Table 3
Average daily sugar intake and percentage distribution of sources of sugar, by diabetes status, household population aged 1 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004

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  Diabetes Without diabetes
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Average total sugar intake (grams) 73.4* 69.4 77.4 111.5 109.9 113.1
% of calories 17.0* 16.2 17.8 21.5 21.3 21.8
Distribution by food group %   %  
Grain products 16.0* 14.4 17.5 14.2 13.8 14.6
Vegetables and fruit 40.2* 37.6 42.8 30.8 30.5 31.4
Meat and alternatives 1.9* 1.6 2.3 1.3 1.2 1.3
Milk products 20.0* 18.3 21.7 17.7 17.4 18.1
Other foods 21.1* 18.5 23.7 35.1 33.9 35.8
* significantly different from estimate for those without diabetes (p<0.05)
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey—Nutrition.