Table 3: Mean (standard deviation) for energy-adjusted nutrient intakes in 353,418 MVP participants.
| Nutrient |
Male
(n = 323,358) |
Female
(n = 28,730) |
Total
(n = 353,418)1 |
| Protein, g/day | 78.2 (19.0) | 76.9 (19.9) | 78.1 (19.1) |
| Carbohydrate, g/day | 159.7 (37.7) | 155.5 (38.9) | 159.3 (37.9) |
| Total fat, g/day | 56.3 (11.7) | 50.8 (11.1) | 55.9 (11.8) |
| Sodium, mg/day | 1270 (290) | 1119 (259) | 1258 (290) |
| Potassium, mg/day | 2629 (553) | 2541 (569) | 2622 (555) |
| Sodium : potassium ratio | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) |
| Calcium, mg/day | 705.9 (330.5) | 700.9 (322.7) | 705.4 (329.8) |
| With supplements | 794.7 (408.0) | 895.8 (454.7) | 802.7 (412.9) |
| Magnesium, mg/day | 242.9 (50.9) | 238.5 (55.9) | 242.5 (51.3) |
| With supplements | 268.6 (105.9) | 277.1 (125.2) | 269.3 (107.6) |
| Zinc, mg/day | 10.7 (2.5) | 10.0 (2.3) | 10.6 (2.5) |
| With supplements | 14.3 (15.4) | 13.2 (14.5) | 14.2 (15.3) |
| Iron, mg/day | 11.2 (3.7) | 10.5 (3.5) | 11.2 (3.7) |
| With supplements | 14.2 (10.9) | 14.5 (12.3) | 14.2 (11.0) |
| Retinol Activity Equivalents, μg/day | 835 (584) | 875 (573) | 838 (583) |
| With supplements | 2021 (1984) | 1991 (1790) | 2018 (1969) |
| α-Carotene, μg/day | 745 (824) | 829 (949) | 752 (835) |
| β–Carotene, μg/day | 3960 (3751) | 4999 (4662) | 4046 (3847) |
| With supplements | 4253 (4342) | 5225 (4994) | 4333 (4409) |
| Lycopene, μg/day | 864 (1113) | 807 (1035) | 860 (1106) |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin, μg/day | 2397 (2600) | 3252 (3866) | 2468 (2738) |
| Vitamin B1, mg/day | 1.0 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.2) |
| With supplements | 10.0 (21.1) | 12.0 (23.1) | 10.2 (21.3) |
| Vitamin B2, mg/day | 1.9 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.9 (0.6) |
| With supplements | 11.0 (21.0) | 12.8 (23.0) | 11.1 (21.2) |
| Vitamin B3, mg/day | 21.3 (5.5) | 20.5 (5.9) | 21.2 (5.5) |
| With supplements | 70.2 (138.6) | 60.9 (113.9) | 69.4 (136.7) |
| Vitamin B6, mg/day | 2.1 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.5) |
| With supplements | 21.4 (45.5) | 24.5 (48.4) | 21.6 (45.7) |
| Vitamin B12, ug/day | 6.9 (5.1) | 6.0 (4.4) | 6.8 (5.1) |
| With supplements | 18.5 (22.8) | 19.7 (24.4) | 18.6 (23.0) |
| Vitamin C, mg/day | 77.6 (50.0) | 76.6 (49.3) | 77.6 (49.9) |
| With supplements | 218.7 (255.7) | 214.5 (252.1) | 218.3 (255.3) |
Energy-adjusted dietary intakes were estimated using the residual method on a log-scale for both energy and nutrients of 1400 kcal energy intake per day for females and 1500 kcal per day for males.