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Table 5.

Percent vitamin B6 supplement users in EU surveys and vitamin B6 intake from food supplements among users

Country Survey name (N of subjects) Reference	Dietary method (N of days)	Sex	Age range	% Vitamin B6 supplement users in total survey sample/ in supplements users	Vitamin B6 intake from supplements, P95 (mg/day)	Contribution of supplements to total vitamin B6 intake, mean (%)
Denmark DANSDA 2011–2013 (n = 3,936) (Hindborg, 2015, unpublished)	Face‐to‐face interview	m f m f m f	4–10 years 11–17 years 11–17 years 18–50 years 18–50 years 51–75 years 51–75 years	61/NR 47/NR 43/NR 42/NR 52/NR 44/NR 58/NR	NR	37 52 57 51 59 60 67
Finland FINDIET 2017 (n = 1,655) (Valsta et al., 2018)	FPQ	m f	18–74 years	26/NR 36/NR	(mean, mg/day) 8.7 7.6	79 80
Germany NVS II 2005–2007 (n = 13,753) (Heuer et al., 2012)	24‐h recall (2 day)	m f	15–80 years	7.3/NR 9.4/NR	5.9 6	48 57
Germany EsKiMo II 2015–2017 (n = 2,644) (Mensink et al., 2021) (Perlitz et al, 2019)	Questionnaire + weighing logs	m + f	6–11 years 12–17 years	2.2/NR 4.2/25.7	NR	NR
Ireland NPNS 2011–2012 (n = 500) NCFS II 2017–2018 (n = 600) NTFS II 2019–2020 (n = 428) NANS 2008–2010 (n = 1,500) (Kehoe and Walton, 2022)	Weighted food diary (4 days)	m + f	1–4 years 5–12 years 13–18 years 18–64 years 65–90 years	11/53 16/72 7/51 14/47 12/33	2.5 1.9 13.8 25 11.8	22 28 26 25 17.2
Norway Småbarnskost 2015 (n = 1,674) Ungkost 3 2016 (4 years, n = 399) Ungkost 3 2015 (9 years, n = 636) Ungkost 3 2015 (13 years, n = 687) Norkost 3 2015 (n = 1,787) (VKM, 2017)	FFQ + food diary + 24‐h dietary interviews	m + f	2 years 4 years 9 years 13 years 18–70 years	33/NR 42/NR 33/NR 23/NR 23/NR	1.2 1.4 1.2 1.7 5.3	40 56 41 43 56
Poland National Dietary Survey 2019–2020 (n = 1,831) (Stos et al., 2021)	FPQ	m f	18–65+ years	NR/40 NR/71	Mean ± SD (range) 3.4 ± 5.5 (0.7–25) 2.4 ± 4.1 (0.4–30)	NA
Sweden Riksmaten 2010–2011 (n = 1,797) (SFA, personal communication)	Dietary records (x4)	m + f	18–80 years	NR/4	NR	NA

Country

Survey name

(N of subjects)

Reference

Dietary method (N of days)

Sex

Age range

% Vitamin B6 supplement users in total survey sample/ in supplements users

Vitamin B6 intake from supplements, P95 (mg/day)

Contribution of supplements to total vitamin B6 intake, mean (%)

Denmark

DANSDA 2011–2013 (n = 3,936)

(Hindborg, 2015, unpublished)

Face‐to‐face interview

4–10 years

11–17 years

18–50 years

51–75 years

61/NR

47/NR

43/NR

42/NR

52/NR

44/NR

58/NR

Finland

FINDIET 2017 (n = 1,655)

(Valsta et al., 2018)

FPQ

18–74 years

26/NR

36/NR

(mean, mg/day)

8.7

7.6

Germany

NVS II 2005–2007 (n = 13,753)

(Heuer et al., 2012)

24‐h recall (2 day)

15–80 years

7.3/NR

9.4/NR

5.9

Germany

EsKiMo II 2015–2017 (n = 2,644)

(Mensink et al., 2021)

(Perlitz et al, 2019)

Questionnaire + weighing logs

m + f

6–11 years

12–17 years

2.2/NR

4.2/25.7

Ireland

NPNS 2011–2012 (n = 500)

NCFS II 2017–2018 (n = 600)

NTFS II 2019–2020 (n = 428)

NANS 2008–2010 (n = 1,500)

(Kehoe and Walton, 2022)

Weighted food diary (4 days)

m + f

1–4 years

5–12 years

13–18 years

18–64 years

65–90 years

11/53

16/72

7/51

14/47

12/33

2.5

1.9

13.8

11.8

17.2

Norway

Småbarnskost 2015 (n = 1,674)

Ungkost 3 2016 (4 years, n = 399)

Ungkost 3 2015 (9 years, n = 636)

Ungkost 3 2015 (13 years, n = 687)

Norkost 3 2015 (n = 1,787)

(VKM, 2017)

FFQ + food diary + 24‐h dietary interviews

m + f

2 years

4 years

9 years

13 years

18–70 years

33/NR

42/NR

33/NR

23/NR

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.7

5.3

Poland

National Dietary Survey 2019–2020 (n = 1,831)

(Stos et al., 2021)

FPQ

18–65+ years

NR/40

NR/71

Mean ± SD (range)

3.4 ± 5.5

(0.7–25)

2.4 ± 4.1

(0.4–30)

Sweden

Riksmaten 2010–2011 (n = 1,797)

(SFA, personal communication)

Dietary records

(x4)

m + f

18–80 years

NR/4

DANSDA: The Danish National Survey of Diet and Physical Activity; DNFCS: Dutch National Food Consumption Survey; EsKiMo: Eating study as a KiGGS Module; f: females; FINDIET: The Finnish National Dietary Survey in Adults and Elderly; FPQ: food propensity questionnaire; m: males; N: number; NA: cannot be calculated; NANS: National Adult Nutrition Survey; NCFS: National Children's Food Survey; NPNS: National Pre‐School Nutrition Survey; NR: not reported in the publication, NTFS: National Teen's Food Consumption Survey; NVS II: Nationale Verzehrsstudie II; SD: standard deviation; SFFQ: semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire; VKM: Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø.