Table 3 Mean usual intake of ALA from foods (g/day) in adults from NHANES 2003–2008

All

19 + Years

14,338

1.5

0.01

0.9

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.3

59.2

1.4

All

19 - 50 Years

7,586

1.6

0.02

0.9

1.1

1.5

1.9

2.3

61.2

1.7

All

51 + Years

6,753

1.5

0.02

0.8

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.2

56.4

1.2

Male

19 + Years

7,302

1.7

0.02

1.1

1.3

1.7

2.1

2.5

54.4

1.6

Male

19 - 50Years

3,944

1.8

0.03

1.1

1.4

1.7

2.1

2.5

57.8

2.0

Male

51 + Years

3,358

1.6

0.03

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.4

48.2

1.8

Female

19 + Years

7,036

1.3

0.02

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

64.0

1.7

Female

19 - 50 Years

3,641

1 3

0.03

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

64.7

2.4

Female

51 + Years

3,395

1.3

0.02

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

63.2

1.5