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Appendix Table C
Percentage of calories from fat, protein and carbohydrates, by age and sex, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Fat Protein Carbohydrates
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
%
95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18
30.7
30.5 to 30.9
14.5
14.4 to 14.6
54.6
54.3 to 54.9
19 or older
31.3
31.1 to 31.6
16.5
16.4 to 16.7
49.1
48.8 to 49.5
Age group and sex
4 to 8
30.1
29.8 to 30.5
14.3
14.1 to 14.5
55.5
55.1 to 56.0
9 to 13
   Male
30.9*
30.4 to 31.4
14.6
14.3 to 15.0
54.5*
53.9 to 55.1
   Female
30.5
29.9 to 31.0
14.0†
13.8 to 14.3
55.5†
54.8 to 56.1
14 to 18
   Male
31.5
31.0 to 32.1
15.2*
14.8 to 15.5
52.7*
52.0 to 53.3
   Female
30.8
30.2 to 31.4
14.4†
14.0 to 14.7
54.3*,†
53.6 to 55.1
19 to 30
   Male
31.1
30.4 to 31.7
15.6
15.2 to 16.1
49.6*
48.8 to 50.5
   Female
30.5
29.7 to 31.3
15.5*
15.1 to 16.0
51.9*,†
51.1 to 52.8
31 to 50
   Male
31.6
30.8 to 32.3
16.8*
16.4 to 17.3
47.8*
46.9 to 48.8
   Female
32.2*
31.5 to 32.8
16.6*
16.1 to 17.1
48.8*
47.9 to 49.6
51 to 70
   Male
31.5
30.8 to 32.1
17
16.6 to 17.4
47.3
46.5 to 48.0
   Female
31.2*
30.6 to 31.7
17.1
16.8 to 17.5
49.6†
49.0 to 50.3
71 or older
   Male
30.7
30.0 to 31.4
16.4
15.9 to 16.8
50.1*
49.1 to 51.0
   Female
30.3*
29.7 to 30.9
16.6
16.2 to 17.0
51.9*,†
51.2 to 52.5
* Significantly different from estimate for preceding age group of same sex (p < 0.05).
† Significantly different from estimate for males in same age group (p < 0.05).
Notes: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding. Estimates of energy intake include calories from alcoholic beverages, but calories from alcohol are not shown separately.
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.