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. 2014 Jan 30;11(2):1647–1660. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110201647

Table 2.

Daily nutrient intakes of the subjects.

Variable Median (min, max) p a
All Subjects Age < 40 Age ≥ 40
Energy (Kcal) 1,796 (587, 6,999) 1,818 (746, 6,999) 1,774 (587, 3,192) 0.626
Protein (g) 59 (15, 186) 58 (22, 186) 60 (15, 114) 0.775
Fat (g) 57 (15, 344) 59.8 (26, 344) 56.1 (15, 109) 0.135
Carbohydrate (g) 233 (57, 771) 235 (71, 771) 232 (57, 447) 0.610
Sodium (mg) 3,361.5 (1,134, 9,707) 3,194 (1,134, 9,707) 3,559 (1,481, 7,722) 0.032
Potassium (mg) 1,800.5 (556, 5,120) 1,817 (668, 4,518) 1,795 (556, 5,120) 0.578
Calcium (mg) 419 (105, 5,173) 444 (167, 5,173) 405 (105, 1,156) 0.463
Magnesium (mg) 198 (54, 529) 199.5 (66, 529) 194.5 (54, 492) 0.932
Phosphorus (mg) 853.5 (244, 2,080) 821.5 (277, 2,080) 856.5 (244, 1,824) 0.805
Iron (mg) 6.1 (2.1, 100.4) 6.2 (2.2, 100.4) 6.0 (2.1, 13.8) 0.506
Zinc (mg) 7.0 (1.6, 16.1) 6.9 (2.2, 16.1) 7.1 (1.6, 14.7) 0.913
Copper (mg) 0.9 (0.3, 2.7) 0.9 (0.3, 2.7) 0.9 (0.3, 2.3) 0.981
Manganese (mg) 2.1 (0.5, 5.6) 2.1 (0.5, 4.7) 2.2 (0.5, 5.6) 0.569
Retinol (μg) 181 (25, 469) 180.5 (69, 438) 181 (25, 469) 0.359
α-Carotene (μg) 346.5 (1, 1,999) 315 (4, 1,999) 346.5 (1, 1,032) 0.711
β-Carotene (μg) 2,096.5 (20, 11,649) 1,997.5 (64, 11,649) 2,221 (20, 6,101) 0.646
β-Cryptoxanthin (μg) 214.5 (6, 2,815) 200 (17, 2,558) 220 (6, 2,815) 0.464
Vitamin D (μg) 5.6 (0.7, 19.9) 5.2 (0.8, 19.9) 6.0 (0.7, 15.8) 0.306
α-Tocopherol (mg) 5.5 (2.0, 15.2) 5.7 (2.0, 15.2) 5.4 (2.1, 11.5) 0.392
β-Tocopherol (mg) 0.3 (0.1, 0.7) 0.3 (0.1, 0.7) 0.3 (0.1, 0.7) 0.384
γ-Tocopherol (mg) 9.8 (2.1, 32.8) 9.9 (3.0, 32.8) 9.7 (2.1, 24.8) 0.681
δ-Tocopherol (mg) 2.7 (0.7, 6.6) 2.6 (1.0, 6.6) 2.7 (0.8, 6.0) 0.837
Vitamin K (μg) 142 (18, 499) 136 (18, 499) 145.5 (24, 384) 0.630
Vitamin B-1 (mg) 0.8 (0.2, 11.8) 0.8 (0.3, 11.8) 0.7 (0.2, 1.8) 0.241
Vitamin B-2 (mg) 0.9 (0.3, 7.7) 0.9 (0.4, 7.7) 0.9 (0.3, 2.2) 0.356
Niacin (mg) 14.1 (1.8, 35.3) 14.1 (4.2, 32.1) 14 (1.8, 35.3) 0.914
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.9 (0.1, 2.1) 0.9 (0.3, 2.1) 1.0 (0.1, 2.1) 0.316
Vitamin B-12 (μg) 5.6 (0.4, 17.0) 5.4 (1.1, 17.0) 5.9 (0.4, 15.4) 0.204
Folate (μg) 186 (46, 576) 178 (70, 576) 192 (46, 534) 0.562
Pantothenic acid (mg) 4.5 (1.5, 11.1) 4.5 (1.6, 11.1) 4.6 (1.5, 10.4) 0.493
Vitamin C (mg) 52.5 (4, 491) 52 (13, 491) 54 (4, 250) 0.878

Note: a Mann-Whitney U test.