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DRI Dietary Reference Intakes Calcium Vitamin D
TABLE H-6b Estimated Vitamin D Intake in Canada (μg/day) from Food Sources Only
DRI Sex/Age Group
Mean
Percentile
5th
10th
25th
50th
75th
90th
95th
Both 1–3
Est.
6.5
2.1
2.9
4.4
6.3
8.5
10.9
12.5
[S.E.]
[0.1]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
Both 4–8
Est.
6.0
2.5
3.1
4.2
5.6
7.4
9.4
10.8
[S.E.]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
M 9–13
Est.
7.0
3.1
3.7
4.9
6.6
8.8
11.1
12.8
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
[0.5]
M 14–18
Est.
7.6
2.7
3.5
5.0
7.2
10.0
13.6
16.2
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.3]
[0.6]
[0.8]
M 19–30
Est.
5.9
2.2
2.7
3.7
5.2
7.2
9.7
11.6
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
[0.7]
[1.0]
M 31–50
Est.
5.8
2.3
2.8
3.7
5.1
7.2
9.9
11.9
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.6]
[0.9]
M 51–70
Est.
7.1
2.3
2.8
4.0
5.9
9.0
13.5
17.3
[S.E.]
[0.5]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
[0.7]
[1.2]
[1.8]
M > 70
Est.
6.3
2.2
2.7
3.7
5.3
7.7
11.0
13.8
[S.E.]
[0.4]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.4]
[0.5]
[0.8]
[1.1]
M 19+
Est.
6.2
2.2
2.7
3.7
5.3
7.8
11.1
13.8
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.5]
[0.7]
F 9–13
Est.
5.7
2.2
2.8
3.8
5.2
7.0
9.2
10.7
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.4]
[0.5]
F 14–18
Est.
5.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
4.4
6.4
8.9
10.7
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.1]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
[0.7]
F 19–30
Est.
4.7
1.7
2.2
3.0
4.2
5.8
7.8
9.3
[S.E.]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
[0.6]
F 31–50
Est.
5.2
1.9
2.3
3.2
4.5
6.6
9.6
12.0
[S.E.]
[0.3]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.5]
[1.0]
[1.5]
F 51–70
Est.
5.0
1.7
2.1
3.0
4.4
6.7
9.8
12.3
S.E.
[0.3]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
[0.9]
[1.3]
F > 70
Est.
5.3
2.0
2.5
3.4
4.7
6.8
9.4
11.5
S.E.
[0.3]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.2]
[0.3]
[0.4]
[0.6]
[0.9]
F 19+
Est.
5.0
1.8
2.2
3.1
4.4
6.4
9.2
11.5
[S.E.]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.1]
[0.2]
[0.4]
[0.7]
SOURCE: Statistics Canada, CCHS, Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004).
