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. 2024 Mar 28;16(7):981. doi: 10.3390/nu16070981

Table 3.

Usual intakes of nutrients and percentage of the population meeting nutrient recommendations among pregnant and lactating women non-consumers and consumers of beef.

Usual Intakes % Meeting Recommendations
Beef Non-Consumers Beef Consumers p Value Beef Non-Consumers Beef Consumers p Value
Energy (kcal) 1949 ± 99 2284 ± 71 0.0059
EAR Nutrients % below EAR
Protein (g) 72.6 ± 3.3 87.6 ± 2.9 0.0006 20.4 ± 5.9 <1.00 0.0007
Calcium (mg) 996 ± 49 1170 ± 44 0.0087 31.8 ± 5.3 3.71 ± 5.39 0.0002
Copper (mg) 1.32 ± 0.12 1.40 ± 0.07 0.5571 17.0 ± 7.3 8.64 ± 3.09 0.2878
Iron (mg) 14.5 ± 1.2 17.6 ± 0.8 0.0294 13.3 ± 2.9 4.16 ± 1.51 0.0046
Magnesium (mg) 313 ± 19 322 ± 13 0.7113 36.7 ± 9.8 32.5 ± 5.2 0.7000
Phosphorus (mg) 1346 ± 56 1491 ± 45 0.0443 <1.00 <1.00 0.3835
Selenium (µg) 104 ± 5 124 ± 6 0.0052 2.67 ± 1.94 <1.00 0.1694
Zinc (mg) 9.13 ± 0.40 12.9 ± 0.5 <0.0001 64.6 ± 5.6 5.29 ± 6.63 <0.0001
Vitamin A, RAE (µg) 720 ± 45 686 ± 44 0.5933 54.4 ± 4.6 45.7 ± 7.7 0.3337
Thiamin (mg) 1.54 ± 0.06 1.93 ± 0.10 0.0005 23.4 ± 7.0 <1.00 0.0011
Riboflavin (mg) 1.95 ± 0.10 2.26 ± 0.09 0.0185 15.7 ± 4.4 1.43 ± 1.21 0.0015
Niacin (mg) 22.7 ± 1.6 28.4 ± 1.2 0.0054 9.49 ± 2.67 <1.00 0.0005
Folate, DFE (µg) 583 ± 65 681 ± 45 0.2147 41.2 ± 10.1 25.1 ± 5.9 0.1656
Vitamin B6 (mg) 2.00 ± 0.14 2.28 ± 0.13 0.1521 35.5 ± 6.3 15.9 ± 6.2 0.0261
Vitamin B12 (µg) 4.27 ± 0.59 5.56 ± 0.33 0.0564 21.6 ± 6.0 <1.00 0.0003
Vitamin C (mg) 94.9 ± 7.7 88.6 ± 7.2 0.5495 51.6 ± 4.6 52.7 ± 5.4 0.8793
Vitamin D (µg) 6.29 ± 1.13 4.77 ± 0.33 0.1970 82.8 ± 7.1 99.1 ± 1.1 0.0235
Vitamin E, ATE (mg) 10.3 ± 1.2 9.98 ± 0.62 0.7960 80.8 ± 7.4 82.1 ± 5.8 0.8913
AI Nutrients % Above AI
Potassium (mg) 2473 ± 114 2701 ± 92 0.1203 29.4 ± 5.0 37.8 ± 5.9 0.2796
Sodium (mg) 3111 ± 134 3985 ± 180 0.0001 99.7 ± 0.5 >99.9 0.5247
Choline (mg) 296 ± 17 322 ± 13 0.2176 7.72 ± 2.31 1.90 ± 2.04 0.0592

Consumer status based on two days 24-h dietary recall data from NHANES 2011–2018. Data is presented as Mean ± Standard Error. AI: adequate intake; ATE: alpha tocopherol equivalents; EAR: estimated average intake; DFE: dietary folate equivalents; RAE: retinol activity equivalents.