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DRI Dietary Reference Intakes Calcium Vitamin D
TABLE H-5 Estimated Calcium Intake (mg/day) in Canada from Food Sources Only
DRI Sex/Age Group
Mean
Percentile
5th
10th
25th
50th
75th
90th
95th
Both 1–3
Est.
1051
552
650
826
1041
1292
1567
1753
[S.E.]
[18]
[23]
[23]
[22]
[22]
[27]
[37]
[44]
Both 4–8
Est.
1036
585
666
814
1003
1228
1472
1635
[S.E.]
[16]
[21]
[19]
[17]
[18]
[26]
[39]
[49]
M 9–13
Est.
1219
620
718
906
1164
1482
1827
2066
[S.E.]
[27]
[27]
[27]
[27]
[31]
[41]
[57]
[75]
M 14–18
Est.
1300
670
785
1002
1288
1633
2001
2249
[S.E.]
[28]
[38]
[37]
[35]
[35]
[43]
[60]
[75]
M 19–30
Est.
1107
516
606
784
1029
1340
1691
1934
[S.E.]
[35]
[31]
[32]
[33]
[38]
[54]
[81]
[104]
M 31–50
Est.
938
440
518
680
893
1156
1458
1675
[S.E.]
[17]
[24]
[24]
[24]
[24]
[31]
[47]
[62]
M 51–70
Est.
832
390
457
588
776
1025
1304
1498
[S.E.]
[17]
[18]
[18]
[18]
[20]
[27]
[41]
[54]
M > 70
Est.
762
336
398
523
702
932
1193
1377
[S.E.]
[33]
[20]
[21]
[23]
[29]
[40]
[57]
[72]
M 19+
Est.
931
413
489
647
868
1151
1475
1708
[S.E.]
[13]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[15]
[20]
[30]
[39]
F 9–13
Est.
993
515
596
749
950
1188
1440
1611
[S.E.]
[24]
[23]
[22]
[23]
[26]
[33]
[46]
[58]
F 14–18
Est.
917
420
500
660
888
1166
1459
1659
[S.E.]
[21]
[21]
[22]
[23]
[25]
[33]
[51]
[68]
F 19–30
Est.
867
407
479
622
820
1063
1323
1498
[S.E.]
[27]
[25]
[25]
[26]
[28]
[36]
[51]
[63]
F 31–50
Est.
827
389
457
599
785
1027
1287
1477
[S.E.]
[19]
[21]
[22]
[22]
[23]
[28]
[40]
[53]
F 51–70
Est.
740
344
410
534
702
910
1138
1302
[S.E.]
[13]
[14]
[14]
[14]
[15]
[19]
[27]
[36]
F > 70
Est.
690
341
397
509
661
849
1060
1211
[S.E.]
[17]
[17]
[18]
[20]
[22]
[26]
[34]
[42]
F 19+
Est.
793
373
440
572
752
982
1234
1413
[S.E.]
[10]
[10]
[10]
[10]
[12]
[15]
[21]
[28]
SOURCE: Statistics Canada, CCHS, Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004).