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. 2009 Nov 18;53:10.3402/fnr.v53i0.2129. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v53i0.2129

Erratum to Supplement 1, 2009

PMCID: PMC2791663

Food & Nutrition Research Supplement 1, 2009. DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v53i0.2038

Supplement 1, 2009: Intake of selected nutrients from foods, from fortification and from supplements in various European countries, p. 46, table XI, Nutrient: Retinol (mg): age group: >18 ys women

Table XI.

Retinol intake from the base diet and base diet plus supplements

Nutrient: Retinol (µg): age group: 4–10 ys

Countries Number of subjects Mean energy intake (kJ) P95 energy intake (kJ) Base diet (including mandatory fortified foods) Base diet plus supplements Base diet plus supplements plus fortified foods



P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake
Denmark 783 8,187 11,315 238 584 1,276 650
Finland
Germanya 1,234 7,400 10,200 136 336 879 408
Irelandb 446 6,783 9,152 78 192 452 238 79 219 999 340 81 239 1,065 367
Italy 107 8,248 11,491
Polandc 455 8,296 13,499 123 353 1,312 590
Spain 723 7,627 9,694
The Netherlandsd 639 6,456 8,064
United Kingdom 835 6,712 9,082 98 235 472 266 103 248 865 317

a6–11 ys.

bNo data available for four-year-old children.

cOut of 455 were 96 supplements users.

d4–6 ys, DNFCS-kids 2005/2006.

Nutrient: Retinol (µg): age group: 11–17 ys

Countries Number of subjects Mean energy intake (kJ) P95 energy intake (kJ) Base diet (including mandatory fortified foods) Base diet plus supplements Base diet plus supplements plus fortified foods



P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake
Denmark 588 8,921 13,454 156 440 1,138 546
Finland
Germanya 1,272 11,326 19,261 199 513 1,391 620 564 1,372 3,281 1,571
Ireland
Italy 132 10,008 14,675
Polandb 581 11,221 19,609 174 530 1,763 954 174 530 1,763 954
Spain 1,137 8,854 12,014 294 462 668 473
The Netherlands 616 9,999 13,991 232 520 1,425 638
United Kingdom 768 7,895 11,559 84 249 537 301 169 484 1,163 560

a12–17 ys.

bOut of 581 were 65 supplements users.

Nutrient: Retinol (µg): age group: >18 ys women

Countries Number of subjects Mean energy intake (kJ) P95 energy intake (kJ) Base diet (including mandatory fortified foods) Base diet plus supplements Base diet plus supplements plus fortified foods



P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake
Denmark 2,375 8,171 11,821 167 442 1,320 574
Finland 1,095 6,582 9,565 133 335 1,767 575 130 352 1,755 589
Germany 2,267 7,926 12,143 188 558 1,745 710
Ireland 717 7,641 10.996 81 266 1,099 389 86 305 1,724 520 90 315 1,726 529
Italy 925 9,126 12,948
Polanda 1,656 8,317 13,743 91 368 1,250 675 91 368 1,250 675
Spain 895 7,080 9,800 85 209 284 218 115 212 288 226
The Netherlandsb 398 8,141 10,830 136 404 1,036 472
United Kingdom 1,005 6,844 9,784 78 243 954 369 82 280 1,412 488

aOut of 1,656 were 299 supplements users.

bData refer to adults 19–30 years old.

Nutrient: Retinol (µg): age group: >18 ys men

Countries Number of subjects Mean energy intake (kJ) P95 energy intake (kJ) Base diet (including mandatory fortified foods) Base diet plus supplements Base diet plus supplements plus fortified foods



P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake P5 P50 P95 Mean intake
Denmark 2,104 10,479 15,530 222 706 2,241 891
Finland 912 9,050 13,174 197 442 1,950 748 196 445 1,995 758 130 352 1,755 588
Germany 1,763 10,962 16,830 282 777 2,387 995
Ireland 662 11,020 16,291 106 356 1,170 512 114 392 1,514 593 119 396 1,521 598
Italy 728 10,224 14,182
Polanda 1,324 13,017 20,890 118 580 2,161 1,106
Spain 718 9,128 12,253 127 245 403 256 139 250 411 263
The Netherlandsb 352 11,747 15,734 211 594 1,841 756
United Kingdom 804 9,686 13,854 115 331 1,949 604 126 366 2,197 708

aOut of 1,324 there were 101 supplements users.

bData refer to adults 19–30 years old.

Mean intake for Base diet (including mandatory fortified foods) for SPAIN: The correct number is 218, not 283.

Corrected table can be found on the following page


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