Table 6.

The percentages of the studied children in the reference ranges for vitamin intake during their stay at preschool

Nutrient	Girls (n = 63)	Boys (n = 65)	All children (n = 128)	P
	%	%	%
Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)
Below 70 % EAR	11.1	13.8	12.5	NS
Retinol
Above 70 % UL	0.0	0.0	0.0	#
Vitamin D
Below 70 % EAR	100.0	100.0	100.0	#
Vitamin E
Below 70 % AI	100.0	96.9	98.4	NS
Above 70 % UL	0.0	0.0	0.0	#
Vitamin B1
Below 70 % EAR	36.5	41.5	39.1	NS
Vitamin B2
Below 70 % EAR	11.1	15.4	13.3	NS
Vitamin B6
Below 70 % EAR	6.3	10.8	8.6	NS
Above 70 % UL	0.0	0.0	0.0	#
Folate
Below 70 % EAR	84.1	92.3	88.3	NS
Above 70 % UL	0.0	0.0	0.0	#
Vitamin B12
Below 70 % EAR	23.8	24.6	24.2	NS
Niacin
Below 70 % EAR	65.1	78.5	71.9	NS
Above 70 % UL	0.0	0.0	0.0	#
Vitamin C
Below 70 % EAR	38.1	56.9	47.7	0.033
Above 70 % UL	0.0	0.0	0.0	#

P significance; NS, P > 0.05

#P cannot be calculated when percentage is 0.0 or 100.0