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. 2008 Jul 9;10(7):160.

Table 2.

Percentiles of Total Calories Consumed as Fructose (% of total energy)1

Percentile 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th







% total energy from fructose % (se) % (se) % (se) % (se) % (se) % (se) % (se)
Total 2.7 (0.1) 3.9 (0.1) 6.4 (0.1) 9.7 (0.1) 13.3 (0.2) 17.2 (0.2) 19.5 (0.7)
 Male 2.4 (0.1) 3.6 (0.1) 6.3 (0.1) 9.5 (0.1) 13.0 (0.2) 16.8 (0.3) 19.3 (0.9)
 Female 2.8 (0.1) 4.2 (0.1) 6.6 (0.1) 9.9 (0.1) 13.6 (0.2) 17.4 (0.2) 19.9 (0.8)
Age in years
 2–5 4.6 (0.3) 5.8 (0.2) 8.1 (0.1) 11.0 (0.2) 14.6 (0.2) 18.1 (0.3) 20.3 (0.6)
 6–11 3.9 (0.3) 5.0 (0.3) 7.8 (0.2) 10.8 (0.2) 13.7 (0.2) 17.0 (0.3) 18.9 (0.5)
 12–18 4.5 (0.4) 5.8 (0.2) 8.5 (0.3) 11.6 (0.2) 15.1 (0.3) 18.9 (0.4) 21.5 (1.1)
 19–30 2.5 (0.3) 4.0 (0.3) 6.9 (0.2) 10.1 (0.2) 13.9 (0.3) 18.1 (0.4) 21.0 (1.1)
 31–50 2.3 (–) 3.4 (0.2) 5.7 (0.2) 9.0 (0.2) 12.7 (0.2) 16.7 (0.3) 19.3 (0.7)
 51–70 2.3 (0.2) 3.3 (0.1) 5.6 (0.1) 8.5 (0.2) 12.2 (0.2) 15.8 (0.4) 18.3 (1.0)
 71+ 2.9 (0.2) 4.0 (0.2) 6.3 (0.2) 9.0 (0.2) 12.1 (0.2) 15.2 (0.3) 17.1 (0.8)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white 2.7 (0.1) 3.9 (0.1) 6.4 (0.1) 9.6 (0.1) 13.3 (0.2) 17.2 (0.3) 19.5 (0.8)
 Non-Hispanic black 2.7 (0.2) 4.5 (0.2) 7.3 (0.1) 10.5 (0.1) 14.1 (0.1) 17.9 (0.2) 20.7 (0.6)
 Mexican-American 2.7 (0.2) 4.0 (0.1) 6.5 (0.1) 9.7 (0.1) 13.2 (0.2) 16.7 (0.3) 18.9 (0.8)
 Other 2.4 (0.3) 3.6 (0.3) 6.1 (0.2) 9.2 (0.3) 12.4 (0.4) 15.5 (0.5) 18.3 (0.8)
Poverty-Income Ratio
 PIR ≤ 1.3 2.6 (0.2) 4.2 (0.2) 6.7 (0.2) 9.9 (0.2) 13.8 (0.2) 17.9 (0.3) 20.9 (1.0)
 1.3 < PIR ≤ 3.5 2.7 (0.2) 4.0 (0.2) 6.6 (0.1) 10.0 (0.1) 13.6 (0.2) 17.3 (0.3) 19.5 (0.8)
 PIR > 3.5 2.6 (0.2) 3.7 (0.1) 6.0 (0.1) 9.1 (0.2) 12.7 (0.2) 16.7 (0.3) 18.9 (0.7)
Body Mass Index (adults/children)
 Normal weight 2.9 (0.2) 4.4 (0.1) 6.9 (0.1) 10.0 (0.1) 13.6 (0.2) 17.4 (0.3) 20.0 (0.7)
 Overweight/at risk 2.4 (0.2) 3.7 (0.1) 6.1 (0.1) 9.4 (0.2) 13.0 (0.2) 16.9 (0.2) 18.8 (0.9)
 Obese/overweight 2.2 (0.2) 3.3 (0.1) 5.8 (0.1) 9.0 (0.2) 13.0 (0.2) 17.1 (0.3) 19.8 (1.0)
1

Results weighted to account for the complex survey design, nonresponse and poststratification

– indicates standard error could not be calculated