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Usual Intake of Orange Vegetables

Table 5 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A5 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 5. Orange vegetables: Mean (standard error) and percentiles3 of usual intake, 2001-2004
 Age
(years)
N1 Cup Equivalents4
Mean (SE)25%10%25%50%75%90%95%
Children 1-315150.1 (0.01)0.000.000.010.030.070.130.18
4-817010.0 (0.01)0.000.000.010.020.050.100.14
Males 9-1310610.1 (0.01)0.010.010.020.040.080.140.19
14-1814240.0 (0.01)0.000.010.010.020.040.080.11
19-3011000.1 (0.01)0.010.010.020.040.070.130.17
31-5014660.1 (0.01)0.010.020.030.060.110.180.24
51-7012520.1 (0.01)0.010.010.020.050.090.160.21
71+8320.1 (0.01)0.010.020.040.070.120.200.26
19+46500.1 (0.01)0.010.010.030.050.100.160.22
Females 9-1311120.0 (0.01)0.010.010.020.030.060.090.12
14-1813620.0 (0.01)0.010.010.020.030.060.090.11
19-3013250.0 (0.00)0.010.010.020.040.070.100.13
31-5015950.1 (0.01)0.020.020.040.070.110.150.19
51-7012840.1 (0.01)0.020.030.040.070.110.150.18
71+8600.1 (0.01)0.020.030.050.080.120.160.19
19+50640.1 (0.00)0.010.020.030.060.100.140.18
All Persons 1+178890.1 (0.00)0.010.010.020.050.090.140.18
1: Number of persons in sample.
2: Standard error of the mean (df=30).
3: Standard errors of the percentiles are presented in Appendix Table A5.
4: 1 cup equivalent = 1 cup cut-up raw or cooked vegetables; 1/2 cup dried vegetables; 1 cup juice.
Table A5. Orange vegetables: Percentiles (and standard errors) of usual intake, 2001-2004
 Age
(years)
Cup Equivalents2
5% (SE)110% (SE)25% (SE)50% (SE)75% (SE)90% (SE)95% (SE)
Children 1-30.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.02)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.04)0.2 (0.06)
4-80.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.05)0.1 (0.07)
Males 9-130.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.02)0.1 (0.03)0.2 (0.04)
14-180.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.02)
19-300.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.02)0.2 (0.03)
31-500.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)0.2 (0.03)
51-700.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)0.2 (0.03)
71+0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)0.3 (0.03)
19+0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)0.2 (0.02)
Females 9-130.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.02)
14-180.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.02)0.1 (0.02)
19-300.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.02)
31-500.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)0.2 (0.03)
51-700.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)0.2 (0.03)
71+0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.0 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)0.2 (0.03)
19+0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.1 (0.00)0.1 (0.01)0.1 (0.02)0.2 (0.02)
All 1+0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.0 (0.00)0.1 (0.00)0.1 (0.01)0.2 (0.02)
1: Standard error of the percentile.
2: 1 cup equivalent = 1 cup cut-up raw or cooked vegetables; 1/2 cup dried vegetables; 1 cup juice.

Suggested Citation

Suggested citation for information contained on this page:

Usual Intake of Orange Vegetables. Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch Web site. Applied Research Program. National Cancer Institute. http://riskfactor.cancer.gov/diet/usualintakes/pop/veg_orange.html. Updated August 23, 2010. Accessed February 17, 2013.


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