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DRI DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES FOR Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
TABLE F-2 Serum Vitamin E (µg/dL) of Persons Aged 4 Years and Older: Mean and Selected Percentiles, United States, NHANES III, 1988–1994
Sexa and Age, y
Number of Persons Examined
Selected Percentiles
Mean
1st
5th
Both sexes, 4–8
2,835
814
542
611
Standard error
7.3
12.0
8.9
M, 9–13
1,072
790
507
571
Standard error
7.9
8.0
6.1
M, 14–18
816
739
459
522
Standard error
9.1
12.9
7.3
M, 19–30
1,782
894
498
594
Standard error
10.3
17.5
10.0
M, 31–50
2,391
1,128
563
675
Standard error
13.9
11.0
9.0
M, 51–70
1,895
1,294
567
739
Standard error
18.2
29.1
52.4
M, 71+
1,193
1,303
609
724
Standard error
30.9
20.6
10.7
F, 9–13
1,094
795
487
563
Standard error
11.3
10.3
8.0
F, 14–18
937
810
481
548
Standard error
10.5
20.8
15.0
F, 19–30
2,028
932
524
618
Standard error
9.5
11.4
7.9
F, 31–50
2,839
1,074
589
686
Standard error
10.3
8.14
6.4
F, 51–70
1,957
1,424
625
793
Standard error
25.7
32.3
24.6
F, 71+
1,290
1,489
640
834
Standard error
19.2
74.6
37.4
All individuals
22,129
1,071
534
618
Standard error
6.6
16.1
6.5
a M = male, F = female.
SOURCE: Iowa State University Department of Statistics, 1999.
Front Matter (R1-R23)
Summary (1-20)
1 Introduction to Dietary Reference Intakes (21-34)
2 Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and •-Carotene and Other Carotenoids: Overview, Antioxidant Definition, and Relationship to Chronic Disease (35-57)
3 Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and •-Carotene and Other Carotenoids: Methods (58-72)
4 A Model for the Development of Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for Nutrients (73-94)
5 Vitamin C (95-185)
6 Vitamin E (186-283)
7 Selenium (284-324)
8 •-Carotene and Other Carotenoids (325-382)
9 Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes (383-400)
10 A Research Agenda (401-408)
A Origin and Framework of the Development of Dietary Reference Intakes (409-412)
B Acknowledgments (413-415)
C Dietary Intake Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994 (416-431)
D Dietary Intake Data from the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), 1994–1996 (432-437)
E Canadian Dietary Intake Data, 1993, 1995 (438-439)
F Serum Values from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994 (440-457)
G Options for Dealing with Uncertainties (458-462)
H Glossary and Acronyms (463-468)
I Biographical Sketches of Panel and Subcommittee Members (469-482)
Index (483-506)