Table 3.

Nutrient density per 1,000 kcal for selected nutrients among Inuvialuit women of childbearing age; smokers vs. non-smokers

Nutrients	Smokers (n = 69)			Non-smokers (n = 23)			p value
	Median	Mean	SD	Median	Mean	SD
Carbohydrate (g)	122	124	32	113	122	32	0.29
Fat (g)	30.1	31	7.5	31.3	33.1	8.4	0.35
Protein (g)	38.3	37.4	14.8	38.6	35.8	13.8	0.71
Sugar (g)	67.6	63.9	29.5	55.7	49.7	26.7	0.05
Fiber (g)	6.2	5.9	2.7	7.3	6.6	3.4	0.18
Saturated fat (g)	10.2	10.1	2.9	10.5	11.5	3.1	0.39
Monounsaturated fat (g)	10.9	11.2	2.9	11.4	11.9	3.2	0.38
Polyunsaturated fat (g)	4.64	4.41	1.69	4.88	5.08	1.4	0.27
Omega-3 (g)	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.87
Omega-6 (g)	4.4	4.1	2.3	4.9	1.5	4.9	0.08
Cholesterol (mg)	132	131	55	124	117.6	45	0.68
Vitamin B1 (mg)	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.32
VitaminB2 (mg)	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.3	1.2	0.6	0.98
Vitamin B3 (mg)	11	10.3	3.9	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.41
Vitamin B5 (mg)	3.4	2.9	2.8	3	3	1.5	0.47
Vitamin B6 (mg)	0.1	0.8	0	0.9	0.9	0.4	0.17
Vitamin B12 (μg)	3.8	3.4	2.1	4.6	4.1	2.8	0.4
Folate (μg)*	137.1	134.5	67.9	138.9	140.3	60.9	0.82
Vitamin C (mg)	71	60.2	49.8	39.2	43.7	56.6	0.16
Vitamin A (RAE) (μg)∞	240	222	116	221	207	96	0.7
Vitamin D (μg)†	76.9	63.1	68	68.8	56.9	47	0.49
Vitamin E (mg)‡	1.4	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.4	0.5	0.63
Magnesium (g)	116.2	110.5	59.7	113.7	113	43.9	0.81
Potassium (mg)	1271	1200	808	1200	1257	475	0.94
Sodium (mg)	1417	1411	497	1558	1374	783	0.87
Iron (mg)	7.2	6.5	3	6.9	6.9	2.7	0.96
Calcium (mg)	404	351	169	381	383	126	0.9
Selenium (μg)	52.5	44.5	36.9	45.2	38.7	19.3	0.6
Zinc (mg)	5.6	5.3	2.3	5.3	5.2	1.8	0.82

^*Dietary Folate Equivalent.

^∞Retinol Activity Equivalents.

^†As cholecalciferol in the absence of adequate exposure to sunlight.

^‡As alpha–tocopherol.