Table.
Daily median (range) intake of various substances and estimated average requirements
| Intake/day | Men
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Women
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All
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Wilcoxon signed ranks test
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Estimated average requirements
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| Patients (n=17) | Controls (n=17) | Patients (n=13) | Controls (n=13) | Patients (n=30) | Controls (n=30) | Median difference (95% CI) | P | Men | Women | |||||
| Energy (MJ) | 11.84 (7.67-17.93) | 14.19 (6.94-23.22) | 8.87 (5.07-13.02) | 9.99 (5.25-16.25) | 9.71 (5.07-17.94) | 11.98 (5.25-23.22) | 2.06 (0.26-4.23) | 0.04 | 9.40*† | 8.11*† | ||||
| Protein (g) | 92.5 (65.1-157.4) | 114.2 (74-633) | 68.7 (38.4-104.2) | 82.5 (40.5-142.2) | 84.5 (38.4-157.4) | 96.0 (40.5-633.0) | 15.9 (−1.1 to 32.8) | 0.07 | 44.4‡ | 36.0‡ | ||||
| Total fibre (g) | 13.0 (8.5-20.8) | 22.0 (8.7-86.2) | 10.7 (7.3-18.0) | 15.5 (10.7-22.9) | 12.6 (7.3-20.8) | 18.9 (8.7-86.2) | 7.0 (3.6 to 10.6) | 0.0001 | 18‡ | 18‡ | ||||
| Retinol (μg) | 647 (294-1498) | 817 (134-12 341) | 533 (288-7556) | 817 (201-11 585) | 590 (288-7556) | 817 (134-12 341) | 310 (93 to 1269) | 0.02 | 500§ | 400§ | ||||
| Carotene (μg) | 783 (219-3638) | 2510 (523-11 313) | 2048 (550-4657) | 3079 (956-6188) | 1443 (219-4657) | 2798 (523-11 313) | 1376 (549 to 2452) | 0.004 | — | — | ||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | 41.0 (4.0-204) | 81.0 (14.0-262) | 40.0 (3-165) | 61.0 (27.0-291.0) | 40.5 (3.0-204) | 80.5 (14.0-219) | 33.5 (2.0 to 64.0) | 0.03 | 25§ | 25§ | ||||
| Vitamin E (mg) | 4.8 (3.4-18.0) | 10.26 (2.23-32.0) | 4.5 (2.3-6.0) | 5.38 (3.6-14.7) | 4.7 (2.3-18.0) | 7.8 (2.2-32.0) | 2.9 (1.45 to 5.35) | 0.0002 | 7† | 5† | ||||
| Alcohol (g) | 3.8 (0-19.4) | 11.7 (0-80) | 0 (0-5.6) | 1.8 (0-12) | 0 (0-19.4) | 5.7 (0-80) | 5.4 (1.2 to 9.9) | 0.009 | — | — | ||||
*
Based on values in kilocalories (men 2250, women 1940). †Age 19-49 years. ‡Adults. §Age ⩾15.