Table 2.

Participants’ nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR) of several nutrients

Nutrients	Adolescents, mean (SD)	Young adults, mean (SD)	Total, mean (SD)	p a
Protein	1.84 (1.40)	1.58 (1.05)	1.75 (1.29)	0.192
Thiamin	0.68 (1.15)	0.42 (0.45)	0.59 (0.97)	0.071
Riboflavin	2.56 (3.72)	2.14 (3.34)	2.41 (3.59)	0.427
Niacin	0.72 (1.80)	0.40 (0.65)	0.61 (1.50)	0.152
Pantothenic acid	0.04 (0.09)	0.06 (0.14)	0.05 (0.11)	0.355
Biotin	0.02 (0.04)	0.03 (0.11)	0.02 (0.07)	0.229
Folic acid	0.03 (0.08)	0.03 (0.08)	0.03 (0.08)	0.797
Vitamin B6	0.16 (0.65)	0.09 (0.22)	0.13 (0.54)	0.399
Vitamin B12	0.27 (0.46)	0.35 (0.73)	0.30 (0.58)	0.328
Vitamin C	0.33 (0.53)	0.17 (0.31)	0.27 (0.47)	0.029
Vitamin A	0.45 (0.49)	0.39 (0.39)	0.43 (0.46)	0.449
Vitamin D	0.0004 (0.004)	0.01 (0.03)	0.002 (0.02)	0.078
Vitamin E	0.02 (0.04)	0.02 (0.04)	0.02 (0.04)	0.947
Iron	1.21 (1.10)	1.04 (0.98)	1.14 (1.06)	0.289
Calcium	0.55 (0.74)	0.28 (0.21)	0.46 (0.62)	0.003
Phosphorus	1.72 (3.37)	0.74 (0.63)	1.37 (2.77)	0.018
Potassium	0.71 (1.61)	0.27 (0.27)	0.55 (1.32)	0.024
Magnesium	0.33 (1.09)	0.16 (0.26)	0.27 (0.89)	0.211
Zinc	0.18 (0.39)	0.18 (0.35)	0.18 (0.37)	0.877
Sodium	2.18 (3.82)	1.18 (1.01)	1.83 (3.17)	0.035
Selenium	0.05 (0.30)	0.02 (0.11)	0.04 (0.25)	0.436
Manganese	0.02 (0.10)	0.05 (0.12)	0.03 (0.10)	0.210

^aContinuous variables were expressed as means and standard deviations, and analyzed using a one-way ANOVA test.