Table 3:
Calcium intake, total and from individual sources.
| Regular care, n=2,477 (mg/d) | Calcium advice care <16 weeks, n=774 (mg/d) | Calcium advice care 24 weeks, n=726 (mg/d) | Calcium advice care 34 weeks, n=688 (mg/d) | |
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| Total calcium intakes | ||||
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| Mean ± SD total calcium intake | 949.8 ± 489.7 | 1,006.9 ± 568.2 | 1,070.9 ± 581.8 | 1,065.3 ± 597.3 |
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| Calcium intakes from diet | ||||
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| Mean ± SD calcium intake from diet | 860.8 ± 468.3 | 803.0 ± 494.9 | – | – |
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| Calcium intakes from supplementsa | ||||
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| Mean ± SD calcium intake from prenatal vitamins | 127.1 ± 99.3 | 140.7 ± 97.0 | 135.3 ± 98.1 | 130.5 ± 90.8 |
| Mean ± SD calcium intake from general multivitamins | 128.2 ± 248.8 | 129.1 ± 115.2 | 82.8 ± 92.4 | 78.8 ± 90.7 |
| Mean ± SD calcium intake from calcium supplements | 395.4 ± 296.4 | 596.4 ± 313.1 | 533.5 ± 302.8 | 550.4 ± 315.9 |
SD, standard deviation. aCalculated for users of the specific supplements only.