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. 2018 May 8;21(14):2630–2641. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018001118

Table 4.

Nutrient intakes of the male cohort, expressed as a percentage of the recommendation, and the percentage who did not meet recommendations by urban/rural residence in 2005 and 2010; PURE-NWP-SA study

Rural men (n 186) Urban men (n 202)
2005 2010 2005 2010
Nutrients Median P25–P75 %* Median P25–P75 %* P value Median P25–P75 %* Median P25–P75 %* P value
Total protein 79·3 63·1–109·2 69·9 118·2 83·6–163·3 37·6 <0·001 129·9 93·8–171·0 30·7 178·5 134·0–247·2 10·4 <0·001
Cholesterol 37 24–57 95·2 70·1 29·1–125·7 64·5 <0·001 83·1 54·4–118·3 66·8 136·0 92·9–219·1 28·7 <0·001
Dietary fibre 73·9 56·8–100·7 74·7 82·4 56·7–124·6 64·0 0·020 109·0 70·1–141·6 47·0 125·7 92·4–172·5 31·2 <0·001
Ca 28·4 19·3–42·8 98·9 42·0 24·0–66·2 94·1 0·013 49·2 36·0–71·5 89·6 71·8 53·3–99·7 75·3 <0·001
Fe 203·6 151·1–265·0 6·5 265·9 189·5–385·7 4·3 0·346 266·3 186·8–364·2 6·4 369·1 270·3–500·9 0·0 <0·001
Mg 84·8 61·3–129·1 61·3 114·8 81·4–166·0 38·7 <0·001 111·1 82·2–153·9 38·1 140·8 105·4–212·9 20·3 <0·001
P 146·0 111·4–191·8 18·3 208·0 144·6–282·4 9·1 0·007 190·9 147·6–254·7 9·4 283·1 201·0–384·4 1·5 <0·001
K 29·7 23·2–37·4 100·0 51·9 36·4–69·0 94·1 <0·001 44·2 32·5–59·8 97·5 70·8 51·5–93·1 80·7 <0·001
Zn 91·9 70·7–119·8 55·4 141·6 100·5–214·9 24·7 <0·001 133·3 95·3–181·6 27·2 196·0 150·2–281·9 5·9 <0·001
Cu 153·4 114·3–215·9 14·0 198·1 133·8–278·6 9·1 0·150 211·4 151·5–269·7 10·9 272·6 202·9–375·3 0·5 <0·001
Mn 76·1 48·2–141·7 63·4 89·6 57·8–135·8 53·2 0·042 115·1 82·6–168·1 42·6 136·2 96·5–182·1 27·2 <0·001
Vitamin A 68·3 43·9–113·8 70·4 150·5 85·6–276·3 30·7 <0·001 142·4 85·7–231·5 33·2 278·7 166·8–411·6 5·5 <0·001
Thiamin 158·7 119·4–206·2 14·5 190·3 128·1–283·7 10·8 0·250 190·9 134·1–273·4 12·9 245·4 183·6–370·1 3·5 <0·001
Riboflavin 84·4 61·9–128·8 63·4 131·0 88·4–179·1 32·8 <0·001 136·3 95·6–186·4 26·2 206·6 140·3–281·5 7·9 <0·001
Niacin 101·4 78·0–146·5 48·9 200·7 142·0–290·1 7·0 <0·001 154·3 116·8–209·4 19·3 286·6 209·7–414·0 0·0 <0·001
Vitamin B6 101·5 78·1–128·8 46·8 202·0 124·9–305·2 8·6 <0·001 157·1 95·1–210·7 28·2 331·8 209·2–475·9 1·0 <0·001
Folate 111·6 84·0–146·1 39·8 146·1 94·0–232·8 29·0 0·027 138·4 96·0–195·8 26·2 211·2 151·7–319·6 8·4 <0·001
Vitamin B12 88·0 45·3–147·6 59·1 129·6 65·8–275·9 39·8 <0·001 238·8 118·2–385·1 17·3 306·0 180·2–564·2 9·4 0·014
Pantothenic acid 57·4 44·8–81·5 86·0 92·0 62·9–130·2 55·4 <0·001 98·5 71·3–131·1 51·0 172·1 124·0–228·6 15·8 <0·001
Biotin 83·4 60·8–106·4 67·7 102·7 64·1–161·4 48·4 <0·001 152·6 98·3–205·7 25·3 208·3 139·5–295·8 9·9 <0·001
Vitamin C 15·3 9·0–22·0 99·5 39·1 18·1–74·8 85·0 <0·001 43·8 26·5–76·5 84·2 82·7 48·0–128·8 58·4 <0·001
Vitamin D 17·1 8·9–26·5 98·9 23·8 9·6–51·2 90·3 <0·001 32·0 19·8–48·1 97·5 50·2 27·5–81·7 82·2 <0·001
Vitamin E 69·8 43·0–99·3 75·8 98·0 48·8–162·7 51·6 <0·001 103·4 68·9–145·4 48·5 128·5 87·8–196·9 30·2 <0·001
Energy distribution
% of TE from fat 59·3 45·2–76·9 94·6 71·6 52·2–96·6 78·0 <0·001 83·1 72·1–98·1 77·2 87·8 73·6–104·4 69·3 0·056
% of TE from saturated fat 38·5 25·1–50·6 96·2 62·1 41·3–84·5 90·3 0·016 64·5 45·0–91·8 93·6 68·8 56·5–87·2 87·6 0·034
% of TE from polyunsaturated fat 99·7 69·4–131·9 51·6 101·6 70·6–148·8 49·5 0·689 119·4 95·5–148·2 29·2 120·1 94·6–151·7 29·2 1·000
% of TE from added sugar 58·3 29·9–82·9 85·0 80·7 45·4–142·4 57·0 <0·001 63·6 51·1–75·5 80·2 79·7 45·4–120·3 64·4 <0·001

PURE-NWP-SA, Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology in the North West Province of South Africa; P25, 25th percentile; P75, 75th percentile; TE, total energy.

*

Percentage of participants not meeting the recommendations.

P value for significance of differences between 2005 and 2010 for rural men or urban men not meeting the recommendations (Wilcoxon two-sample test).