The percentage of users of supplements containing these specific nutrients varies by sex / age group.
Some of the estimates are based on a relatively small number for a national probability sample. These statistics should be viewed with this consideration.
PLEASE NOTE: The values flagged with an asterisk (*) may be less reliable; interpret with caution.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Usual intake from food and beverages. Each page provides results for all individuals and for users and nonusers of supplements containing the specific nutrients.
Total usual intake from food, beverages, and dietary supplements. Each page provides results for all individuals and for users of supplements containing the specific nutrients.
- Total Calcium (mg/day)
- Total Vitamin D (D2+D3) (µg/day)
- Total Phosphorus (mg/day)
- Total Potassium (mg/day)
| Group | N | Food: Mean | Food: SE | Percentile of Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 95th | EAR | Below EAR: % | Below EAR: SE | UL | Above UL: % | Above UL: SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 858 | (28.7) | 455 | 522 | 654 | 829 | 1037 | 1258 | 1414 | 1000 | 71 | (3.4) | 2000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 881 | (35.7) | 454 | 525 | 656 | 831 | 1041 | 1262 | 1413 | 1000 | 71 | (4.0) | 2000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 866 | (23.1) | 455 | 523 | 655 | 830 | 1039 | 1260 | 1414 | 1000 | 71 | (3.0) | 2000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 767 | (12.7) | 375 | 440 | 562 | 729 | 926 | 1137 | 1277 | 1000 | 81 | (1.5) | 2000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 781 | (21.7) | 382 | 447 | 573 | 741 | 945 | 1158 | 1302 | 1000 | 80 | (2.0) | 2000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 773 | (13.5) | 378 | 443 | 566 | 734 | 934 | 1146 | 1288 | 1000 | 81 | (1.4) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 250 | 909 | (36.0) | 481* | 553 | 692 | 874 | 1092 | 1318 | 1464* | 1000 | 66 | (3.6) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 172 | 928 | (57.6) | 491* | 562 | 693 | 872 | 1088 | 1316 | 1463* | 1000 | 66 | (4.9) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 422 | 916 | (31.1) | 483 | 556 | 692 | 873 | 1090 | 1317 | 1464 | 1000 | 66 | (3.4) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 336 | 800 | (28.3) | 397* | 461 | 586 | 756 | 957 | 1171 | 1319* | 1000 | 79 | (2.1) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 209 | 797 | (30.7) | 403* | 471 | 598 | 771 | 976 | 1193 | 1343* | 1000 | 77 | (2.5) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 545 | 799 | (23.8) | 400 | 465 | 591 | 762 | 965 | 1180 | 1329 | 1000 | 78 | (2.1) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 71-79 |
307 | 805 | (35.6) | 432* | 497 | 621 | 784 | 982 | 1193 | 1332* | 1000 | 77 | (4.2) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 80 and over |
170 | 827 | (38.1) | 424* | 493 | 619 | 787 | 982 | 1186 | 1329* | 1000 | 77 | (4.0) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 71 and over |
477 | 812 | (28.3) | 430 | 496 | 620 | 786 | 982 | 1190 | 1331 | 1000 | 77 | (3.7) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 71-79 |
240 | 712 | (31.7) | 347* | 411 | 530 | 686 | 875 | 1068 | 1204* | 1000 | 86 | (1.9) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 80 and over |
166 | 757 | (32.1) | 358* | 421* | 536 | 696 | 893 | 1099* | 1227* | 1000 | 84 | (2.4) | 2000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 71 and over |
406 | 731 | (20.7) | 351 | 415 | 533 | 690 | 883 | 1083 | 1214 | 1000 | 85 | (1.9) | 2000 | <3 |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from the day 1 dietary recall. Usual intake distribution estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), and percentage of individuals with usual intake below the EAR and above the UL.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
| Group | N | Food: Mean | Food: SE | Percentile of Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 95th | EAR | Below EAR: % | Below EAR: SE | UL | Above UL: % | Above UL: SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 5.5 | (0.36) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 10 | 94 | (1.5) | 100 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 5.3 | (0.25) | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 10 | 92 | (1.8) | 100 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 5.4 | (0.24) | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10 | 93 | (1.4) | 100 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 4.1 | (0.18) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 10 | >97 | - | 100 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 4.2 | (0.20) | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 10 | 97* | (0.9) | 100 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 4.1 | (0.13) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10 | >97 | - | 100 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 232 | 5.8 | (0.55) | 1.9* | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 10.7* | 10 | 93* | (1.7) | 100 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 158 | 5.5 | (0.44) | 2.1* | 2.6* | 3.7 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 9.7* | 11.4* | 10 | 91* | (2.1) | 100 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 390 | 5.7 | (0.34) | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10 | 92 | (1.7) | 100 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 287 | 4.3 | (0.26) | 1.2* | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 8.6* | 10 | >97 | - | 100 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 195 | 4.1 | (0.19) | 1.3* | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 9.2* | 10 | 96* | (0.9) | 100 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 482 | 4.2 | (0.18) | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 10 | >97 | - | 100 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 71-79 |
325 | 5.3 | (0.41) | 1.8* | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.1* | 10 | 95* | (1.5) | 100 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 80 and over |
184 | 5.1 | (0.35) | 1.9* | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 10.9* | 10 | 93* | (1.8) | 100 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 71 and over |
509 | 5.2 | (0.33) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 10 | 94 | (1.5) | 100 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 71-79 |
289 | 3.8 | (0.23) | 1.1* | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 8.1* | 10 | >97 | - | 100 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 80 and over |
180 | 4.4 | (0.40) | 1.2* | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 8.5* | 10 | >97 | - | 100 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 71 and over |
469 | 4.0 | (0.21) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 10 | >97 | - | 100 | <3 |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from the day 1 dietary recall. Usual intake distribution estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), and percentage of individuals with usual intake below the EAR and above the UL.
Vitamin D dietary intake estimates reflect the sum of only vitamin D2 and vitamin D3; 25(OH)D values are not provided by USDA SR.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
| Group | N | Food: Mean | Food: SE | Percentile of Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 95th | EAR | Below EAR: % | Below EAR: SE | UL | Above UL: % | Above UL: SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 1279 | (33.7) | 813 | 898 | 1056 | 1254 | 1475 | 1695 | 1844 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 1207 | (36.7) | 760 | 846 | 996 | 1186 | 1400 | 1611 | 1751 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 1254 | (28.7) | 792 | 877 | 1034 | 1229 | 1449 | 1668 | 1815 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 1023 | (14.8) | 591 | 673 | 816 | 995 | 1194 | 1389 | 1519 | 580 | 4 | (1.0) | 3000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 995 | (22.3) | 579 | 660 | 801 | 979 | 1181 | 1374 | 1503 | 580 | 5 | (0.9) | 3000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 1011 | (15.6) | 586 | 668 | 809 | 989 | 1188 | 1383 | 1513 | 580 | 5 | (0.9) | 3000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 158 | 1385 | (48.9) | 870* | 963* | 1130 | 1336 | 1568 | 1798* | 1941* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 102 | 1235 | (62.2) | 824* | 912* | 1068 | 1263 | 1483 | 1701* | 1839* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 260 | 1333 | (42.6) | 850* | 943 | 1107 | 1310 | 1539 | 1766 | 1908* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 150 | 1048 | (28.0) | 631* | 708* | 856 | 1041 | 1244 | 1450* | 1584* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 112 | 1029 | (48.7) | 617* | 702* | 842 | 1022 | 1224 | 1431* | 1560* | 580 | 4* | (0.9) | 3000 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 262 | 1039 | (31.3) | 624* | 705 | 849 | 1032 | 1235 | 1442 | 1573* | 580 | 3* | (0.9) | 3000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 71-79 |
399 | 1227 | (38.0) | 790 | 875 | 1027 | 1216 | 1430 | 1638 | 1773 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| Nonusers: Males 80 and over |
240 | 1194 | (37.4) | 739* | 824 | 967 | 1153 | 1357 | 1558 | 1688* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| Nonusers: Males 71 and over |
639 | 1215 | (30.7) | 770 | 855 | 1005 | 1193 | 1405 | 1612 | 1745 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | ||
| Nonusers: Females 71-79 |
426 | 1013 | (19.0) | 580 | 659 | 801 | 977 | 1173 | 1362 | 1488 | 580 | 5 | (1.1) | 3000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 80 and over |
263 | 977 | (27.0) | 565* | 642 | 783 | 958 | 1156 | 1348 | 1469* | 580 | 6* | (1.1) | 3000 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 71 and over |
689 | 999 | (17.7) | 574 | 652 | 794 | 969 | 1166 | 1356 | 1480 | 580 | 5 | (1.0) | 3000 | <3 |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from the day 1 dietary recall. Usual intake distribution estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), and percentage of individuals with usual intake below the EAR and above the UL.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
| Group | N | Food: Mean | Food: SE | Percentile of Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Usual Intake: 95th | AI | Above AI: % | Above AI: SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 2789 | (73.3) | 1680 | 1876 | 2251 | 2718 | 3244 | 3770 | 4115 | 4700 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 2671 | (67.5) | 1589 | 1794 | 2154 | 2611 | 3122 | 3632 | 3968 | 4700 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 2747 | (59.7) | 1645 | 1845 | 2215 | 2680 | 3202 | 3723 | 4065 | 4700 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 2299 | (40.2) | 1316 | 1497 | 1818 | 2229 | 2687 | 3142 | 3441 | 4700 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 2185 | (43.1) | 1252 | 1430 | 1745 | 2147 | 2601 | 3054 | 3346 | 4700 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 2251 | (33.1) | 1287 | 1468 | 1787 | 2194 | 2652 | 3107 | 3403 | 4700 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 197 | 3005 | (95.6) | 1835* | 2053 | 2444 | 2929 | 3465 | 4010 | 4333* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 118 | 2758 | (104.3) | 1766* | 1982* | 2355 | 2820 | 3350 | 3869* | 4192* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 315 | 2922 | (68.2) | 1810* | 2027 | 2413 | 2891 | 3427 | 3963 | 4289* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 163 | 2417 | (55.7) | 1447* | 1623* | 1961 | 2388 | 2859 | 3341* | 3646* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 117 | 2351 | (103.8) | 1382* | 1565* | 1878 | 2289 | 2749 | 3226* | 3525* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 280 | 2387 | (64.1) | 1417* | 1595 | 1922 | 2343 | 2810 | 3292 | 3594* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 71-79 |
360 | 2644 | (80.9) | 1597 | 1793 | 2148 | 2585 | 3086 | 3571 | 3884 | 4700 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 80 and over |
224 | 2619 | (78.4) | 1523* | 1720 | 2058 | 2496 | 2973 | 3447 | 3758* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Males 71 and over |
584 | 2635 | (66.8) | 1568 | 1765 | 2114 | 2552 | 3044 | 3528 | 3841 | 4700 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 71-79 |
413 | 2244 | (57.4) | 1274 | 1451 | 1767 | 2161 | 2606 | 3034 | 3323 | 4700 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 80 and over |
258 | 2095 | (58.4) | 1205* | 1377 | 1684 | 2070 | 2513 | 2945 | 3218* | 4700 | <3 | |
| Nonusers: Females 71 and over |
671 | 2184 | (42.3) | 1245 | 1419 | 1732 | 2124 | 2568 | 3001 | 3284 | 4700 | <3 |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from the day 1 dietary recall. Usual intake distribution estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Adequate Intake (AI) and percentage of individuals with usual intake above the AI.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
| Group | N | Users: % | Users: SE | Total: Mean | Total: SE | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 95th | EAR | Below EAR: % | Below EAR: SE | UL | Above UL: % | Above UL: SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 51 | (2.8) | 1026 | (33.6) | 492 | 571 | 727 | 945 | 1229 | 1592 | 1889 | 1000 | 56 | (3.2) | 2000 | 4 | (0.8) |
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 54 | (3.7) | 1067 | (42.9) | 493 | 576 | 745 | 973 | 1280 | 1637 | 1897 | 1000 | 53 | (4.0) | 2000 | 4* | (0.9) |
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 52 | (2.6) | 1040 | (28.5) | 493 | 573 | 733 | 955 | 1247 | 1610 | 1893 | 1000 | 55 | (2.8) | 2000 | 4 | (0.7) |
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 62 | (2.0) | 1169 | (27.4) | 428 | 513 | 693 | 1009 | 1530 | 2050 | 2342 | 1000 | 49 | (2.1) | 2000 | 11 | (1.2) |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 61 | (2.1) | 1148 | (38.5) | 438 | 521 | 709 | 1012 | 1462 | 1982 | 2290 | 1000 | 49 | (2.2) | 2000 | 10 | (1.6) |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 62 | (1.4) | 1160 | (27.7) | 432 | 516 | 700 | 1010 | 1499 | 2023 | 2321 | 1000 | 49 | (1.8) | 2000 | 11 | (1.2) |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 250 | 1238 | (42.3) | 652* | 737 | 903 | 1134 | 1454 | 1870 | 2198* | 1000 | 36 | (3.2) | 2000 | 7 | (1.6) | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 172 | 1275 | (66.3) | 665* | 759 | 932 | 1185 | 1499 | 1860 | 2122* | 1000 | 32 | (4.4) | 2000 | 7* | (1.6) | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 422 | 1252 | (35.6) | 657 | 744 | 913 | 1152 | 1471 | 1866 | 2168 | 1000 | 34 | (2.8) | 2000 | 7 | (1.2) | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 336 | 1445 | (38.5) | 597* | 709 | 961 | 1347 | 1829 | 2253 | 2520* | 1000 | 27 | (2.2) | 2000 | 18 | (1.8) | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 209 | 1399 | (59.8) | 645* | 757 | 978 | 1316 | 1755 | 2203 | 2473* | 1000 | 27 | (3.2) | 2000 | 16 | (2.5) | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 545 | 1426 | (39.7) | 614 | 729 | 968 | 1331 | 1801 | 2235 | 2502 | 1000 | 27 | (2.4) | 2000 | 17 | (1.7) |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from day 1 dietary recall and 30-day supplement questionnaire. Usual intake distribution from dietary sources estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
Mean daily intake from supplements added to usual intake from dietary sources to produce total usual nutrient intakes.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), and percentage of individuals with usual intake below the EAR and above the UL.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
| Group | N | Users: % | Users: SE | Total: Mean | Total: SE | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 95th | EAR | Below EAR: % | Below EAR: SE | UL | Above UL: % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 47 | (3.1) | 12.1 | (0.76) | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 15.9 | 23.6 | 31.0 | 10 | 53 | (2.3) | 100 | <3 |
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 49 | (4.2) | 14.0 | (1.04) | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 17.6 | 27.6 | 39.9 | 10 | 51 | (3.5) | 100 | <3 |
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 48 | (2.9) | 12.8 | (0.65) | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 16.5 | 25.0 | 33.5 | 10 | 52 | (2.1) | 100 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 53 | (2.9) | 15.1 | (0.96) | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 22.2 | 33.6 | 44.4 | 10 | 53 | (3.0) | 100 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 56 | (2.5) | 15.0 | (1.01) | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 20.2 | 36.9 | 45.1 | 10 | 50 | (2.6) | 100 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 54 | (2.2) | 15.0 | (0.81) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 21.5 | 34.3 | 44.8 | 10 | 52 | (2.2) | 100 | <3 |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 232 | 19.7 | (1.12) | 8.7* | 11.1 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 21.5 | 31.6 | 39.3* | 10 | 7 | (1.5) | 100 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 158 | 23.4 | (1.34) | 8.9* | 11.9* | 14.4 | 17.7 | 24.7 | 40.1* | 59.1* | 10 | 7* | (1.6) | 100 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 390 | 21.0 | (0.92) | 8.8 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 16.7 | 22.7 | 34.3 | 46.5 | 10 | 7 | (1.1) | 100 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 287 | 25.0 | (1.29) | 6.0* | 8.6 | 13.2 | 21.1 | 30.0 | 43.3 | 57.0* | 10 | 13 | (1.8) | 100 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 195 | 23.3 | (1.42) | 6.2* | 8.7 | 13.5 | 18.1 | 28.7 | 43.9 | 52.6* | 10 | 13 | (2.5) | 100 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 482 | 24.3 | (0.99) | 6.1 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 19.4 | 29.5 | 43.6 | 54.3 | 10 | 13 | (1.2) | 100 | <3 |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from day 1 dietary recall and 30-day supplement questionnaire. Usual intake distribution from dietary sources estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
Mean daily intake from supplements added to usual intake from dietary sources to produce total usual nutrient intakes.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), and percentage of individuals with usual intake below the EAR and above the UL.
Vitamin D dietary intake estimates reflect the sum of only vitamin D2 and vitamin D3; 25(OH)D values are not provided by USDA SR.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
| Group | N | Users: % | Users: SE | Total: Mean | Total: SE | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 95th | EAR | Below EAR: % | Below EAR: SE | UL | Above UL: % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 33 | (2.7) | 1301 | (34.2) | 824 | 911 | 1073 | 1274 | 1502 | 1731 | 1881 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 32 | (2.9) | 1228 | (37.0) | 768 | 856 | 1010 | 1206 | 1423 | 1640 | 1783 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 32 | (2.1) | 1275 | (29.0) | 802 | 890 | 1049 | 1250 | 1475 | 1701 | 1849 | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 29 | (2.3) | 1042 | (15.2) | 602 | 686 | 830 | 1013 | 1215 | 1415 | 1545 | 580 | 4 | (0.9) | 3000 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 34 | (2.7) | 1018 | (22.6) | 591 | 672 | 819 | 1003 | 1208 | 1406 | 1541 | 580 | 4* | (0.8) | 3000 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 31 | (1.5) | 1031 | (15.7) | 597 | 680 | 825 | 1009 | 1212 | 1411 | 1543 | 580 | 4 | (0.8) | 3000 | <3 |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 158 | 1452 | (50.4) | 933* | 1023* | 1193 | 1405 | 1641 | 1869* | 2014* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |||
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 102 | 1298 | (64.5) | 884* | 969* | 1132 | 1327 | 1546 | 1763* | 1905* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |||
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 260 | 1399 | (44.0) | 914* | 1002 | 1170 | 1378 | 1609 | 1836 | 1981* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |||
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 150 | 1110 | (29.1) | 686* | 762* | 918 | 1105 | 1308 | 1515* | 1646* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |||
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 112 | 1097 | (49.5) | 680* | 765* | 912 | 1091 | 1295 | 1499* | 1633* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 | |||
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 262 | 1104 | (32.6) | 684* | 764 | 915 | 1098 | 1303 | 1508 | 1639* | 580 | <3 | 3000 | <3 |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from day 1 dietary recall and 30-day supplement questionnaire. Usual intake distribution from dietary sources estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
Mean daily intake from supplements added to usual intake from dietary sources to produce total usual nutrient intakes.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), and percentage of individuals with usual intake below the EAR and above the UL.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
| Group | N | Users: % | Users: SE | Total: Mean | Total: SE | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 5th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 10th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 25th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 50th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 75th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 90th | Percentile of Total Usual Intake: 95th | AI | Above AI: % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All individuals: Males 71-79 | 557 | 40 | (2.5) | 2819 | (73.7) | 1695 | 1894 | 2274 | 2750 | 3283 | 3813 | 4165 | 4700 | <3 |
| All individuals: Males 80 and over | 342 | 37 | (3.4) | 2699 | (67.5) | 1604 | 1807 | 2177 | 2638 | 3158 | 3674 | 4014 | 4700 | <3 |
| All individuals: Males 71 and over | 899 | 39 | (2.1) | 2777 | (60.0) | 1661 | 1861 | 2238 | 2710 | 3239 | 3767 | 4114 | 4700 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 71-79 | 576 | 31 | (2.2) | 2322 | (40.7) | 1329 | 1514 | 1836 | 2253 | 2716 | 3176 | 3475 | 4700 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 80 and over | 375 | 35 | (2.7) | 2213 | (42.9) | 1268 | 1447 | 1767 | 2176 | 2634 | 3090 | 3391 | 4700 | <3 |
| All individuals: Females 71 and over | 951 | 33 | (1.4) | 2277 | (33.1) | 1303 | 1485 | 1806 | 2220 | 2682 | 3142 | 3444 | 4700 | <3 |
| Supplement Users: Males 71-79 | 197 | 3079 | (95.7) | 1910* | 2125 | 2517 | 3003 | 3540 | 4084 | 4414* | 4700 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 80 and over | 118 | 2834 | (104.9) | 1841* | 2057* | 2430 | 2895 | 3426 | 3947* | 4271* | 4700 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Males 71 and over | 315 | 2997 | (67.8) | 1885* | 2101 | 2486 | 2966 | 3503 | 4040 | 4366* | 4700 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 71-79 | 163 | 2492 | (55.8) | 1521* | 1697* | 2035 | 2463 | 2932 | 3416* | 3726* | 4700 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 80 and over | 117 | 2430 | (103.7) | 1460* | 1638* | 1959 | 2366 | 2831 | 3304* | 3605* | 4700 | <3 | ||
| Supplement Users: Females 71 and over | 280 | 2464 | (64.1) | 1492* | 1668 | 1999 | 2420 | 2888 | 3368 | 3675* | 4700 | <3 |
NOTES: Mean intake estimated directly from day 1 dietary recall and 30-day supplement questionnaire. Usual intake distribution from dietary sources estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method.
Mean daily intake from supplements added to usual intake from dietary sources to produce total usual nutrient intakes.
* Estimate may be less reliable than others due to small sample size. Individuals with incomplete dietary supplement data excluded.
Adequate Intake (AI) and percentage of individuals with usual intake above the AI.
DATA SOURCE: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007-2010, individuals 71 years and over, dietary intake data and the NHANES 2007-2010 30-day dietary supplement questionnaire.
Prepared by the Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 11/2014
