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. 2015 Dec 11;59:10.3402/fnr.v59.29564. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v59.29564

Table 2.

Energy and dietary micronutrients (energy adjusted) intakes of controls and cases

Intake (per day) Controls Median (IQR) Cases Median (IQR) p
Energy (kJ) 8,190.7 (6,813.4–9,120.8) 6,759.1 (5,877.1–8,230.4) <0.001
Protein (g) 43.24 (39.36–48.83) 43.37 (38.24–48.56) 0.975
Fat (g) 17.48 (14.62–20.24) 17.69 (14.04–20.92) 0.848
Carbohydrate (g) 159.95 (149.91–168.87) 161.57 (149.07–173.16) 0.454
Dietary fiber (g) 12.69 (11.15–14.28) 9.92 (8.89–11.51) <0.001
Cholesterol (mg) 112.19 (74.16–196.20) 114.48 (71.58–198.76) 0.795
Vitamin A (µg) 468.39 (365.04–579.99) 412.42 (284.73–562.61) 0.056
VitaminB1 (mg) 0.60 (0.53–0.67) 0.59 (0.49–0.69) 0.512
Riboflavin (mg) 0.58 (0.53–0.67) 0.56 (0.46–0.65) 0.068
VitaminB6 (mg) 0.18 (0.15–0.23) 0.23 (0.16–0.28) 0.002
vitaminB12 (µg) 0.03 (0.00–0.09) 0.06 (0.02–0.12) <0.001
folate (µg) 39.97 (28.09–50.90) 48.89 (33.55–66.93) <0.001
Niacin acid (mg) 9.65 (8.09–11.33) 9.25 (8.05–11.34) 0.6127
Vitamin C (mg) 93.03 (79.84–106.28) 84.44 (69.05–103.83) 0.038
Vitamin E (mg) 12.42 (10.11–15.49) 11.62 (8.95–14.14) 0.041
Calcium (mg) 399.41 (313.79–478.20) 354.99 (288.60–426.13) 0.032
Phosphorus (mg) 705.68 (642.16–750.34) 706.01 (650.50–751.38) 0.816
Potassium (mg) 1,630.56 (1,483.59–1,986.21) 1,513.74 (1,308.81–1,699.78) <0.001
Sodium (mg) 376.36 (325.01–493.29) 389.57 (329.27–475.71) 0.809
Magnesium (mg) 218.12 (201.38–250.45) 230.27 (212.83–252.01) 0.081
Iron (mg) 24.88 (17.10–27.35) 14.03 (12.69–15.29) <0.001
Zinc (mg) 7.19 (6.60–7.74) 7.09 (6.47–7.93) 0.910
Selenium (µg) 23.93 (21.85–29.26) 25.24 (21.62–30.25) 0.517
Copper (mg) 1.33 (1.22–1.49) 1.24 (1.08–1.39) <0.001
Manganese (mg) 4.65 (4.03–4.99) 3.75 (3.38–4.18) <0.001
Iodine (µg) 9.57 (7.48–11.96) 9.67 (7.54–12.13) 0.953