Table B
Average daily nutrient intake, by sex and Aboriginal identity, household population aged 19 to 30, Ontario and western provinces, 2004
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Men | Women | |||||||
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Aboriginal (off-reserve) | Non-Aboriginal | Aboriginal (off-reserve) | Non-Aboriginal | |||||
Average intake | 95% confidence interval | Average intake | 95% confidence interval | Average intake | 95% confidence interval | Average intake | 95% confidence interval | |
Energy (kilocalories) | 2,673 | 2,296 to 3,049 | 2,665 | 2,556 to 2,774 | 2,176* | 1,886 to 2,467 | 1,817 | 1,743 to 1,890 |
Carbohydrates (g) | 355 | 286 to 423 | 328 | 315 to 342 | 295* | 252 to 338 | 236 | 226 to 245 |
% of calories | 52.6 | 47.5 to 57.8 | 49.8 | 48.7 to 50.8 | 54.2* | 52.1 to 56.3 | 51.9 | 50.8 to 52.9 |
Proteins (g) | 91* | 75 to 106 | 107 | 102 to 113 | 74 | 62 to 86 | 71 | 67 to 74 |
% of calories | 13.5* | 12.0 to 15.0 | 16.1 | 15.6 to 16.7 | 13.5* | 12.2 to 14.8 | 15.8 | 15.3 to 16.3 |
Fats (g) | 89.7 | 70.4 to 109.0 | 94.9 | 89.6 to 100.3 | 76.0* | 65.2 to 86.8 | 63.1 | 59.7 to 66.6 |
% of calories | 29.2 | 24.7 to 33.7 | 30.8 | 29.9 to 31.6 | 30.5 | 28.6 to 32.4 | 30.2 | 29.3 to 31.1 |
Monounsaturated fats (g) | 38.7 | 28.8 to 48.6 | 39.3 | 36.8 to 41.7 | 31.3* | 26.7 to 35.9 | 24.9 | 23.5 to 26.4 |
% of calories | 12.3 | 10.1 to 14.5 | 12.6 | 12.2 to 13.0 | 12.6 | 11.6 to 13.5 | 11.9 | 11.4 to 12.3 |
Polyunsaturated fats (g) | 16.3 | 11.7 to 20.9 | 16.9 | 15.8 to 18.1 | 14.3* | 11.4 to 17.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 to 11.9 |
% of calories | 5.1 | 4.0 to 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 to 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 to 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 to 5.6 |
Saturated fats (g) | 26.7 | 21.4 to 32.1 | 29.9 | 28.1 to 31.6 | 23.2 | 19.3 to 27.0 | 21.0 | 19.6 to 22.3 |
% of calories | 9.2 | 7.4 to 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 to 10.2 | 9.3 | 8.2 to 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 to 10.4 |
Linoleic acid (g) | 13.0 | 9.7 to 16.4 | 13.7 | 12.8 to 14.6 | 11.5* | 9.2 to 13.8 | 9.0 | 8.3 to 9.6 |
% of calories | 4.1 | 3.3 to 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 to 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 to 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 to 4.4 |
Linolenic acid (g) | 2.7E | 1.5 to 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 to 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 to 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 to 1.6 |
% of calories | 0.8E | 0.5 to 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 to 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 to 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 to 0.7 |
Dietary fibre (g) | 17.9 | 13.2 to 22.5 | 19.1 | 18.1 to 20.1 | 13.5 | 10.9 to 16.2 | 13.9 | 13.1 to 14.6 |
Sodium (mg) | 3,681 | 2,810 to 4,552 | 3,884 | 3,665 to 4,103 | 3,226* | 2,750 to 3,702 | 2,617 | 2,481 to 2,753 |
Caffeine (mg) | 222E | 92 to 352 | 176 | 155 to 198 | 194E | 129 to 258 | 144 | 127 to 162 |
Vitamin A to retinol activity equivalent (mcg) | 546 | 397 to 696 | 683 | 616 to 749 | 511 | 357 to 664 | 531 | 492 to 570 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) | 2.0 | 1.7 to 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 to 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 to 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 to 1.6 |
Vitamin B (mcg) | 4.3 | 3.1 to 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 to 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 to 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 to 4.0 |
12 Riboflavin (mg) | 2.0* | 1.7 to 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 to 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 to 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 to 1.7 |
Thiamine (mg) | 1.9 | 1.5 to 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 to 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 to 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 to 1.5 |
Niacin (mg) | 43.1 | 35.3 to 50.9 | 49.7 | 47.3 to 52.1 | 34.8 | 29.5 to 40.1 | 32.3 | 30.7 to 33.9 |
Vitamin C (mg) | 168E | 99 to 237 | 146 | 131 to 160 | 142E | 95 to 190 | 126 | 116 to 136 |
Calcium (mg) | 847* | 696 to 998 | 1,047 | 983 to 1,111 | 883 | 668 to 1,098 | 826 | 775 to 877 |
Cholesterol (mg) | 293 | 226 to 359 | 348 | 324 to 372 | 210 | 172 to 248 | 209 | 195 to 222 |
Dietary folate equivalent (mcg) | 593 | 400 to 787 | 565 | 535 to 596 | 438 | 365 to 510 | 387 | 368 to 406 |
Vitamin D (mcg) | 5.3 | 3.9 to 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 to 6.5 | 4.6E | 3.0 to 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 to 4.8 |
Folic acid (mcg) | 215E | 101 to 329 | 177 | 160 to 193 | 117 | 91 to 142 | 110 | 103 to 118 |
Naturally occurring folate (mcg) | 252 | 188 to 315 | 265 | 248 to 282 | 194 | 135 to 253 | 199 | 187 to 211 |
Total folacin (mcg) | 467 | 348 to 586 | 448 | 421 to 474 | 319 | 254 to 384 | 315 | 300 to 330 |
Iron (mg) | 16.0 | 12.6 to 19.4 | 17.3 | 16.5 to 18.1 | 12.9 | 11.0 to 14.9 | 11.8 | 11.3 to 12.4 |
Magnesium (mcg) | 353 | 292 to 414 | 373 | 356 to 390 | 271 | 226 to 316 | 275 | 263 to 288 |
Water (g) | 3,451 | 2,782 to 4,121 | 3,157 | 3,034 to 3,281 | 2,824 | 2,405 to 3,244 | 2,558 | 2,453 to 2,662 |
Phosphorus (mg) | 1,479 | 1,270 to 1,688 | 1,625 | 1,556 to 1,694 | 1,230 | 1,022 to 1,438 | 1,150 | 1,099 to 1,201 |
Potassium (mg) | 3,282 | 2,635 to 3,929 | 3,445 | 3,286 to 3,603 | 2,647 | 2,136 to 3,159 | 2,573 | 2,462 to 2,685 |
Zinc (mg) | 13.0 | 10.5 to 15.4 | 14.2 | 13.5 to 15.0 | 9.7 | 8.2 to 11.1 | 9.3 | 8.8 to 9.8 |
* significantly different from corresponding estimate for non-Aboriginal (p < 0.05) | ||||||||
E coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3% (interpret with caution) | ||||||||
Note: Excludes pregnant or breastfeeding women; g = gram; mg = milligram; mcg = microgram. | ||||||||
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition. | ||||||||
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Obesity and the eating habits of the Aboriginal population", Health Reports, Vol. 19, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. |
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