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February 06, 2012

Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who meet dietary recommendations for calcium


Baseline Target
Objective Year Baseline 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2010
19-11 Total calcium intake at or above approximated
mean requirement (age adjusted, aged 2 years and
over) 1988-94 45% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native only 1988-94 DSU --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Asian or Pacific Islander only 1988-94 DNA --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Asian only 1988-94 DNC --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only 1988-94 DNC --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Black or African American only 1988-94 30% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
White only 1988-94 48% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
2 or more races 1988-94 DNC --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
American Indian or Alaska Native; White 1988-94 DNC --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Black or African American; White 1988-94 DNC --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Hispanic or Latino 1988-94 DSU --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Mexican American 1988-94 44% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1988-94 46% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino 1988-94 30% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
White only, not Hispanic or Latino 1988-94 49% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Family income level
Lower income level (<=130% of poverty threshold) 1988-94 39% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Higher income level (>130% of poverty threshold) 1988-94 47% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Disability status (persons aged 20 years and over)
Persons with disabilities 1991-94 44% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Persons without disabilities 1991-94 43% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Select populations
Gender and Age
Females aged 2 years and older 1988-94 36% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Females aged 2 to 8 years (not age adjusted) 1988-94 79% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
Females aged 9 to 19 years (not age adjusted) 1988-94 19% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
Females aged 20 to 49 years (not age adjusted) 1988-94 39% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
Females aged 50 years and older (not age                        
adjusted) 1988-94 25% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
Males aged 2 years and older 1988-94 55% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 74%
Males aged 2 to 8 years (not age adjusted) 1988-94 89% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
Males aged 9 to 19 years (not age adjusted) 1988-94 52% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
Males aged 20 to 49 years (not age adjusted) 1988-94 63% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
Males aged 50 years and older (not age adjusted) 1988-94 34% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- NA
 
 
DATA ISSUES
--- = Data are not available.
BSL = Baseline data available for this year. See Baseline column.
DNA = Data have not been analyzed.
DNC = Data for specific population are not collected.
DSU = Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
NA = Not applicable.
 
 
DATA SOURCE
19-11 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS.

Additional Information

Numerator: Number of persons aged 2 years and older who report calcium intake at or above approximated mean requirements.

Denominator: Number of persons aged 2 years and older.

Population Targeted: U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population.

Approximated mean calcium requirements are defined as 77 percent of the recommendations by the Institute of Medicine for adequate intakes for calcium. The recommendations for adequate intakes of calcium are 500 mg per day for children aged 1 to 3 years, 800 mg for children aged 4 to 8 years, 1,300 mg for adolescents aged 9 to 18 years, 1,000 mg for adults aged 19 to 50 years, and ,200 mg for adults aged 51 years and older.

Persons were classified as consuming calcium at or above the approximated mean requirements if the total daily calcium intake was within this range. To determine total calcium intake, several sources of calcium were considered, including foods, dietary supplements, and antacids, but not including calcium from drinking water.

A statistical procedure was used to remove the within-person variation in daily calcium intakes from food1 and thus provide better estimates of usual intake of calcium with the use of a limited number of days of dietary data per individual (1 day of dietary data for all NHANES respondents and 2-day dietary data for a subset).

Calcium from calcium-containing antacids reported as taken 24 times or more was used in the calculation. If antacids data were missing, it was assumed that no calcium was provided by antacids, but the individual was kept in the calculation.

Breast-feeding children were excluded from the analysis.