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DRI DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES FOR Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
TABLE F-5 Serum α-Carotene (µg/dL) of Persons Aged 4 Years and Older: Mean and Selected Percentiles, United States, NHANES III, 1988–1994
Sexa
Number of Persons Examined
Selected Percentiles
Mean
1st
5th
Both sexes, 4–8
2,826
4.26
0.90
1.10
Standard error
0.12
0.03
0.07
M, 9–13
1,062
4.08
0.92
1.09
Standard error
0.34
0.03
0.06
M, 14–18
805
2.81
0.67
0.88
Standard error
0.17
0.02
0.01
M, 19–30
1,747
3.23
0.90
0.99
Standard error
0.14
0.01
0.06
M, 31–50
2,342
4.34
0.92
1.03
Standard error
0.18
0.01
0.04
M, 51–70
1,856
4.75
0.93
1.05
Standard error
0.14
0.01
0.04
M, 71+
1,175
4.79
0.96
1.12
Standard error
0.15
0.02
0.02
F, 9–13
1,087
3.66
0.60
1.00
Standard error
0.17
0.02
0.03
F, 14–18
626
3.12
0.90
0.99
Standard error
0.2
0.01
0.03
F, 19–30
996
3.44
0.65
0.89
Standard error
0.20
0.03
0.01
F, 31–50
2,375
5.37
0.70
1.10
Standard error
0.21
0.03
0.04
F, 51–70
1,938
6.01
1.00
1.20
Standard error
0.22
0.02
0.03
F, 71+
1,279
6.38
1.00
1.50
Standard error
0.20
0.02
0.08
Pregnant
186
4.47
0.57
1.09
Standard error
0.45
0.73
0.56
Lactating
90
5.99
0.90
1.70
Standard error
0.52
0.29
0.37
All individuals
20,114
4.59
0.60
1.00
Standard error
0.1
0.02
0.03
All individuals (+P/L)
20,386
4.59
0.60
1.00
Standard error
0.1
0.02
0.03
a
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)
