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. 2016 Apr 19;35:11. doi: 10.1186/s41043-016-0050-4

Table 7.

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

Nutrient Girls (n = 63) Boys (n = 65) All children (n = 128) P
% % %
Calcium
 Below 70 % EAR 100.0 100.0 100.0 #
Phosphorus
 Below 70 % EAR 22.2 27.7 25.0 NS
 Above 70 % UL 0.0 0.0 0.0 #
Magnesium
 Below 70 % EAR 39.7 46.2 43.0 NS
Sodium
 Below 70 % AI 7.9 7.7 7.8 NS
 Above 70 % UL 73.0 69.2 71.1 NS
Potassium
 Below 70 % AI 100.0 100.0 100.0 #
Iron
 Below 70 % EAR 38.1 43.1 40.6 NS
 Above 70 % UL 0.0 0.0 0.0 #
Zinc
 Below 70 % EAR 44.4 52.3 48.4 NS
 Above 70 % UL 0.0 0.0 0.0 #
Copper
 Below 70 % EAR 11.1 10.8 10.9 NS
 Above 70 % UL 0.0 0.0 0.0 #
Manganese
 Below 70 % AI 9.5 6.2 7.8 NS
 Above 70 % UL 11.1 4.6 7.8 NS
Iodine
 Below 70 % EAR 44.4 41.5 43.0 NS
 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