Table A
Average daily nutrient intake, by sex and Aboriginal identity, household population aged 19 to 50, Ontario and western provinces, 2004

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  Men Women
Aboriginal (off-reserve) Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal (off-reserve) Non-Aboriginal
Average intake 95% confidence interval Average intake 95% confidence interval Average intake 95% confidence interval Average intake 95% confidence interval
Energy (kilocalories) 2,652 2,389 to 2,915 2,521 2,452 to 2,590 1,913 1,711 to 2,115 1,810 1,762 to 1,858
Carbohydrates (g) 333 293 to 372 305 296 to 314 237 211 to 264 226 220 to 233
% of calories 49.9 46.7 to 53.1 48.4 47.7 to 49.2 49.4 47.2 to 51.6 50.0 49.3 to 50.8
Proteins (g) 99 81 to 118 105 102 to 109 73 63 to 82 73 71 to 75
% of calories 14.2* 12.5 to 16.0 16.8 16.4 to 17.2 15.5 13.9 to 17.1 16.3 15.9 to 16.7
Fats (g) 93.1 79.9 to 106.3 90.6 87.2 to 94.1 71.6 61.6 to 81.5 66.0 63.5 to 68.5
% of calories 30.3 27.2 to 33.4 31.0 30.4 to 31.7 32.2 30.6 to 33.9 31.4 30.8 to 32.0
Monounsaturated fats (g) 39.5 33.4 to 45.6 37.2 35.6 to 38.7 29.1 25.2 to 33.1 26.4 25.3 to 27.5
% of calories 12.7 11.2 to 14.2 12.6 12.3 to 13.0 13.0 12.2 to 13.8 12.5 12.2 to 12.7
Polyunsaturated fats (g) 17.0 13.8 to 20.3 16.2 15.4 to 17.0 12.4 10.6 to 14.2 12.0 11.5 to 12.5
% of calories 5.4 4.5 to 6.3 5.5 5.3 to 5.7 5.5 5.1 to 6.0 5.7 5.5 to 5.8
Saturated fats (g) 28.6 24.4 to 32.8 28.6 27.4 to 29.8 23.2 18.9 to 27.6 21.3 20.4 to 22.1
% of calories 9.5 8.5 to 10.5 9.9 9.6 to 10.1 10.4 9.4 to 11.3 10.2 9.9 to 10.4
Linoleic acid (g) 14.0 11.3 to 16.7 13.0 12.4 to 13.7 9.9 8.4 to 11.4 9.5 9.1 to 9.9
% of calories 4.4 3.7 to 5.2 4.4 4.3 to 4.6 4.4 4.0 to 4.8 4.5 4.3 to 4.6
Linolenic acid (g) 2.4 1.8 to 3.1 2.3 2.0 to 2.5 1.7 1.4 to 2.0 1.7 1.6 to 1.8
% of calories 0.8 0.6 to 0.9 0.7 0.7 to 0.8 0.8 0.7 to 0.9 0.8 0.8 to 0.8
Dietary fibre (g) 17.8 14.9 to 20.7 19.2 18.4 to 19.9 13.1* 11.2 to 14.9 15.2 14.6 to 15.9
Sodium (mg) 3,798 3,224 to 4,372 3,611 3,473 to 3,749 2,807 2,511 to 3,103 2,702 2,603 to 2,801
Water (g) 3,339 2,988 to 3,690 3,116 3,033 to 3,198 2,895 2,611 to 3,179 2,754 2,673 to 2,835
Caffeine (mg) 293 201 to 384 255 238 to 272 243 195 to 291 201 187 to 215
Vitamin A to retinol activity equivalent (mcg) 535* 431 to 639 662 620 to 704 496 400 to 591 596 561 to 630
Vitamin B (mg) 2.0 1.8 to 2.3 2.2 2.2 to 2.3 1.5 1.3 to 1.7 1.6 1.6 to 1.6
Vitamin B (mcg) 4.5 3.5 to 5.4 5.3 4.9 to 5.8 3.3 2.6 to 4.1 3.6 3.2 to 4.1
12 Riboflavin (mg) 2.1 1.8 to 2.3 2.2 2.2 to 2.3 1.6 1.4 to 1.9 1.7 1.6 to 1.7
Thiamine (mg) 2.1 1.7 to 2.5 2.0 2.0 to 2.1 1.4 1.2 to 1.5 1.4 1.4 to 1.5
Niacin (mg) 46.8 38.8 to 54.8 48.5 46.9 to 50.1 33.5 29.8 to 37.1 33.8 32.8 to 34.7
Vitamin C (mg) 151E 98 to 203 131 123 to 139 113 90 to 136 117 112 to 123
Calcium (mg) 801* 695 to 908 950 910 to 989 742 555 to 928 806 775 to 836
Cholesterol (mg) 343 253 to 434 341 321 to 362 273 207 to 340 237 224 to 251
Dietary folate equivalent (mcg) 545 454 to 637 531 510 to 552 375 329 to 422 405 390 to 419
Vitamin D (mcg) 5.4 4.3 to 6.5 5.7 5.4 to 6.1 4.8 3.3 to 6.3 4.6 4.4 to 4.9
Folic acid (mcg) 185 127 to 243 159 150 to 169 93 71 to 115 109 103 to 115
Naturally occurring folate (mcg) 245 207 to 282 259 250 to 269 185* 156 to 214 216 206 to 226
Total folacin (mcg) 433 368 to 499 425 410 to 440 285* 247 to 323 330 319 to 342
Iron (mg) 16.8 14.0 to 19.5 16.7 16.1 to 17.2 11.6 10.3 to 12.9 12.1 11.7 to 12.4
Magnesium (mcg) 350 309 to 391 372 361 to 384 262* 232 to 292 294 286 to 302
Phosphorus (mg) 1,514 1,332 to 1,696 1,566 1,517 to 1,616 1,151 986 to 1,316 1,183 1,150 to 1,216
Potassium (mg) 3,418 2,849 to 3,987 3,463 3,359 to 3,566 2,539 2,263 to 2,816 2,738 2,667 to 2,808
Zinc (mg) 14.2 11.0 to 17.4 14.0 13.4 to 14.5 9.5 8.3 to 10.6 9.6 9.3 to 9.9
*  significantly different from corresponding estimate for non-Aboriginal (p < 0.05)
E  coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3% (interpret with caution)
Note: Excludes pregnant or breastfeeding women; g = gram; mg = milligram; mcg = microgram.
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Obesity and the eating habits of the Aboriginal population", Health Reports, Vol. 19, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.