Table 1 Daily energy and fatty acids intakes and percentage contribution to energy of Mexican school-age children and adolescents
From: Fatty acids intake in the Mexican population. Results of the National Nutrition Survey 2006
Daily intake | Percentage contribution to energy (%E) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean 1 | 95% C. I. | Mean 1 | SEM | |
School age children | ||||
Energy (Kcal) | 1396 | 1373-1420 | - | - |
Fatty acids (g/day) Total fatty acids | 39.5 | 38.5-40.4 | 26.7 | 0.16 |
Saturated total | 15.6 | 15.1-16.0 | 11.4 | 0.08 |
Myristic | 1.2 | 1.2-1.3 | 1.0 | 0.01 |
Palmitic | 8.4 | 8.2-8.6 | 6.2 | 0.04 |
Stearic | 3.1 | 3.0-3.2 | 2.4 | 0.02 |
Polyunsaturated | 8.2 | 8.1-8.4 | 5.9 | 0.04 |
n-6 PUFA | 4.5 | 4.4-4.6 | 3.3 | 0.02 |
Contribution to n-6 PUFA | ||||
Linoleic | 4.4 | 4.3-4.5 | 97.4 | 0.03 |
n-3 PUFA | 0.3 | 0.28-0.3 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
Contribution to n-3 PUFA | ||||
Linolenic | 0.3 | 0.2-0.3 | 86.8 | 0.20 |
Trans fatty acid | 0.5 | 0.46-0.5 | 0.4 | 0.01 |
Monounsaturated | 13.1 | 12.8-13.4 | 9.4 | 0.06 |
Adolescents | ||||
Energy (Kcal) | 1662 | 1632-1691 | - | - |
Fatty acids (g/day) Total fatty acids | 46.4 | 45.3-47.5 | 26.6 | 0.17 |
Saturated total | 17.2 | 16.8-17.7 | 10.7 | 0.08 |
Myristic | 1.3 | 1.2-1.3 | 0.9 | 0.01 |
Palmitic | 9.4 | 9.1-9.6 | 5.8 | 0.04 |
Stearic | 3.6 | 3.5-3.7 | 2.3 | 0.02 |
Polyunsaturated | 10. 7 | 10.4-10.9 | 6.5 | 0.05 |
n-6 PUFA | 5.5 | 5.3-5.6 | 3.4 | 0.03 |
Contribution to n-6 PUFA | ||||
Linoleic | 5.3 | 5.2-5.5 | 97.5 | 0.03 |
n-3 PUFA | 0.3 | 0.34-0.36 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
Contribution to n-3 PUFA | ||||
Linolenic | 0.31 | 0.30-0.32 | 87.4 | 0.18 |
Trans fatty acids | 0.5 | 0.52-0.56 | 0.4 | 0.01 |
Monounsaturated | 15.4 | 15.0-15.8 | 9.4 | 0.06 |