Table 2.

Comparison of medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) of daily intake during pregnancy for select macronutrients, micronutrients and food groups among Mexico-born and US-born women. CHAMACOS Study, Salinas Valley, California, 2000–2001.

	Daily intake		p-valuea
	Mexico-born (N = 425) Median (IQR)	US-born (N = 49) Median (IQR)
Macronutrients
Energy (kcal)	2285.1 (1867.2, 2900.8)	2227.4 (1492.6, 2570.8)	0.02
Protein (% of calories)	12.3 (11.1, 13.7)	12.6 (10.6, 13.9)	0.95
Fat (% of calories)	38.2 (34.5, 41.9)	38.3 (34.5, 41.3)	0.71
Saturated Fat (% of calories)	11.8 (10.3, 13.3)	12.4 (10.7, 13.5)	0.39
Cholesterol (mg)	257.9 (184.2, 342.0)	225.6 (146.5, 300.7)	0.11
Fiber (g)	20.4 (14.9, 27.4)	16.3 (12.2, 21.5)	<0.001
Micronutrients
From food:
Vit A (μg RAE)	1361.4 (967.7, 1842.2)	1034.7 (764.3, 1469.9)	<0.001
Vit C (mg)	167.9 (113.2, 256.7)	148.6 (94.1, 206.2)	0.03
Vit E (mg α-TE)	11.1 (8.6, 14.2)	9.1 (6.6, 13.4)	<0.01
Folate (μg)	475.5 (374.7, 616.8)	424.1 (330.0, 485.5)	<0.01
Iron (mg)	15.8 (11.3, 21.5)	14.3 (11.6, 21.0)	0.60
Calcium (mg)	1177.4 (891.1, 1502.7)	914.6 (612.8, 1289.4)	<0.001
Zinc (mg)	9.8 (7.6, 12.4)	8.8 (6.5, 11.0)	0.02
From food and supplements:
Vit A (μg RAE)	2441.7 (2048.2, 2939.2)	2156.5 (1779.0, 2667.1)	<0.01
Vit C (mg)	258.9 (195.8, 354.3)	218.9 (186.2, 299.1)	0.07
Vit E (mg α-TE)	21.3 (17.7, 24.5)	19.5 (16.2, 23.4)	0.03
Folate (μg)	1240 (1086.6, 1411.7)	1186 (1076.8, 1261.5)	0.04
Iron (mg)	46.8 (37.4, 102.4)	42.2 (38.0, 92.5)	0.31
Calcium (mg)	1402.2 (1063.1, 1754.2)	1156.1 (818.5, 1527.1)	<0.01
Zinc (mg)	33.8 (30.5, 36.9)	33.0 (29.5, 35.5)	0.15
Food Group Servings
Fruits	2.8 (1.8, 3.9)	2.5 (1.3, 3.1)	0.02
Vegetables	2.3 (1.4, 3.6)	2.1 (1.6, 3.6)	0.85
Grains	4.6 (3.4, 6.0)	4.1 (3.2, 5.0)	0.05
Dairy Products	2.5 (1.6, 3.3)	1.8 (1.1, 2.9)	<0.01
Meats	2.1 (1.4, 2.8)	1.9 (1.2, 2.4)	0.10

^aWilcoxon rank sum test