F
Dietary Intake Data from the Boston Nutritional Status Survey, 1981–1984
TABLE F-1 Dietary Intake of B Vitamins in Free-Living Older Adults (aged ≥ 60 y) Who Were Not Taking Vitamin Supplements, Boston Nutritional Status Survey, 1981–1984
Intake of B Vitamins by Gender |
Dietary Intake |
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Sample Size |
Mean |
Standard Deviation |
5th Percentile |
|
Thiamin (mg) |
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Males |
168 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
Females |
283 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
Riboflavin (mg) |
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Males |
169 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
Females |
283 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
Niacin (mg) |
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Males |
168 |
21.6 |
6.7 |
12.5 |
Females |
283 |
17.9 |
5.9 |
10.3 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) |
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Males |
170 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Females |
281 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Folate (µg) |
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Males |
189 |
273 |
121 |
119 |
Females |
344 |
231 |
94 |
116 |
Vitamin B12 (µg) |
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Males |
171 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
Females |
280 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
SOURCE: Adapted from Appendixes C.5.21–C.5.26 in Hartz SC, Russell RM, Rosenberg IH. 1992. Nutrition in the Elderly. The Boston Nutritional Status Survey. London: Smith-Gordon. |
10th Percentile |
25th Percentile |
50th Percentile |
75th Percentile |
90th Percentile |
95th Percentile |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
13.8 |
16.0 |
21.0 |
25.4 |
30.1 |
33.5 |
11.2 |
14.3 |
16.9 |
20.5 |
26.2 |
28.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
139 |
196 |
254 |
328 |
425 |
528 |
140 |
167 |
208 |
272 |
356 |
428 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
8.4 |
10.9 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
7.6 |
12.9 |
TABLE F-2 Intake of B Vitamins in Free-Living Older Adults (aged ≥ 60 y) Who Were Taking Vitamin Supplements, Boston Nutritional Status Survey, 1981–1984
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Sample Size |
Mean |
Standard Deviation |
5th Percentile |
Thiamin (mg) |
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Males |
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Dietary intake |
69 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
Supplement intake |
69 |
9.5 |
18.3 |
0.5 |
Total intake |
69 |
11.0 |
18.3 |
1.7 |
Females |
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Dietary intake |
166 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
Supplement intake |
166 |
11.7 |
24.4 |
0.5 |
Total intake |
166 |
13.0 |
24.5 |
1.6 |
Riboflavin (mg) |
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Males |
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Dietary intake |
68 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
Supplement intake |
68 |
5.5 |
9.9 |
0.4 |
Total intake |
68 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
1.8 |
Females |
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Dietary intake |
166 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
Supplement intake |
166 |
10.0 |
21.8 |
0.5 |
Total intake |
166 |
11.6 |
21.8 |
2.0 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) |
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Males |
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Dietary intake |
67 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
Supplement intake |
67 |
9.8 |
21.3 |
0.3 |
Total intake |
67 |
11.3 |
21.2 |
1.6 |
Females |
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Dietary intake |
168 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
Supplement intake |
168 |
18.9 |
58.8 |
0.7 |
Total intake |
168 |
20.1 |
58.9 |
1.7 |
Niacin (mg) |
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Males |
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Dietary intake |
69 |
22.5 |
7.4 |
11.3 |
Supplement intake |
69 |
46.7 |
73.5 |
1.2 |
Total intake |
69 |
69.2 |
75.4 |
22.3 |
Females |
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Dietary intake |
166 |
17.9 |
6.2 |
10.0 |
Supplement intake |
166 |
60.3 |
75.6 |
5.3 |
Total intake |
166 |
78.2 |
75.8 |
23.7 |
10th Percentile |
25th Percentile |
50th Percentile |
75th Percentile |
90th Percentile |
95th Percentile |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
55.0 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
11.5 |
22.1 |
55.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
30.0 |
55.0 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
31.1 |
56.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
7.4 |
10.5 |
15.0 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
9.9 |
13.0 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
34.5 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
11.5 |
21.5 |
35.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
31.3 |
50.0 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
6.1 |
31.9 |
51.9 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
50.0 |
55.3 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
7.2 |
51.2 |
57.2 |
13.7 |
18.0 |
21.6 |
25.9 |
29.9 |
39.1 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
51.8 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
25.3 |
35.9 |
48.8 |
74.4 |
121.4 |
137.5 |
10.9 |
13.3 |
16.4 |
22.2 |
25.8 |
28.7 |
11.5 |
16.0 |
30.0 |
100.0 |
120.0 |
160.0 |
26.5 |
31.9 |
48.1 |
111.5 |
132.3 |
178.7 |
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Sample Size |
Mean |
Standard Deviation |
5th Percentile |
Vitamin B12 (µg) |
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Males |
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Dietary intake |
66 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
Supplement intake |
66 |
17.4 |
52.0 |
1.5 |
Total intake |
66 |
22.8 |
52.4 |
3.9 |
Females |
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Dietary intake |
169 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
Supplement intake |
169 |
31.0 |
105.5 |
1.5 |
Total intake |
169 |
34.7 |
105.8 |
4.1 |
Folate (µg) |
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Males |
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Dietary intake |
48 |
296 |
152 |
140 |
Supplement intake |
48 |
586 |
645 |
120 |
Total intake |
48 |
882 |
696 |
312 |
Females |
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Dietary intake |
105 |
260 |
120 |
121 |
Supplement intake |
105 |
484 |
517 |
120 |
Total intake |
105 |
744 |
567 |
311 |
SOURCE: Adapted from Appendixes C.5.21–C.5.26 in Hartz SC, Russell RM, Rosenberg IH. 1992. Nutrition in the Elderly. The Boston Nutritional Status Survey. London: Smith-Gordon. |
10th Percentile |
25th Percentile |
50th Percentile |
75th Percentile |
90th Percentile |
95th Percentile |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
6.7 |
10.5 |
11.8 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
24.0 |
77.0 |
4.1 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
15.1 |
71.8 |
83.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
8.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
9.0 |
14.9 |
70.0 |
106.3 |
158 |
199 |
259 |
327 |
474 |
640 |
133 |
300 |
400 |
400 |
1,400 |
2,400 |
385 |
581 |
666 |
918 |
1,569 |
2,667 |
137 |
178 |
238 |
316 |
410 |
520 |
133 |
267 |
400 |
400 |
800 |
1,000 |
340 |
530 |
628 |
809 |
1,105 |
1,349 |