The risk associated with nutrient intake in 2015 by AMDR, PI and SPL (%)
| Total | 18–44 | 45–59 | 60 and above | Male | Female | ||
| CHO | Lower | 66.29 | 66.52 | 68.7 | 59.08 | 71.43 | 61.47 |
| Conform | 28.28 | 27.79 | 27.1 | 34.2 | 22.79 | 33.43 | |
| Higher | 5.43 | 5.69 | 4.2 | 6.72 | 5.78 | 5.11 | |
| Fat | Lower | 2.78 | 2.89 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 3.43 | 2.17 |
| Conform | 9.25 | 9.68 | 7.14 | 11.42 | 7.94 | 10.47 | |
| Higher | 87.97 | 87.43 | 90.36 | 85.83 | 88.63 | 87.36 | |
| Vit_C | Lower | 97.36 | 96.71 | 98.89 | 97.9 | 96.33 | 98.32 |
| Conform | 2.64 | 3.29 | 1.11 | 2.1 | 3.67 | 1.68 | |
| K | Lower | 98.89 | 98.67 | 99.25 | 99.47 | 99.09 | 98.71 |
| Conform | 1.11 | 1.33 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0.91 | 1.29 | |
| NA | Conform | 11.48 | 11.94 | 11.09 | 9.47 | 9.81 | 13.05 |
| Higher | 88.52 | 88.06 | 88.91 | 90.53 | 90.19 | 86.95 | |
| DF | Conform | 2.14 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 1.4 | 2.21 | 2.07 |
| Lower | 97.86 | 97.78 | 97.77 | 98.6 | 97.79 | 97.93 | |
The daily intake of carbohydrates, fat, vitamin C, potassium, sodium and dietary fibre was assessed by three new indicators (AMDR, PI and SPL) related to chronic diseases in the China Dietary Reference Intake (DRI, 2013 edition) guidelines. A total of 1109 adults without chronic disease (hypertension, dyslipidaemia and self-reported diabetes, cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, myocardial infarction or stroke) were assessed. AMDR reflected whether the percentage of energy from macronutrients of the total food energy intake met the recommended value. PI-NCD and SPL reflected whether the daily intake value of a particular nutrient met the recommended value.
AMDR, acceptable macronutrient distribution range; CHO, cholesterol; PI-NCD, proposed intakes for preventing non-communicable chronic disease; SPL, specific proposed level.