Carbohydrates and Health

Table 3.1: Average daily intake of total carbohydrate by age and sex
Aged 1.5 years and over National Diet and Nutrition Survey years 1-4 combined (2008/09 – 2011/12)
Total carbohydrate Sex and age group (years)
Boys Men Girls Women Total
g/day
Mean 219 265
Median 218 259
sd 48 73
Upper 2.5 percentile 318 449
Lower 2.5 percentile 136 150
% food and drink energy (excluding energy from alcohol)
Mean 52.2 50.9
Median 52.1 50.8
sd 4.8 5.5
Upper 2.5 percentile 62.0 62.0
Lower 2.5 percentile 43.1 40.3
% total dietary energy (including energy from alcohol)
Mean 52.2 50.5
Median 52.1 50.4
sd 4.8 5.7
Upper 2.5 percentile 62.0 61.7
Lower 2.5 percentile 43.1 39.3
Number of participants
(unweighted) 665 744
4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 1.5-3 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+
251
243
76
407
122
47.8
47.6
6.8
61.3
35.4
45.1
44.9
7.7
60.7
30.7
1,126
231
223
75
389
113
46.9
47.3
6.3
58.3
34.0
44.9
45.6
7.2
57.5
29.3
317
205
203
45
305
132
52.0
52.2
5.1
62.5
43.0
52.0
52.2
5.1
62.5
43.0
612
211
209
59
335
103
51.1
51.0
5.6
61.1
39.7
50.7
50.8
5.8
61.0
39.2
753
197
193
61
336
92
48.2
48.2
7.2
61.7
33.8
46.3
46.4
7.7
61.4
30.9
1,571
187
187
50
303
99
47.5
47.4
6.5
59.6
33.9
46.5
46.2
6.9
59.6
32.3
436
151
150
37
228
79
50.6
50.6
5.7
61.6
40.4
50.6
50.6
5.7
61.6
40.4
604
212
209
47
308
134
52.1
52.1
4.9
62.3
43.0
52.1
52.1
4.9
62.3
43.0
1,277
239
233
72
398
115
51.0
50.9
5.5
61.4
39.9
50.6
50.6
5.7
61.3
39.3
1,497
224
216
74
389
101
48.0
47.8
7.0
61.4
34.5
45.7
45.8
7.7
61.1
30.8
2,697
206
199
66
362
107
47.2
47.4
6.4
59.5
33.9
45.8
46.2
7.1
59.4
29.8
753
256