Table 5.

Mineral intake in the studied children during their stay at preschool

Nutrient	Reference values	Girls (n = 63)		Boys (n = 65)		All children (n = 128)		P	Girls (n = 63)		Boys (n = 65)		All children (n = 128)
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Median	SE	Median	SE	Median	SE
Calcium (mg)	560a	191	75	199	68	195	72	NS	185	10	200	8	191	6
Phosphorus (mg)	287a	346	103	346	104	346	103	NS	352	13	358	13	355	9
Magnesium (mg)	77a	82	23	79	20	80	22	NS	81	3	80	3	81	2
Sodium (mg)	700b	1240	371	1207	346	1223	357	NS	1221	47	1217	43	1220	32
Potassium (mg)	2170b	978	292	917	249	947	272	NS	938	37	940	31	939	24
Iron (mg)	2.8a	3.0	0.8	2.9	0.8	3.0	0.8	NS	3.0	0.1	2.9	0.1	3.0	0.1
Zinc (mg)	2.8a	2.8	0.8	2.8	0.8	2.8	0.8	NS	2.9	0.1	2.8	0.1	2.9	0.1
Copper (mg)	0.21a	0.31	0.09	0.30	0.08	0.31	0.09	NS	0.31	0.01	0.30	0.01	0.30	0.01
Manganese (mg)	1.05b	1.55	0.45	1.49	0.38	1.52	0.42	NS	1.50	0.06	1.38	0.05	1.47	0.04
Iodine (μg)	45.5a	51.5	18.3	50.2	16.9	50.9	17.5	NS	51.5	2.3	48.8	2.1	49.5	1.5

NA not available, P significance; NS, P > 0.05

^a70 % EAR

^b70 % AI