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Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001)

Chapter: F Canadian Dietary Intake Data, 1990

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Suggested Citation: "F Canadian Dietary Intake Data, 1990." Institute of Medicine. 2001. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10026.

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Canadian Dietary Intake Data, 1990

TABLE F-1 Mean and Percentiles for Intake of Vitamin A (μg/ RE^a/day) from Food, Nova Scotia and Québec, Canada (1990)

Sex/Age Category^b	Number of Respondents	Mean	Percentile
Sex/Age Category^b	Number of Respondents	Mean	5th
M 19–30 y	536	1,518	380
Standard error			37
M 31–50 y	724	1,281	417
Standard error			16
M 51–70 y	663	1,479	481
Standard error			43
M 71–74 y	149	2,093	464
Standard error			50
F 19–30 y	548	1,129	417
Standard error			17
F 31–50 y	826	1,137	401
Standard error			21
F 51–70 y	657	1,245	426
Standard error			24
F 71–74 y	148	1,298	431
Standard error			29
^a RE = retinol equivalents. 1 RE = 6 μg β-carotene and 12 mg α-carotene or β-cryptoxanthin. ^b M = male, F = female. SOURCE: Nova Scotia Heart Health Program. 1993. Report of the Nova Scotia Nutrition Survey. Nova Scotia Department of Health, Health and Welfare Canada; Santé Québec. 1995. Les Québécoises et les Québécois Mangent-Ils Mieux? Rapport de l’Enquête Québécoise sur la Nutrition, 1990. Montréal: Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux, Gouvernement du Québec.

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10th	25th	50th	75th	90th	95th	99th
484	647	874	1,277	1,744	2,145	3,892
27	16	27	48	76	145	1,051
495	710	951	1,253	1,581	1,802	2,485
24	22	30	37	58	98	228
572	744	994	134	1,891	2,082	2,812
30	28	43	88	93	40	275
550	805	1,124	1,463	1,855	2,317	3,769
53	79	42	90	198	215	2,944
499	597	717	885	1,039	1,121	1,443
12	11	11	16	25	25	94
474	598	747	1,005	1,264	1,420	1,802
16	10	18	22	38	75	140
500	609	805	1,128	1,443	1,648	1,992
23	16	33	41	72	62	111
456	540	756	1,195	1,637	1,838	2,315
19	44	62	100	115	134	417

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TABLE F-2 Mean and Percentiles for Intake of Iron (mg/day) from Food, Nova Scotia and Québec, Canada (1990)

Sex/Age Category^a	Number of Respondents	Mean	Percentile
Sex/Age Category^a	Number of Respondents	Mean	5th
M 19–30 y	536	17.9	10.3
Standard error			0.4
M 31–50 y	724	16.9	9.0
Standard error			0.4
M 51–70 y	663	15.1	8.2
Standard error			0.4
M 71–74 y	149	15.1	9.1
Standard error			0.8
F 19–30 y	548	11.8	6.2
Standard error			0.2
F 31–50 y	826	11.7	7.2
Standard error			0.2
F 51–70 y	657	11	7.0
Standard error			0.3
F 71–74 y	148	11	6.3
Standard error			0.3
^a M = male, F = female. SOURCE: Nova Scotia Heart Health Program. 1993. Report of the Nova Scotia Nutrition Survey. Nova Scotia Department of Health, Health and Welfare Canada; Santé Québec. 1995. Les Québécoises et les Québécois Mangent-Ils Mieux? Rapport de l’Enquête Québécoise sur la Nutrition, 1990. Montréal: Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux, Gouvernement du Québec.

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10th	25th	50th	75th	90th	95th	99th
11.2	13.7	16.1	19.2	22.4	23.9	31.6
0.3	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.0	2.2
10.2	12.6	15.7	18.7	21.9	24.7	31.6
0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.2	2.2
9.0	11.2	14.5	17.8	20.4	22.2	29.5
0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.8	2.4
10.0	11.4	13.6	16.8	20.4	21.6	31.6
0.3	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.1	2.6	5.2
7.1	8.6	10.9	13.4	15.9	17.5	20.8
0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.9
8.2	9.6	10.8	12.1	13.7	14.8	17.8
0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5
7.8	9.0	10.5	11.8	13.3	14.0	17.3
0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.1
6.6	8.0	9.7	11.9	13.7	17.2	24.9
0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.4	3.2	4.6

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TABLE F-3 Mean and Percentiles for Intake of Zinc (mg/day) from Food, Nova Scotia and Québec, Canada (1990)

Sex/Age Category^a	Number of Respondents	Mean	Percentile
Sex/Age Category^a	Number of Respondents	Mean	5th
M 19–30 y	536	15.9	11.2
Standard error			0.3
M 31–50 y	724	16.6	8.3
Standard error			0.3
M 51–70 y	663	12.6	7.4
Standard error			0.4
M 71–74 y	149	13.2	7.0
Standard error			0.6
F 19–30 y	548	9.9	5.9
Standard error			0.2
F 31–50 y	826	9.7	6.2
Standard error			0.2
F 51–70 y	657	8.8	4.0
Standard error			0.2
F 71–74 y	148	9.4	3.9
Standard error			0.3
^a M = male, F = female. SOURCE: Nova Scotia Heart Health Program. 1993. Report of the Nova Scotia Nutrition Survey. Nova Scotia Department of Health, Health and Welfare Canada; Santé Québec. 1995. Les Québécoises et les Québécois Mangent-Ils Mieux? Rapport de l’Enquête Québécoise sur la Nutrition, 1990. Montréal: Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux, Gouvernement du Québec.

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10th	25th	50th	75th	90th	95th	99th
12.0	13.0	14.0	14.9	15.8	16.5	20.2
0.1	0.1	0.08	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.4
9.4	11.2	13.1	14.9	16.6	18.2	21.9
0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.0
8.5	9.7	11.3	13.2	15.8	18.0	20.1
0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.8	0.6
8.0	8.9	11.0	13.3	15.1	16.2	21.9
0.4	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.7	1.4	2.5
6.6	7.6	8.8	10.1	11.3	12.1	14.1
0.1	0.09	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.8
6.7	7.5	8.5	9.7	10.8	11.6	13.9
0.09	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.6
5.8	6.8	8.2	9.3	10.6	11.5	13.2
0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.1
4.2	6.2	7.4	9.0	12.0	13.0	20.7
0.5	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.8	2.8	4.1