Table 2.
Reported intake of micronutrient supplements according to folic acid user status
| Micronutrient supplement | Folic acid user N=2067 |
Folic acid non-user N=844a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Vitamin B1; Thiamin | 815 | 39.4% | 28 | 3.3% |
| Vitamin B2; Riboflavin | 819 | 39.6% | 29 | 3.4% |
| Vitamin B3; Niacin | 440 | 21.3% | 13 | 1.5% |
| Vitamin B5; Panthotenic acid | 618 | 29.9% | 18 | 2.1% |
| Vitamin B6; Pyridoxin | 824 | 39.9% | 30 | 3.6% |
| Vitamin B7; Biotin | 219 | 10.6% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Vitamin B12; Cobalamin | 724 | 35.0% | 18 | 2.1% |
| Vitamin A | 804 | 38.9% | 32 | 3.8% |
| Vitamin C | 867 | 41.9% | 59 | 7.0% |
| Vitamin D | 850 | 41.1% | 35 | 4.1% |
| Vitamin E | 878 | 42.5% | 35 | 4.1% |
| Calcium | 305 | 14.8% | 13 | 1.5% |
| Chromium | 601 | 29.1% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Copper | 536 | 25.9% | 8 | 0.9% |
| Iodine | 520 | 25.2% | 8 | 0.9% |
| Iron | 924 | 44.7% | 111 | 13.2% |
| Magnesium | 473 | 22.9% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Selenium | 603 | 29.2% | 10 | 1.2% |
| Zink | 633 | 30.6% | 15 | 1.8% |
| Cod liver oil | 684 | 33.1% | 109 | 12.9% |
| Omega 3 fatty acids | 710 | 34.3% | 63 | 7.5% |
For comparison of intake of micronutrients between user and non-users, all P-values < 0.001 by Chi-Square test
a
No supplements, n=582, + Other supplements, n=262