Table 2.
Mineral content in diets in analysed group of healthy women aged >55, in comparison with recommendations, accompanied by comparison of satisfying nutritional needs between BMI groups, RAC-OST-POL study, May 2010
| Group | Number | % of group | Na | K | Ca | P | Mg | Fe | Zn | Cu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 405 | Below AI/EAR | 39.3 | 96.3 | 92.1 | 4.7 | 61.2 | 6.2 | 28.1 | 10.6 |
| 405 | Above AI/EAR | 60.7 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 95.3 | 38.8 | 93.8 | 71.9 | 89.4 | |
| BMIϵ <18.5; 25.0 kg/m2 | 61 | Below AI/EAR | 41.0 | 95.1 | 90.2 | 1.6 | 50.8 | 9.8 | 23.0 | 8.2 |
| 61 | Above AI/EAR | 59.0 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 98.4 | 49.2 | 90.2 | 77.0 | 91.8 | |
| BMIϵ <25.0; 30.0 kg/m2 | 140 | Below AI/EAR | 42.1 | 99.3 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 65.7 | 3.6 | 26.4 | 8.6 |
| 140 | Above AI/EAR | 57.9 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 92.9 | 34.3 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 91.4 | |
| BMIϵ <30.0; 35.0 kg/m2 | 118 | below AI/EAR | 35.6 | 93.2 | 92.4 | 3.4 | 56.8 | 5.1 | 28.0 | 11.0 |
| 118 | Above AI/EAR | 64.4 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 96.6 | 43.2 | 94.9 | 72.0 | 89.0 | |
| BMI ≥ 35.0 kg/m2 | 86 | Below AI/EAR | 38.4 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 4.7 | 67.4 | 9.3 | 34.9 | 15.1 |
| 86 | Above AI/EAR | 61.6 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 95.3 | 32.6 | 90.7 | 65.1 | 84.9 | |
| p a | p a | p a | 0.7392 | 0.0751 | 0.9311 | 0.3080 | 0.0956 | 0.1915 | 0.3993 | 0.4156 |
Na sodium, K potassium, Ca calcium, P phosphorus, Mg magnesium, Fe iron, Zn zinc, Cu copper, AI Adequate Intake level (established for sodium and potassium), EAR Estimated Average Requirement level (established for calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc and copper)
aDifferences assessed by the chi-square test