Table 3.

Prevalence of inadequate intakes (intake below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)) for select nutrients among Mexico-born and US-born pregnant women. CHAMACOS Study, Salinas Valley, California, 2000–2001.

	EAR during pregnancy	Inadequate intake		p-valuea
		Mexico-born (N = 425) N (%)	US-born (N = 49) N (%)
From food:
Vit A (μg RAE)	550	15 (3.5)	7 (14.3)	<0.01
Vit C (mg)	70	26 (6.1)	4 (8.2)	0.58
Vit E (mg α-TE)	12	240 (56.5)	35 (71.4)	0.05
Folate (μg)	520	249 (58.6)	39 (79.6)	<0.01
Iron (mg)	22	326 (76.7)	38 (77.6)	0.89
Zinc (mg)	9.5	194 (45.7)	29 (59.2)	0.07
From food and supplements:
Vit A (μg RAE)	550	4 (0.9)	1 (2.0)	0.48
Vit C (mg)	70	4 (0.9)	1 (2.0)	0.48
Vit E (mg α-TE)	12	38 (8.9)	4 (8.2)	0.86
Folate (μg)	520	30 (7.1)	5 (10.2)	0.42
Iron (mg)	22	41 (9.7)	5 (10.2)	0.91
Zinc (mg)	9.5	20 (4.7)	3 (6.1)	0.66

^aChi-square test