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Table 1 Demographics of NHANES subjects

From: Association between phosphorus intake and bone health in the NHANES population

Age group

13-19 years

20-49 years

50-99 years

20-99 years

Phosphorus (mg)

1382±192a

1443±14b

1259±20c

1368±11

Calcium (mg)

1070±19a

1020±13b

888±17c

966±10

Energy (kcal)

2255±27a

2309±21b

1896±28c

2147±16

Total Dairy (oz equivalent)

2.1±0.05a

1.8±0.04b

1.4±0.04c

1.6±0.0

Soft Drinks (oz)

14.9±0.7a

17.2±0.6b

9.6±0.43c

14.0±0.4

Supplemental Calcium (%)

20.8±1.2a

40.2±0.8b

56.6±1.6c

46.9±0.7

Multivitamin use (%)

18.8±1.3a

32.0±0.9b

51.1±1.7c

38.8±0.8

Osteoporosis medication (%)

NA

0.2±0.06a

5.3±0.58b

2.0±0.15

  1. NA=not applicable. a,b,cDifferent superscripts indicate statistically significantly different values from other age groups.