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Table 1 Mean usual intake of total fish in adults from NHANES 2003–2008 (oz equivalents/day)

From: U.S. adults are not meeting recommended levels for fish and omega-3 fatty acid intake: results of an analysis using observational data from NHANES 2003–2008

 

Usual intake

Percentile

Gender

Age

N

Mean

SE

10

25

50

75

90

All

19 + Years

14,338

0 61

0.03

0.11

0.22

0.43

0.80

1.33

All

19 - 50 Years

7,585

0.58

0.03

0.10

0.20

0.39

0.75

1.27

All

51 + Years

6,753

0.66

0.04

0.13

0.25

0.48

0.88

1.41

Male

19 + Yeats

7,302

0.71

0.04

0.11

0.23

0.48

0.95

1.62

Male

19 - 50 Years

3,944

0.69

0.04

0.11

0.22

0.47

0.93

1.59

Male

51 + Years

3,358

0.74

0.06

0.12

0.24

0.51

1.00

1.67

Female

19 + Years

7,036

0.51

0.03

0.11

0.21

0.39

0.69

1.08

Female

19 - 50 Years

3,641

0.45

0.03

0.10

0.18

0.34

0.60

0.96

Female

51 + Years

3,395

0.59

0.05

0.14

0.26

0.47

0.80

1.21