Table 4 Macro- and micronutrient intakes for children aged 9 to 13 years (n = 381), by sex
Nutrient | DRI1 | Boys (n = 204) | Girls (n = 177) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SE | Median (P25, P75) | % < EAR/AMDR | % > AI/AMDR | Mean ± SE | Median (P25, P75) | % < EAR/AMDR | % > AI/AMDR | ||
AI/EAR/AMDR | |||||||||
Energy (kcal/d) | – | 2089.0 ± 58.1 | 2052.7 (1455.5, 2589.5) | – | – | 1825.0 ± 53.7 | 1780.0 (1313.7, 2297.8) | – | – |
Macronutrients | |||||||||
 Total Fat (g/d) | – | 94.0 ± 3.1 | 89.7 (63.4, 122.8) | – | – | 84.2 ± 3.1 | 78.1 (53.2, 112.3) | – | – |
 Saturated fat (g/d) | – | 24.1 ± 1.0 | 22.0 (12.6, 33.1) | – | – | 22.1 ± 1.0 | 20.5 (11.9, 29.0) | – | – |
 Carbohydrate (g/d) | 100 | 253.1 ± 7.8 | 236.7 (168.6, 327.0) | 5.4 | – | 219.0 ± 6.9 | 212.7 (148.4, 271.2) | 6.2 | – |
 Total Sugars (g/d) | – | 84.7 ± 3.9 | 76.0 (41.7, 111.4) | – | – | 77.4 ± 3.5 | 70.7 (44.6, 100.2) | – | – |
 Added Sugars (g/d) | 25* | 59.9 ± 3.3 | 48.9 (28.1, 80.3) | 22.5 | 77.5 | 51.1 ± 2.9 | 43.2 (21.7, 75.5) | 26.5 | 73.5 |
 Dietary fiber (g/d) | 31 (B)-26 (G) | 16.1 ± 0.7 | 13.2 (9.0, 20.2) | – | 9.3 | 14.0 ± 0.6 | 12.5 (9.7, 17.8) | – | 6.8 |
 Protein (g/d) | 0.76 g/Kg | 63.3 ± 2.1 | 61.2 (41.1, 78.8) | 15.2 | – | 53.6 ± 2.0 | 49.2 (35.7, 67.6) | 20.9 | – |
 Total Fat (% of EI) | 25–35% | 39.9 ± 0.6 | 40..3 (35.2, 45.6) | 8.8 a | 75.5 a | 40.3 ± 0.7 | 40.6 (34.1, 46.9) | 5.1 b | 70.1 b |
 Saturated fat (% of EI) |  < 8%†| 10.1 ± 0.3 | 9.5 (7.1, 12.9) | – | 65.7 | 10.7 ± 0.3 | 9.6 (7.1, 13.7) | – | 69.5 |
 Carbohydrate (% of EI) | 45–65% | 48.7 ± 0.7 | 48.4 (42.5, 54.4) | 35.8 | 5.4 | 48.9 ± 0.7 | 49.2 (42.8, 54.7) | 31.6 | 3.9 |
 Total Sugars (% of EI) | – | 16.2 ± 0.5 | 15.2 (10.4, 21.6) | – | – | 17.1 ± 0.6 | 16.1 (11.2, 22.4) | – | – |
 Added Sugars (% of EI) | – | 11.2 ± 0.5 | 9.7 (5.9, 16.1) | – | – | 11.0 ± 0.5 | 9.6 (5.9, 15.6) | – | – |
 Protein (% of EI) | 10–30% | 12.5 ± 0.3 | 11.9 (9.4, 14.8) | 29.4 a | 1.0 a | 12.1 ± 0.4 | 10.9 (8.8, 14.2) | 41.2 b | 1.1 b |
Micronutrients | |||||||||
 Vitamin C (mg/d) | 39 | 75.8 ± 5.2 | 53.3 (29.9, 102.7) | 35.8 | – | 71.9 ± 5.2 | 47.1 (21.5, 101.5) | 41.2 | – |
 Thiamin (mg/d) | 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 1.3 (0.9, 1.7) | 15.7 a | – | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | 23.7 b | – |
 Riboflavin (mg/d) | 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 28.4 | – | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) | 32.2 | – |
 Niacin (mg/d) | 9 | 18.4 ± 0.7 | 17.0 (10.9, 21.9) | 14.2 a | – | 14.8 ± 0.7 | 13.1 (9.2, 17.7) | 24.3 b | – |
 Vitamin B-6 (mg/d) | 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 1.3 (0.8, 1.8) | 22.1 | – | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.1 (0.7, 1.4) | 29.9 | – |
 Folate (μg DFE/d) | 250 | 264.7 ± 14.4 | 206.6 (139.8, 326.3) | 62.3 | – | 236.4 ± 12.1 | 197.6 (116.6, 310.6) | 66.1 | – |
 Vitamin B-12 (μg/d) | 1.5 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 1.7 (0.6, 3.1) | 45.1 | – | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 1.4 (0.5, 2.4) | 54.8 | – |
 Calcium (mg/d) | 1100 | 697.8 ± 28.2 | 634.6 (392.3, 906.6) | 86.8 | – | 622.4 ± 31.1 | 521.0 (335.9, 779.7) | 86.4 | – |
 Phosphorus (mg/d) | 1055 | 909.9 ± 28.1 | 849.1 (622.9, 1168.3) | 66.7 a | – | 780.3 ± 26.9 | 719.0 (521.6, 978.9) | 78.5 b | – |
 Magnesium (mg/d) | 200 | 238.4 ± 7.6 | 220.7 (162.0, 303.0) | 40.7 a | – | 214.8 ± 7.9 | 195.0 (148.2, 256.3) | 53.7 b | – |
 Vitamin D (μg/d) | 10 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 0.5 (0.1, 2.2) | 99.0 | – | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 0.3 (0.1, 1.2) | 100 | – |
 Vitamin A (μg RAE/d) | 445 (B)-420 (G) | 531.2 ± 48.5 | 373.9 (189.4, 638.4) | 77.9 | – | 552.8 ± 59.6 | 321.2 (172.9, 577.9) | 80.2 | – |
 Vitamin K (μg/d) | 60 | 164.7 ± 16.8 | 85.0 (38.1, 183.1) | – | 62.8 a | 162.8 ± 20.6 | 73.7 (27.4, 181.2) | – | 52.0 b |
 Iron (mg/d) | 5.9 (B)-5.7 (G) | 11.5 ± 0.5 | 10.4 (6.7, 15.1) | 22.1 | – | 10.0 ± 0.5 | 8.2 (5.7, 12.9) | 25.4 | – |
 Zinc (mg/d) | 7 | 7.7 ± 0.3 | 7.3 (4.5, 10.2) | 48.5 a | – | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 5.7 (3.8, 8.2) | 64.4 b | – |
 Sodium (mg/d) | 1200 | 2347.6 ± 84.5 | 2221.0 (1441.6, 3046.6) | – | 80.9 | 2083.0 ± 80.8 | 2056.2 (1271.3, 2587.8) | – | 78.0 |
 Potassium (mg/d) | 2500 (B)-2300 (G) | 2348.6 ± 81.6 | 2085.7 (1465.5, 3109.7) | – | 39.2 | 2136.3 ± 84.3 | 1961.7 (1392.3, 2563.4) | – | 35.6 |