.31	39.2
100	197.66	2.24	191.47	203.84	208.38	2.13	30.8
9–18 years old
0	273.42	4.72	260.42	286.42	260.93	3.85	4.4
25	266.04	4.52	253.58	278.50	255.11	3.67	3.4
50	258.66	4.37	246.62	270.70	248.36	3.45	2.5
100	243.90	4.22	232.26	255.55	234.04	3.44	1.4
2–18 years old
0	253.36	2.97	245.18	261.54	251.56	2.68	22.1
25	246.22	2.84	238.40	254.04	244.39	2.54	19.8
50	239.08	2.75	231.49	246.67	237.37	2.37	17.6
100	224.80	2.74	217.26	232.35	223.36	2.40	13.5

Data are from infants/toddlers and children/adolescents, from NHANES 2011–2014. 0 = current egg intake with no eggs removed from the dietary modeling pattern. Data were interpreted such that when the 99th confidence levels did not overlap, changes in intakes were classified as meaningful. Choline intake includes Day 1 intake data; choline usual intake was determined using Day 1 and Day 2 intake data. AI for choline for different age groups examined is dependent on age and sex: birth to 6 months, male/female = 125 mg/day; 7–12 months, male/female = 150 mg/day; 1–3 years, male/female = 200 mg/day; 4–8 years, male/female = 250 mg/day; 9–13 years, male/female = 375 mg/day; 14–18 years, male = 550 mg/day; 14–18 years, female = 400 mg/day; 14–18 years, pregnant = 450 mg/day; and 14–18 years, lactating = 550 mg/day (30). Abbreviations: AI, Adequate Intake; LCL, lower confidence level; SE, standard error; UCL, upper confidence level.