Table 3.

Percentage of Inuit women aged 19-44 years (n=106) below DRI‡‡

Nutrient	% of women below DRI	DRI
Calcium (mg)	35.8	1000*
Dietary fibre (g)	90.6	25*
Total folate†(μg)	28.3	320‡
Magnesium (mg)	17.0	255/265‡, ¶
Potassium (g)	62.3	4.7*
Vitamin A (RAE§) (μg)	16.0	500‡
Vitamin D** (μg)	60.3	200*
Vitamin E†† (mg)	99.1	12‡
Vitamin K (μg)	46.2	90*

* Adequate intake used for comparison;

† Dietary folate equivalent;

‡ Estimated average requirement used for comparison;

¶ 255 mg/d for women aged 19-30 years, 265 mg/d for women aged 31-44 years;

§Retinol activity equivalent;

** As cholecalciferol in the absence of adequate exposure to sunlight;

†† As alpha-tocopherol;

‡‡ EAR or AI used as cutoff value;

AI=Adequate intake;

DRI=Dietary reference intake;

EAR=Estimated average requirement;

RAE=Retinol activity equivalent