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Published in final edited form as: Health (Irvine Calif). 2012 Oct;4(10):873–880. doi: 10.4236/health.2012.410133

Table 3.

Adequacy of micronutrient intake, according to the dietary reference intake.

Nutrients	Adequacy (%)	Males		Females

		Swimmers N = 30	Non-athletes N = 39	Swimmers N = 61	Non-Athletes N = 61
Iron	Inadequate	7	28	18	23
	Uncertain	0	10	20	26
	Adequate	93	62	62	51
Zinc	Inadequate	16	46	30	44
	Uncertain	7	21	10	13
	Adequate	77	33	60	43
Calcium	Inadequate	50	72	57	82
	Uncertain	20	3	15	8
	Adequate	30	25	28	10
Vitamin D	Inadequate	83	90	87	96
	Uncertain	10	10	10	2
	Adequate	7	0	3	2