Skip to main content
. 2013 Feb 22;12:27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-27

Table 2.

Mean energy and nutrient intake and dietary adequacy among Inuvialuit women of childbearing age: smokers versus non-smokers

Nutrients
Smokers
Non-Smokers
 
Smokers
Non-smokers
 
 
  Mean SD Mean SD P-value % below AMDR P-value AMDR
Energy (kJ)
15664.9
7723.7
14673.3
6962.2
0.66
21.7
15.9
0.50
7536
% energy carbohydrate
48.7
12.7
45.3
12.8
0.29
30.4
34.8
0.80
45-65
% energy from fat
27.1
6.8
28.2
7.6
0.35
17.4
17.4
1.00
20-35
% energy protein
15.3
5.9
15.5
5.5
0.72
15.9
21.7
0.50
10-35
 
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
P-value
% below EAR*
P-value
EAR*
Carbohydrate (g)
436.0
218.0
384.0
237.0
0.17
-
-
-
-
Fat (g)
110.0
59.0
104.0
53.0
0.87
-
-
-
-
Protein (g)
140.0
80.0
130.0
67.0
0.78
-
-
-
-
Sugar (g)
237.0
130.0
202.0
186.0
0.08
-
-
-
-
Fibre (g)
22.7
14.7
22.4
10.9
0.84
65.2
69.6
0.80
25.0
Poly-unsaturated fat (g)
17.1
11.3
16.3
8.1
1.0
-
-
-
-
Omega 3 (g)
1.8
1.1
1.7
1.0
0.9
-
-
-
-
Omega 6 (g)
16.7
14.6
16.4
8.4
0.36
-
-
-
-
Cholesterol (mg)
460.0
237.0
426.0
242.0
0.4
-
-
-
ALAP§
Alcohol
67.1
128.3
75.5
145.0
0.79
-
-
-
-
% energy from alcohol
9.3
14.8
11.5
19.7
0.85
-
-
-
-
Vitamin BI (mg)
2.6
1.4
2.8
2.4
0.79
4.4
4.4
1.00
0.9
Vitamin B2 (mg)
4.4
2.1
4.4
3.1
0.35
69.0
23.0
0.44
0.9
Vitamin B3 (mg)
39.1
20.8
41.4
32.9
0.81
1.5
4.4
-
11.0
Vitamin B5 (mg)
10.8
5.4
9.2
4.8
0.24
21.7
7.3
0.11
53.0
Vitamin B6 (mg)
2.9
1.7
3.3
3.2
0.91
5.8
17.4
0.10
1.1
Vitamin B-12 (μg)
14.2
10.4
16.8
13.6
0.65
0
1.5
1.00
2.0
Folate (μg) ||
469.0
249.0
417.0
154.0
0.48
30.4
39.1
0.45
320.0
Vitamin C (mg)
261.0
214.0
219.0
279.0
0.15
10.1
17.4
0.45
60.0
Vitamin A (RAE) (μg)
421.0
324.0
418.0
330.0
0.97
26.1
30.4
0.79
500.0
Vitamin D (μg) |
275.0
259.0
232.0
183.0
0.34
76.8
73.9
0.78
10.0
Vitamin E (mg)
3.2
6.6
3.2
2.6
0.13
97.1
100.0
1.00
12.0
Magnesium (g)
394.0
173.0
358.0
148.0
0.32
23.2
34.8
0.28
265.0
Potassium (g)
4.3
1.9
3.8
1.6
0.31
63.8
69.6
0.8
4.7
Sodium (mg)
5.12
2.9
5.06
2.9
0.92
4.4
4.4
1.00
1.5
Iron (mg)
26.4
16.2
23.0
12.3
0.54
7.3
4.4
1.00
8.1
Calcium (mg)
1442.4
921.6
1295.6
743.9
0.44
39.1
23.2
0.20
800.0
Selenium (μg)
177.0
107.0
146.0
74.1
0.31
4.4
0.0
0.57
45.0
Zinc (mg) 20.0 11.2 18.1 10.0 0.53 5.8 13.0 0.17 6.8

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) estimated amounts of energy needed to maintain energy balance for women aged ≥19 y.

*Adequacy was determined using the Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) levels for women aged 19–50 y.

Adequate Intake (AI) levels for women aged 19–50 y.

§As low as possible.

||Dietary Folate Equivalent.

Retinol Activity Equivalents.

|As cholecalciferol.

As α–tocopherol.