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. 2013 Aug 13;8(8):e70733. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070733

Table 4. Daily dietary nutrient intake of pregnant women of the NutriNet-Santé study, overall and according to dietary supplement use.

All1 Non-Users of Users of
supplements supplements2
(n = 666) (n = 237) (n = 429)
mean SD mean SD mean SD P3
Energy (kcal) 1999.1 459.3 1978.5 463.5 2010.4 457.0 0.4
Alcohol (g) 0.2 1.7 0.2 1.8 0.2 1.6 0.6
Total carbohydrates (g) 222.1 58.0 218.5 59.7 224.2 57.0 0.2
Simple carbohydrates (g) 110.6 37.3 107.5 40.3 112.3 35.5 0.07
Starches (g) 110.9 34.3 110.3 34.3 111.2 34.4 0.6
Fiber (g) 19.6 6.6 18.8 6.3 20.0 6.8 0.09
Proteins (g) 79.6 19.2 79.1 18.3 80.0 19.7 0.8
Total lipids (g) 87.0 26.4 86.7 26.2 87.2 26.5 0.3
Saturated fatty acids (g) 37.7 12.9 38.0 12.9 37.6 12.9 0.07
Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) 31.9 10.6 31.4 10.4 32.2 10.7 0.8
All polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 11.3 4.6 11.2 5.0 11.3 4.3 0.8
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 1.2 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.5
n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) 9.3 4.2 9.3 4.7 9.4 3.9 0.9
Thiamin (mg) 1.3 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.01
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8 0.7 1.8 0.6 1.9 0.7 0.01
Niacin (mg) 17.9 6.4 17.4 5.9 18.3 6.6 0.2
Pantothenic acid (mg) 5.5 1.7 5.4 1.7 5.6 1.7 0.3
Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.8 0.6 1.7 0.6 1.8 0.7 0.004
Folate (µg) 344.8 116.5 328.6 111.3 353.7 118.4 0.02
Vitamin B12 (µg) 4.7 5.7 5.1 8.6 4.5 3.1 0.2
Retinol (µg) 507.2 679.9 521.5 747.9 499.2 640.0 0.5
Beta carotene (µg) 3289.5 2562.0 2938.9 2006.5 3483.1 2805.9 0.02
Vitamin C (mg) 131.6 95.7 124.0 63.1 135.8 109.4 0.2
Vitamin D (µg) 2.5 1.9 2.7 2.3 2.4 1.5 0.03
Vitamin E (mg) 12.0 4.9 11.4 5.2 12.3 4.7 0.04
Sodium (mg) 2618.4 837.3 2584.6 760.7 2637.1 877.0 0.8
Calcium (mg) 1037.7 330.1 1008.9 327.0 1053.6 331.1 0.1
Iron (mg) 13.0 4.6 12.2 4.0 13.4 4.9 0.003
Magnesium (mg) 320.7 92.5 305.7 78.4 329.0 98.5 0.003
Phosphorus (mg) 1298.9 321.8 1278.7 304.7 1310.0 330.7 0.52
Potassium (mg) 3012.2 764.1 2905.3 728.4 3071.3 777.7 0.02
Zinc (mg) 10.6 3.2 10.4 2.9 10.7 3.4 0.6
1

In pregnant women who provided at least one dietary record during their pregnancy.

2

DS users were defined as the subjects who used dietary supplement(s) at least 3 days a week at the time of completion of the dietary supplement questionnaire.

3

Unconditional logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, number of 24 h records and energy intake.