Table 3.

Prevalence of inadequate intakes by nutrient and sex in Moroccan pupils aged 15–19 years, November 2007–January 2008

	Boys (n 118)			Girls (n 175)			Total (n 293)
	EAR	Prevalence (%)	95% CI	EAR	Prevalence (%)	95% CI	Prevalence (%)	95% CI
Water-soluble vitamins
Thiamin† (mg/d)	0·92	66·9	61·5, 72·3	0·85	54·3	48·6, 60·0	59·4	53·6, 65·2
Riboflavin† (mg/d)	0·85	28·0	22·9, 33·1	0·77	3·4	1·3, 5·5	13·3	9·3, 17·4
Niacin† (NE/d)	12·3	0·0	0·0, 0·0	12·3	0·6	0·3, 1·5	0·3	0·5, 1·2
Pantothenic acid‡ (mg/d)	5||	78·0	69·7, 84·5	5	85·1	79·1, 89·6	82·3	77·5, 86·2
Pyridoxine† (mg/d)	1·08	0·0	0·0, 0·0	1·0	1·7	0·2, 3·2	1·0	0·3, 2·3
Biotin‡ (μg/d)	25¶	83·1	75·3, 88·8	25	79·4	72·8, 84·7	80·9	76·0, 85·0
Folate† (μg DFE/d)	320	74·6	69·6, 79·6	320	93·1	90·2, 96·0	85·7	81·5, 89·8
Vitamin B12† (μg/d)	2·4	0·0	0·0, 0·0	2·4	0·0	0·0, 0·0	0·0	0·2, 0·2
Ascorbic acid† (mg/d)	35	0·8	0·2, 1·8	35	0·0	0·0, 0·0	0·3	0·5, 1·2
Fat-soluble vitamins
Vitamin A† (μg RE/d)	462	0·8	0·2, 1·8	462	0·6	0·3, 1·5	0·7	0·4, 1·8
Vitamin K† (μg/d)	45	0·0	0·0, 0·0	40	0·0	0·0, 0·0	0·0	0·4, 1·8
Trace elements and minerals
Iodine† (μg/d)	90	94·9	92·4, 97·4	80	88·0	84·3, 91·7	90·8	87·3, 94·3
Fe§ (mg/d)	12	0·0	0·0, 0·0	15	17·7	13·3, 22·1	10·6	6·9, 14·3
Ca† (mg/d)	924	74·6	69·6, 79·6	924	83·4	79·1, 87·7	79·9	75·1, 84·7
Mg† (mg/d)	215	1·7	0·2, 3·2	207	8·0	4·9, 11·1	5·5	2·7, 8·3
P† (mg/d)	962	28·0	22·9, 33·1	962	56·0	50·3, 61·7	44·7	38·8, 50·6
Na|| (mg/d)	1500¶	100	99·6, 100·4	1500¶	97·7	94·2, 99·8	98·1	96·4, 99·8
K‡ (mg/d)	4700¶	100	99·6, 100·4	4700¶	100	97·9, 100·0	100	98·7, 100·0

EAR, Estimated Average Requirement; NE, niacin equivalents; DFE, dietary folate equivalents; RE, retinol equivalents; AI, Adequate Intake.

†Proportion of individuals with intake below the EAR.

‡Proportion of individuals with intake below the AI.

§Prevalence of inadequate intake by the probability approach.

||Proportion of individuals with intake above the AI.

¶AI.