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Table 3 Mean usual nutrient intakes of Filipino adults by age and gender groups: 8th NNS 2013

From: Food sources, energy and nutrient intakes of adults: 2013 Philippines National Nutrition Survey

Nutrients

19–49 years (young adults)

50 years and above (older adults)

Both genders

Gender

Both genders

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

Sample, n

12,896

6935

5961

7853

3593

4314

Macronutrients

 Energy (kcal/d)

1828 ± 6a

2096 ± 8b

1535 ± 6

1527 ± 6

1767 ± 7b

1322 ± 6

 Total fat (g/d)

32.2 ± 0.2a

34.7 ± 0.3b

29.5 ± 0.2

21.2 ± 0.2

23.2 ± 0.4b

19.6 ± 0.2

 Saturated fat (g/d)

14.3 ± 0.1a

15.2 ± 0.1 NS

13.4 ± 0.1

10.3 ± 0.1

11.0 ± 0.1 NS

10.0 ± 0.1

 MUFA (g/d)

10.8 ± 0.1a

11.6 ± 0.1b

10.1 ± 0.1

7.5 ± 0.1

8.0 ± 0.1 NS

7.0 ± 0.1

 PUFA (g/d)

5.3 ± 0.1a

5.9 ± 0.1 NS

4.8 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 0.1

3.9 ± 0.1b

3.4 ± 0.1

 Protein (g/d)

60.1 ± 0.2a

68.7 ± 0.3 NS

50.7 ± 0.2

50.1 ± 0.2

58.3 ± 0.3b

43.0 ± 0.2

 Carbohydrates (g/d)

322 ± 1NS

372 ± 1b

266 ± 1

273 ± 1

317 ± 2 NS

237 ± 1

 Total sugars (g/d)

26.3 ± 0.1a

25.0 ± 0.2 NS

28.0 ± 0.2

25.7 ± 0.2

24.7 ± 0.2 NS

26.5 ± 0.2

 Dietary fiber (g/d)

9.1 ± 0.03a

10.1 ± 0.1b

8.0 ± 0.04

8.5 ± 0.04

9.5 ± 0.1b

7.6 ± 0.1

As percentage of total energy

 Total fat (%)

15.1 ± 0.1a

14.0 ± 0.5b

16.3 ± 0.1

13.2 ± 0.1

12.4 ± 0.1 NS

13.8 ± 0.1

 Protein (%)

13.3 ± 0.02a

13.2 ± 0.04b

13.4 ± 0.02

13.4 ± 0.02

13.5 ± 0.04b

13.3 ± 0.03

 Carbohydrates (%)

71.1 ± 0.1a

71.9 ± 0.1b

70.3 ± 0.1

73.0 ± 0.1

73.2 ± 0.1 NS

72.9 ± 0.1

Vitamins

 Thiamine (mg/d)

0.8 ± 0.01a

0.9 ± 0.01b

0.7 ± 0.01

0.6 ± 0.03

0.7 ± 0.01b

0.6 ± 0.03

 Riboflavin (mg/d)

0.7 ± 0.01a

0.8 ± 0.01 NS

0.6 ± 0.01

0.6 ± 0.04

0.6 ± 0.01b

0.5 ± 0.03

 Niacin (mg NE/d)

19.5 ± 0.1a

22.3 ± 0.1 NS

16.4 ± 0.1

16.6 ± 0.1

19.2 ± 0.1b

14.2 ± 0.1

 Vitamin B6 (mg/d)

1.6 ± 0.01a

1.8 ± 0.01b

1.5 ± 0.01

1.4 ± 0.01

1.5 ± 0.01b

1.2 ± 0.01

 Vitamin B12 (μg/d)

4.0 ± 0.01a

4.4 ± 0.02b

3.5 ± 0.02

3.6 ± 0.02

4.2 ± 0.03b

3.1 ± 0.02

 Vitamin A (μg RE/d)

470 ± 2a

505 ± 3b

433 ± 3

408 ± 3

447 ± 4b

375 ± 3

 Vitamin C (mg/d)

23.4 ± 0.1a

22.7 ± 0.2NS

22.8 ± 0.2

24.1 ± 0.2

24.4 ± 0.3 NS

23.8 ± 0.2

 Vitamin E (mg α-TE/d)

2.9 ± 0.01a

3.2 ± 0.02b

2.6 ± 0.02

2.5 ± 0.02

2.8 ± 0.03b

2.3 ± 0.02

 Vitamin D (μg/d)

3.2 ± 0.01a

3.5 ± 0.02b

2.9 ± 0.02

3.0 ± 0.02

3.4 ± 0.03b

2.7 ± 0.02

 Folate (μg DFE/d)

190 ± 1a

203 ± 1b

177 ± 1

182 ± 1

196 ± 2b

171 ± 2

Minerals

 Calcium (mg/d)

312 ± 1a

340 ± 1b

281 ± 1

308 ± 2

328 ± 2b

268 ± 2

 Iron (mg/d)

8.8 ± 0.03a

9.6 ± 0.04b

7.9 ± 0.04

7.5 ± 0.04

8.2 ± 0.1b

6.7 ± 0.04

 Phosphorus (mg/d)

882 ± 3a

1012 ± 4 NS

739 ± 3

750 ± 3

869 ± 5 NS

647 ± 3

 Sodium (mg/d)

821 ± 3a

851 ± 5b

817 ± 5

727 ± 5

699 ± 6b

667 ± 5

 Zinc (mg/d)

6.8 ± 0.1a

7.5 ± 0.1 NS

5.8 ± 0.1

5.5 ± 0.1

6.2 ± 0.1 NS

4.9 ± 0.1

 Magnesium (mg/d)

181 ± 1a

204 ± 1b

155 ± 1

159 ± 1

182 ± 1b

140 ± 1

 Potassium (mg/d)

1271 ± 4a

1392 ± 5b

1140 ± 5

1155 ± 5

1282 ± 8b

1046 ± 6

 Selenium (μg/d)

103.1 ± 0.3a

117.8 ± 0.5b

87.3 ± 0.4

84.5 ± 0.4

97.0 ± 0.6b

73.6 ± 0.4

  1. Abbreviations: MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids, NE Niacin equivalent, RE Retinol equivalent, α-TE α-tocopherol equivalent, DFE Dietary folate equivalent
  2. Values shown are mean ± standard error of usual nutrient intakes
  3. aStatistically significant difference between young adults and older adults with adjustment for total energy intake by ANCOVA test. NS Not significant
  4. bStatistically significant difference between male and female adults of the same age group with adjustment for total energy intake by ANCOVA test. NS Not significant