TABLE 2.

Composition and dose of supplements used in randomized controlled trials of multiple micronutrients in HIV-infected adults¹

	First author (reference)
Micronutrient in multiples of RDA	Fawzi (8)	Jiamton (15)	McClelland (9)	Range (10)	Semba (11)	Kelly (12)	Kaiser (16)	Villamor (14)	Kawai (13)
Thiamin, B-1	18	20	18	17	1	1	50	17	1 vs >10
Riboflavin, B-2	18	12	18	15	1	1	46	15	1 vs >10
Vitamin B-6	19	31	19	19	2	1	153	19	2 vs >10
Vitamin B-12	21	13	21	21	3	1	1041	21	3 vs >10
Vitamin C	7	4	7	2	6	<1	20	6	1 vs 7
Folic acid	2	<1	2	2	1	1	2	2	<1 vs 2
Niacin	7	No	7	3	1	1	4	6	1 vs 6
Vitamin E	2	5	2	4	9	No	36	13	1 vs 3
Iron	No	1	No	No	No	4	2	No	No
Vitamin A	No	3	No	2	3	No	3	2	No
β-Carotene	No	6 mg	No	No	No	5 mg	12 mg	No	No
Vitamin D3	No	1	No	1	2	1	2	No	No
Copper	No	3	No	6	No	2	2	No	No
Zinc	No	3	No	No	1	1	3	No	No
Selenium	No	7	3	4	1	1	4	2	No
Iodine	No	2	No	No	1	1	1	No	No
Panthothenic acid2	No	5	No	No	No	No	12	No	No
Magnesium	No	<1	No	No	No	No	174	No	No
Manganese2	No	4	No	No	No	No	4	No	No
Chromium2	No	5	No	No	No	No	<1	No	No
Cystine	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Vitamin K2	No	2	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
N-Acetyl cysteine	No	No	No	No	No	No		No	No
Acetyl l-carnitine	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
α-Lipoic acid	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Inositol	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Calcium	No	No	No	No	No	No	<1	No	No
Boron	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Potassium2	No	No	No	No	No	No	<1	No	No
Biotin2	No	No	No	No	No	No	2	No	No
Molybdenum	No	No	No	No	No	No	7	No	No
Choline2	No	No	No	No	No	No	9	No	No
Bioflavonoid complex	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
l-Glutamine	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Betaine HCL	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No

¹No, micronutrient not given; RDA, Recommended Dietary Allowance; Yes, micronutrients given (no RDA exists).

²Expressed as Adequate Intake (reference 18).