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Table 4 Mean usual intake of ALA from foods and dietary supplement in adults from NHANES 2003–2008

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

Al

Gender

Age

N

Mean

SE

10

25

50

75

90

% Above

SE

All

19 + Years

3,383

1.6

0.04

0.9

1.1

1.5

1.9

2.4

61.2

2.2

All

19-50 Years

2,280

1.6

0.04

0.9

1.1

1.5

1.9

2.4

61.7

2.7

All

51 + Years

1,103

1.6

0.08

0.8

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.3

60.1

2.3

Male

19 + Years

1,566

1.8

0.04

1.0

1.3

1.7

2.1

2.6

54.6

2.8

Male

19-50 Years

1,100

1.8

0.05

1.0

1.3

1.7

2.1

2.6

55.6

3.3

Male

51 + Years

466

1.7

0.06

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.1

2.6

51.2

3.5

Female

19 + Years

1,817

1.4

0.05

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.7

2.1

66.7

3.4

Female

19-50 Years

1,180

1.4

0.05

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.7

2.1

67.1

4.3

Female

51 + Years

637

1.5

0.12

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.7

2.1

65.4

3.1