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Table 2 Mean usual intake for fish high in Omega-3 fatty acids 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

30

75

90

All

19 + Years

14,338

0.15

0.01

0.01

0.03

0.07

0.17

0.38

All

19 - 50 Years

7,585

0.13

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.06

0.14

0.32

All

51 + Years

6,753

0.19

0.02

0.02

0.04

0.09

0.22

0.45

Male

19 + Years

7,302

0.18

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.08

0.21

0.44

Male

19 - 50 Years

3,944

0.16

0.02

0.01

003

0.08

0.19

0.39

Male

51 + Years

3,358

0.21

0.03

0.02

0.04

0.10

0.24

0.51

Female

19 + Years

7,036

0.13

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.05

0.14

0.31

Female

19 - 50 Years

3,641

0.10

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.04

0.10

0.23

Female

51 + Years

3,395

0.17

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.08

0.19

0.41