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Global Health Econ Sustain Total sugar consumption Philippines

Table 4. (Continued)
Age group Characteristic IQR Percentile distribution of usual intake of total sugar (g/day)
5 th 10 th 25 th 50 th 75 th 90 th 95 th
Female 22.0. 8.0 11.0 17.0 27.0 39.0 54.0 64.0
Wealth quintile
Poorest 14.5 5.3 7.0 10.8 16.9 25.3 35.0 42.0
Poor 17.7 7.2 9.5 14.5 22.2 32.2 43.4 51.3
Middle 19.0 11.8 14.7 20.7 29.2 39.7 51.4 59.6
Rich 24.0 13.0 16.0 24.0 35.0 48 63.0 73.0
Richest 29.0 12.0 16.0 25.0 38.0 54 71.0 83.0
Population distribution
Urban 22.0 11.0 14.0 21.0 31.0 43.0 58.0 68.0
Rural 20.8 6.3 8.6 14.1 22.9 34.9 49.0 59.2
Abbreviations: IQR: Interquartile range; y: Years.

Table 5. Mean percentage contribution of processed and minimally processed foods to the total sugar intake of infants, children,
and adolescents in the Philippines in 2008

Food category Age group Specific food types Contribution to the
total sugar intake, mean
(standard error [SE]) (%)
Processed food (products) 7 – 11 months old Milk formula and milk products 37.3 (3.4)
Baked products 15.0 (2.1)
Sugars and sweets 11.3 (1.8)
Non-alcoholic beverages 3.7 (0.9)
Rice, cereal, and starch products 3.0 (1.0)
Instant noodles 2.5 (0.9)
Fish, meat, and poultry products 0.7 (0.4)
Processed soup, sauces, and flavor enhancers 0.5 (0.4)
Other noodles and pasta 0.3 (0.3)
Fats, oils, and products 0.3 (0.2)
Beans, nuts, and seed products 0.02 (1.02)
Total 74.7 (2.7)
1 – 2 years old Sugars and sweets 18.0 (0.9)
Milk formula and milk products 17.9 (1.4)
Baked products 12.7 (0.7)
Non-alcoholic beverages 10.1 (0.7)
Rice, cereal, and starch products 1.8 (0.3)
Instant noodles 1.5 (0.3)
Fats, oils, and related products 1.1 (0.2)
Fish, meat, and poultry products 0.9 (0.16)
Processed soup, sauces, and flavor enhancers 0.6 (0.17)
Other noodles and pasta 0.18 (0.06)
Vegetable and fruit products 0.06 (0.03)
Beans, nuts, and seed products 0.05 (0.01)
Total 65.1 (1.3)
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