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. 2014 Jun 4;13:55. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-55

Table 4.

Macro and micro-nutrient intake (estimated) of Indian migration study population in comparison to RDA

Macro–micro nutrient
Vegetarians (V)
Non-vegetarians (NV)
% below RDA#
RDA
(Median; IQR) (n = 2148) (n = 4407) V NV Men Women
Energy kcal/day
2712.2 (2235.8-3321.7)
2728.8 (2156.5-3433.3)
38.7
40.5
2730 (for moderate work)
2230 (for moderate work)
Protein g/day
76.1 (60.8-92.8)
78.1* (59.9-97.7)
19.8
22.5*
60.0
55.0
Carbohydrate g/day
431.5 (351.8 to 526.4)
426.0 (340.3 to 533.5)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Fibre g/day
13.7 (10.7-17.3)
12.8** (9.3-17.0)
86.7
87.0
20.0
20.0
Total fat g/day
74.2 (58.9-95.7)
75.9 (57.5-101.1)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Sat fat g/day
22.9 (17.1-29.9)
22.0** (15.9-30.1)
NA
NA
NA
NA
MUFA g/day
23.8 (16.9-31.9)
22.1** (15.8-30.3)
NA
NA
NA
NA
PUFA g/day
18.6 (12.4-29.7)
23.1** (14.7-34.1)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Iron mg/day
25.5 (19.2-32.5)
22.4** (15.6-30.9)
23.2
36.4**
17.0
21.0
Calcium mg/day
980.6 (751.0-1247.1)
946.5** (692.9-1253.1)
12.5
16.8**
600.0
600.0
Zinc mg/day
11.6 (8.9-14.5)
11.6 (8.8-14.9)
43.2
45.4
12.0
10.0
Vitamin C mg/day
142.7 (100.7-200.5)
136.9** (92.3-197.4)
0.8
2.0**
40.0
40.0
Vitamin B12 mcg/day
1.2 (0.8-1.8)
2.2** (1.3-3.6)
35.1
12.6**
1.0
1.0
Folate mcg/day 355.6 (279.4-436.3) 327.2** (247.0-419.4) 6.6 13** 200.0 200.0

**p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; NA - Not Applicable.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum non-parametric test for continuous data and Chi-square test for categorical data.

#% below RDA is a single variable which includes RDA for men and women separately wherever required.