Male			Female
Nutrient	Age in years	Mean/Median Intake	RDA	Intake as % of RDA (%)	Mean/Median Intake	RDA	Intake as % of RDA	P-value
Energy (Kcal)	15-18	1543.8 ± 640.6	2800	55.1	1418.4 ± 596.6	2000	70.9	0.202
	19-30	1550.2 ± 637.7	2700	57.4	1552.7 ± 625.9	2200	70.6	0.971
	31-50	1452.8 ± 347.8	2600	55.9	1249.7 ± 496.5	2000	62.5	0.465
Protein(g)	15-18	49.2 ± 26.8	52	94.6	45.8 ± 21.9	46	99.6	0.379
	19-30	49.3 ± 29.6	56	88.0	48.4 ± 22.8	46	105.2	0.755
	31-50	54.3 ± 16.1	56	97.0	39.5 ± 19.0	46	85.9	0.220
Carbohydrate(g)	15-18	238.5 ±101.1	130	183.8	220.1 ± 87.7	130	169.2	0.219
	19-30	244.3 ± 98.8	130	187.9	244.0 ± 100.6	130	187.7	0.978
	31-50	225.9 ± 44.1	130	173.7	205.1 ± 61.7	130	157.7	0.548
Fibre (g)	15-18	8.1 ± 5.1	38	21.3	8.0 ± 5.0	26	30.8	0.901
	19-30	8.1 ± 5.1	38	22.9	9.3 ± 7.2	25	37.2	0.089
	31-50	4.6 ± 2.7	38	16.8	9.2 ± 9.1	25	36.8	0.267
Fat(g)	15-18	42.9 ±28.3	90	47.7	37.3 ± 26.2	70	53.1	0.196
	19-30	39.7± 26.1	71	55.9	40.8 ± 26.4	56	72.9	0.705
	31-50	33.8± 22.1	69	49.0	27.7 ± 22.0	57	48.6	0.680
Calcium(mg)	15-18	327.9 ± 225.2	1100	29.8	314.9 ± 195.2	1300	24.2	0.716
	19-30	358.4± 324.3	1000	35.8	334.9 ± 198.7	1000	33.5	0.417
	31-50	400.6 ± 380.7	1000	37.8	345.3 ± 192.3	1000	34.5	0.798
Sodium(mg)	15-18	967.4 (1257.5)	1500	64.5	1279.6(1473.6)	1500	85.3	0.154
	19-30	1397.7 (1227.8)	1500	93.2	1378.9(1431.7)	1500	91.9	0.659
	31-50	885.4 ± 770	1500	395.5	1959.7 ± 1455	1500	130.6	0.162
Potassium(mg)	15-18	991.3 ± 588.5	4700	21.1	973.7 ± 585.3	4700	20.7	0.850
	19-30	839.1 (790.3)	4700	17.9	777.7 (658.4)	4700	16.6	0.377
	31-50	665.0 ± 433.7	4700	14.1	618.3 ± 315.5	4700	13.1	0.859
Zinc(mg)	15-18	7.1 ± 4.56	9.7	73.2	7.6 ± 4.65	7.8	97.3	0.521
	19-30	6.47 (6.41)	7	107.1	6.3 (5.09)	4.9	159.2	0.999
	31-50	8.2 ± 2.64	7	117.1	6.3 ± 1.75	4.9	128.6	0.248
Iron(mg)	15-18	14.12 ± 11.68	19	74.7	14.27 ± 9.75	31	46.1	0.930
	19-30	15.55 ± 10.42	14	109.3	15.12 ± 9.65	29	51.7	0.697
	31-50	13.29 ± 2.37	14	92.9	12.52 ± 2.34	29	44.8	0.627