Table 3.
Daily micronutrient intakes of the MASALA study participants according to length of residence in the USA†
| Length of residence in the USA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st tertile (n 298) | 2nd tertile (n 293) | 3rd tertile (n 283) | |||||
| Nutrient (/d) | Mean | se | Mean | se | Mean | se | P for trend |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 217 | 3·94 | 218* | 3·77 | 208 | 4·23 | 0·07 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 1·48 | 0·02 | 1·48 | 0·02 | 1·44 | 0·02 | 0·10 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1·63 | 0·02 | 1·62 | 0·02 | 1·58 | 0·02 | 0·08 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1·90 | 0·02 | 1·91 | 0·02 | 1·87 | 0·02 | 0·10 |
| Vitamin B12 (mg) | 2·41 | 0·08 | 2·43 | 0·08 | 2·57 | 0·08 | 0·34 |
| Folate (µg) | 416* | 5·41 | 410* | 4·81 | 388 | 5·41 | <0·0001 |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 1765 | 47·2 | 1862 | 45·0 | 1778 | 50·6 | 0·77 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 2·17 | 0·12 | 2·14 | 0·12 | 2·01 | 0·13 | 0·91 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 5·66 | 0·09 | 5·73* | 0·08 | 5·47 | 0·09 | 0·07 |
| K (mg) | 3664* | 35·9 | 3690* | 34·3 | 3554 | 38·5 | 0·01 |
| Na (mg) | 2733 | 32·9 | 2753 | 31·5 | 2690 | 35·4 | 0·36 |
| Ca (mg) | 944 | 19·9 | 927 | 9·0 | 884 | 21·4 | 0·08 |
MASALA, Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America; RE, retinol equivalents.
*Mean value was significantly different from that of the third tertile of length of residence in the USA: P<0·05.
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Variables are reported as mean and standard error, adjusted for age, sex and energy intake. Differences between groups were examined using generalized linear models using Dunnett’s adjustment for multiple comparisons.