Usual Intake of Added Sugars*
Table 35 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A35 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.
Table 35. Added sugars*: Mean (standard error) and percentiles3 of usual intake, 2001-2004
| Age (years) | N1 | Teaspoons4 |
Mean (SE)2 | 5% | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% | 95% |
Children |
1-3 | 1515 | 12.2 (0.33) | 4.31 | 5.48 | 7.88 | 11.30 | 15.57 | 20.13 | 23.19 |
4-8 | 1701 | 21.0 (0.54) | 9.21 | 11.17 | 14.89 | 19.89 | 25.96 | 32.23 | 36.39 |
Males |
9-13 | 1061 | 29.2 (0.92) | 9.75 | 12.58 | 18.46 | 26.82 | 37.41 | 48.80 | 56.60 |
14-18 | 1424 | 34.3 (1.03) | 12.35 | 15.76 | 22.53 | 31.94 | 43.67 | 55.91 | 64.20 |
19-30 | 1100 | 32.0 (1.29) | 11.04 | 14.22 | 20.71 | 29.70 | 40.84 | 52.90 | 60.93 |
31-50 | 1466 | 27.7 (0.63) | 8.96 | 11.68 | 17.37 | 25.49 | 35.60 | 46.63 | 54.15 |
51-70 | 1252 | 18.9 (0.67) | 4.88 | 6.73 | 10.77 | 16.86 | 24.81 | 33.73 | 39.97 |
71+ | 832 | 16.1 (0.30) | 3.82 | 5.36 | 8.79 | 14.11 | 21.31 | 29.45 | 35.28 |
19+ | 4650 | 25.4 (0.48) | 6.66 | 9.11 | 14.61 | 22.83 | 33.34 | 44.94 | 52.85 |
Females |
9-13 | 1112 | 23.2 (0.82) | 7.50 | 9.68 | 14.42 | 21.24 | 29.80 | 39.10 | 45.38 |
14-18 | 1362 | 25.2 (0.71) | 8.42 | 10.89 | 16.02 | 23.17 | 32.24 | 42.20 | 49.08 |
19-30 | 1324 | 24.3 (0.87) | 7.99 | 10.40 | 15.30 | 22.32 | 31.17 | 40.82 | 47.34 |
31-50 | 1595 | 18.9 (0.50) | 5.48 | 7.34 | 11.27 | 17.08 | 24.60 | 33.01 | 38.63 |
51-70 | 1284 | 14.3 (0.36) | 3.49 | 4.89 | 7.98 | 12.61 | 18.86 | 26.00 | 31.07 |
71+ | 860 | 13.4 (0.42) | 3.14 | 4.45 | 7.26 | 11.70 | 17.66 | 24.37 | 29.25 |
19+ | 5063 | 18.3 (0.37) | 4.56 | 6.30 | 10.19 | 16.15 | 24.07 | 33.04 | 39.38 |
All Persons |
1+ | 17888 | 22.2 (0.29) | 5.65 | 7.75 | 12.42 | 19.55 | 29.07 | 40.09 | 47.81 |
*: Includes white, brown and raw sugar, syrup, honey, and molasses that were eaten separately or used as ingredients in processed or prepared foods such as breads, cakes, soft drinks, jams, and ice cream.
1: Number of persons in sample.
2: Standard error of the mean (df=30).
3: Standard errors of the percentiles are presented in Appendix Table A35.
4: One teaspoon of added sugars = the same amount of total sugars as 1 teaspoon (4 g) of table sugar (sucrose).
Table A35. Added sugars*: Percentiles (and standard errors) of usual intake, 2001-2004
| Age (years) | Teaspoons2 | 5% (SE)1 | 10% (SE) | 25% (SE) | 50% (SE) | 75% (SE) | 90% (SE) | 95% (SE) |
Children |
1-3 | 4.3 (0.33) | 5.5 (0.33) | 7.9 (0.34) | 11.3 (0.34) | 15.6 (0.40) | 20.1 (0.54) | 23.2 (0.66) |
4-8 | 9.2 (0.51) | 11.2 (0.51) | 14.9 (0.51) | 19.9 (0.55) | 26.0 (0.66) | 32.2 (0.86) | 36.4 (1.04) |
Males |
9-13 | 9.7 (0.73) | 12.6 (0.79) | 18.5 (0.87) | 26.8 (0.98) | 37.4 (1.12) | 48.8 (1.45) | 56.6 (1.72) |
14-18 | 12.4 (0.66) | 15.8 (0.69) | 22.5 (0.75) | 31.9 (0.93) | 43.7 (1.38) | 55.9 (1.96) | 64.2 (2.45) |
19-30 | 11.0 (0.98) | 14.2 (1.04) | 20.7 (1.15) | 29.7 (1.28) | 40.8 (1.55) | 52.9 (1.94) | 60.9 (2.27) |
31-50 | 9.0 (0.63) | 11.7 (0.64) | 17.4 (0.65) | 25.5 (0.65) | 35.6 (0.79) | 46.6 (1.16) | 54.1 (1.48) |
51-70 | 4.9 (0.39) | 6.7 (0.44) | 10.8 (0.52) | 16.9 (0.64) | 24.8 (0.89) | 33.7 (1.23) | 40.0 (1.58) |
71+ | 3.8 (0.34) | 5.4 (0.37) | 8.8 (0.37) | 14.1 (0.33) | 21.3 (0.41) | 29.4 (0.70) | 35.3 (0.97) |
19+ | 6.7 (0.41) | 9.1 (0.44) | 14.6 (0.45) | 22.8 (0.48) | 33.3 (0.65) | 44.9 (1.04) | 52.9 (1.37) |
Females |
9-13 | 7.5 (0.42) | 9.7 (0.48) | 14.4 (0.60) | 21.2 (0.77) | 29.8 (1.02) | 39.1 (1.33) | 45.4 (1.59) |
14-18 | 8.4 (0.51) | 10.9 (0.55) | 16.0 (0.61) | 23.2 (0.69) | 32.2 (0.85) | 42.2 (1.09) | 49.1 (1.33) |
19-30 | 8.0 (0.50) | 10.4 (0.56) | 15.3 (0.70) | 22.3 (0.84) | 31.2 (1.09) | 40.8 (1.33) | 47.3 (1.53) |
31-50 | 5.5 (0.27) | 7.3 (0.30) | 11.3 (0.37) | 17.1 (0.47) | 24.6 (0.65) | 33.0 (0.90) | 38.6 (1.09) |
51-70 | 3.5 (0.21) | 4.9 (0.24) | 8.0 (0.28) | 12.6 (0.36) | 18.9 (0.47) | 26.0 (0.64) | 31.1 (0.82) |
71+ | 3.1 (0.18) | 4.4 (0.23) | 7.3 (0.29) | 11.7 (0.39) | 17.7 (0.56) | 24.4 (0.79) | 29.3 (0.94) |
19+ | 4.6 (0.21) | 6.3 (0.24) | 10.2 (0.27) | 16.2 (0.35) | 24.1 (0.52) | 33.0 (0.77) | 39.4 (0.98) |
All |
1+ | 5.7 (0.17) | 7.8 (0.18) | 12.4 (0.22) | 19.5 (0.28) | 29.1 (0.38) | 40.1 (0.59) | 47.8 (0.81) |
*: Includes white, brown and raw sugar, syrup, honey, and molasses that were eaten separately or used as ingredients in processed or prepared foods such as breads, cakes, soft drinks, jams, and ice cream.
1: Standard error of the percentile.
2: One teaspoon of added sugars = the same amount of total sugars as 1 teaspoon (4 g) of table sugar (sucrose).
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