Vitamin D and Health

Table 11: Average daily intake of vitamin D (µg) in Northern Ireland, adults and children by sex and age (1.5 years and over)
Vitamin D(µg)
Intake from food sources
only
National Diet and Nutrition Survey. Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 (combined) (2008/2009 – 2011/12): Northern Ireland.
Sex and age group (years)
Boys Men Girls Women Total
4-10 11-18 Total 19-64 65+ 4-10 11-18 Total 19-64 65+ 1.5-3 4 -10 11-18 19 - 64 65+
Mean 1.9 2.4 2.2 2.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.6 3.6 2.7 3.2
Median 1.7 2.3 1.9 2.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.9 2.3 2.5
SD 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.6 2.2 2.0 2.1
Upper 2.5 th percentile 4.0 5.7 4.6 6.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.8 4.0 5.1 6.7 10.1 7.9 9.0
Lower 2.5 th percentile 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6
Intake from all sources
(including supplements)
Mean 2.4 2.6 2.5 3.4 2.5 2.0 2.2 3.0 1.9 2.4 2.3 3.2 5.7 3.4 4.7
Median 1.8 2.5 2.1 2.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.3 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.5 4.0 2.5 3.3
SD 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.8 1.8 1.4 1.6 2.4 1.5 1.8 1.5 2.6 4.8 3.1 4.0
Upper 2.5 th percentile 7.4 7.2 7.3 11.1 6.8 6.0 6.4 8.7 6.4 7.1 6.8 10.6 19.3 10.9 15.1
Lower 2.5 th percentile 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6
Bases (unweighted) 94 120 214 145 88 116 378 246 94 182 236 391 79 650 217
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