Table C
Average daily nutrient intake, by sex and Aboriginal identity, household population aged 31 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) 2,638 2,265 to 3,011 2,444 2,358 to 2,531 1,734 1,462 to 2,007 1,807 1,747 to 1,867
Carbohydrates (g) 317 271 to 364 293 281 to 304 198 170 to 226 222 214 to 230
% of calories 48.0 43.9 to 52.1 47.7 46.7 to 48.8 46.2 43.3 to 49.1 49.1 48.1 to 50.2
Proteins (g) 105 77 to 134 104 99 to 109 72 57 to 86 74 71 to 76
% of calories 14.8 12.2 to 17.3 17.2 16.6 to 17.8 16.9 14.6 to 19.2 16.5 16.0 to 17.0
Fats (g) 95.5 77.5 to 113.6 88.3 83.9 to 92.7 68.6 53.1 to 84.0 67.3 64.0 to 70.7
% of calories 31.1 26.9 to 35.2 31.1 30.3 to 32.0 33.4 31.1 to 35.7 32.0 31.2 to 32.8
Monounsaturated fats (g) 40.0 32.2 to 47.9 36.0 34.1 to 38.0 27.7 21.8 to 33.6 27.0 25.6 to 28.5
% of calories 13.0 11.1 to 15.0 12.6 12.2 to 13.1 13.3 12.2 to 14.4 12.7 12.4 to 13.1
Polyunsaturated fats (g) 17.6 13.1 to 22.1 15.8 14.8 to 16.8 11.1 8.8 to 13.3 12.4 11.7 to 13.1
% of calories 5.6 4.3 to 6.9 5.5 5.3 to 5.7 5.5 4.9 to 6.0 5.8 5.6 to 6.0
Saturated fats (g) 29.9 23.9 to 35.9 27.9 26.4 to 29.4 23.3 16.4 to 30.2 21.4 20.2 to 22.5
% of calories 9.8 8.6 to 10.9 9.9 9.6 to 10.2 11.1 9.8 to 12.4 10.2 9.9 to 10.6
Linoleic acid (g) 14.7 10.7 to 18.7 12.7 11.8 to 13.5 8.8 6.9 to 10.8 9.7 9.2 to 10.2
% of calories 4.7 3.6 to 5.8 4.4 4.2 to 4.6 4.3 3.8 to 4.9 4.6 4.4 to 4.8
Linolenic acid (g) 2.3 1.7 to 2.9 2.2 1.9 to 2.5 1.5 1.2 to 1.9 1.8 1.7 to 2.0
% of calories 0.7 0.5 to 0.9 0.7 0.7 to 0.8 0.8 0.6 to 0.9 0.8 0.8 to 0.9
Dietary fibre (g) 17.7 13.8 to 21.6 19.2 18.2 to 20.2 12.7* 10.2 to 15.3 15.9 15.0 to 16.8
Sodium (mg) 3,880 3,104 to 4,656 3,466 3,297 to 3,634 2,522 2,137 to 2,908 2,742 2,610 to 2,874
Caffeine (mg) 342E 223 to 460 296 273 to 319 276 205 to 347 228 210 to 247
Vitamin A to retinol activity equivalent (mcg) 527 383 to 671 651 600 to 703 486* 355 to 616 626 579 to 673
Vitamin B6 (mg) 2.0 1.7 to 2.3 2.2 2.1 to 2.3 1.5 1.3 to 1.8 1.6 1.6 to 1.7
Vitamin B (mcg) 4.6 3.2 to 6.1 5.3 4.7 to 5.8 3.6E 2.3 to 4.8 3.8 3.2 to 4.3
12 Riboflavin (mg) 2.1 1.7 to 2.5 2.2 2.1 to 2.3 1.5 1.2 to 1.8 1.7 1.6 to 1.8
Thiamine (mg) 2.2 1.6 to 2.7 2.0 1.9 to 2.1 1.2 1.0 to 1.5 1.4 1.4 to 1.5
Niacin (mg) 49.3 37.3 to 61.4 47.9 45.8 to 50.0 32.5 27.5 to 37.6 34.5 33.3 to 35.6
Vitamin C (mg) 139E 62 to 215 124 114 to 134 93 73 to 113 113 106 to 120
Calcium (mg) 769 619 to 919 898 851 to 945 646E 369 to 923 796 757 to 835
Cholesterol (mg) 379E 239 to 519 338 310 to 366 316E 212 to 420 251 233 to 269
Dietary folate equivalent (mcg) 512 432 to 592 513 486 to 539 333* 275 to 391 413 394 to 432
Vitamin D (mcg) 5.4 3.8 to 7.1 5.6 5.1 to 6.1 4.9E 2.7 to 7.1 4.7 4.4 to 5.1
Folic acid (mcg) 164E 108 to 221 150 139 to 161 77E 45 to 110 108 100 to 116
Naturally occurring folate (mcg) 240 188 to 291 256 245 to 268 179* 153 to 206 224 212 to 236
Total folacin (mcg) 410 332 to 488 413 394 to 431 262* 218 to 306 338 323 to 352
Iron (mg) 17.3 13.4 to 21.2 16.3 15.6 to 17.0 10.7 9.0 to 12.3 12.2 11.7 to 12.7
Magnesium (mcg) 348 291 to 406 372 358 to 387 256* 215 to 297 303 293 to 314
Water (g) 3,260 2,875 to 3,645 3,093 2,987 to 3,200 2,943 2,530 to 3,357 2,847 2,737 to 2,956
Phosphorus (mg) 1,538 1,261 to 1,815 1,535 1,470 to 1,600 1,097 848 to 1,346 1,199 1,157 to 1,240
Potassium (mg) 3,514 2,649 to 4,378 3,472 3,341 to 3,604 2,466 2,115 to 2,817 2,816 2,729 to 2,902
Zinc (mg) 15.1E 10.1 to 20.0 13.9 13.1 to 14.6 9.4 7.7 to 11.0 9.8 9.4 to 10.2
* 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.
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.