Table 4.
Baseline micronutrient intake per day of adequate energy reporters and adherence to NRV
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| Micronutrients | RI | AR | LI | Median (IQR) | Below/abovea RI% | Below AR% | Below LI% | Median (IQR) | Below/abovea RI% | Below AR% | Below LI% | P |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 75 | 60/50b | 10 | 89.0 (71.0) | 35 | 24 | 2 | 104.0 (78.8) | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0.159 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 7.5/10c | – | 2.5d | 5.8 (6.7) | 65 | – | 17 | 5.0 (5.8) | 74 | – | 19 | 0.262 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 10/8b,e | 6/5b,e | 4/3b,e | 8.8 (4.5) | 65 | 15 | 0 | 8.8 (4.4) | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0.898 |
| Folate (µg) | 300/400f | 200 | 100 | 289.5 (161.5) | 52 | 13 | 0 | 265.5 (110.3) | 71 | 17 | 0 | 0.272 |
| Calcium (mg) | 800 | – | 400 | 1061.7 (659.3) | 24 | – | 0 | 860.5 (430.1) | 42 | – | 5 | 0.001 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 350/280b | – | – | 385.0 (209.5) | 39 | – | – | 325.8 (125.2) | 26 | – | – | 0.001 |
| Potassium (mg) | 3500/3100b | – | 1600 | 3588.0 (1814.7) | 48 | – | 0 | 3221.5 (1298.7) | 45 | – | 0 | 0.003 |
| Sodium (mg) | <2800/ < 2400b | – | 575 | 3460.2 (1155.4) | 83a | – | 0 | 2624.5 (947.5) | 65a | – | 0 | <0.001 |
Reference values not defined in NNR (22).
P values refer to the difference in micronutrient intake between genders.
NRV: Nordic reference values; RI: recommended intake; AR: average requirement; LI: lower level of intake; IQR: interquartile range.
Percentage of participants above the recommendations for sodium.
Reference values for men/women.
The lower RI value for vitamin D applies to people 31–60 years old and the higher RI value applies to people 61–74 years old.
The LI for vitamin D is primarily set for individuals >60 years of age, but percentage and numbers of all men and women below the LI are presented.
α-Tocopherol equivalents (α-TE = 1 mg RRR-α-tocopherol).
Women of reproductive age are recommended an intake of 400 µg folate/day. 300 µg was used as a reference value for all men and women older than 50 years but 400 µg was used as a reference value for women younger than 50 years.