Dietary animal and plant protein intakes and their associations with obesity and cardio-metabolic indicators in European adolescents: the HELENA cross-sectional study

Table 2 Percentile of total protein intakes and the number of the subjects below the recommendations of European food safety authority in the European adolescents

Characteristics	N	Total protein (g/d)			Total protein (g/(kg.d))			The number of subjects below the recommendations
		25%	50%	75%	25%	50%	75%	EAR ^μ	PRI ^μ
Total	1804	76	91	109	1.3	1.6	2.0	1	2
Gender
Males	855	90	106	127	1.5	1.8	2.3	0	0
Females	949	68	80	94	1.2	1.5	1.8	1	2
Age
12.5-14.9 y	1032	74	90	108	1.4	1.7	2.1	1	1
15.0-17.5 y	772	77	94	112	1.3	1.6	1.9	0	1

EAR: estimated average requirement; PRI: population reference intake.
^μEAR: 0.66 g/(kg.d) for both genders; PRI : males, 0.70-0.74 g/(kg.d) and females, 0.67-0.72 g/(kg.d).

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