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
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.