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. 2011 Mar 29;144(1):77–85. doi: 10.1007/s12011-011-9034-9

Table 2.

Contents of minerals in DFR of women in terms of their age

Parameter Ca Mg Fe Cu Zn
(mg/person/day)
Age 19–30 (n = 28)
Mean ± SD 751 ±251 291 ± 74.6 9.7 ± 2.66 1.09 ± 0.3 8.61 ± 2.27
Median 778 294 9.23 1.06 8.62
Min–max 244–1,171 146–443 5.11–14.9 0.60–1.84 4.47–12.7
% Realization of norma 75.1 93.9 53.9 121.1 107.6
Age 31–40 (n = 25)
Mean ± SD 780 ± 287 298 ± 85.1 10.1 ± 3.01 1.09 ± 0.29 9.17 ± 2.65
Median 814 277 9.46 1.03 8.85
Min–max 291–1,288 151–461 6.45–18.0 0.66–1.82 4.6–15.9
% Realization of norm 78.0 93.1 56.1 121.1 114.6
Age 41–50 (n = 24)
Mean ± SD 818 ± 337 321 ± 70.5 10.5 ± 1.34 1.22 ± 0.21 9.92 ± 1.98
Median 866 310 10.8 1.29 9.63
Min–max 444–1,688 215–452 7.3–12.3 0.88–1.55 6.81–14.4
% Realization of norm 81.8 100.3 58.3 135.6 124.0

mean arithmetic mean, SD standard deviation, min minimum, max maximum

aAllowances according to Jarosz and Bułhak-Jachymczyk [39]; Ca, % AI, Mg, Fe, Zn and Cu, % RDA