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. 2017 Feb 15;9(2):142. doi: 10.3390/nu9020142

Table 4.

Adequacy of micronutrient intake (%) in men and women presented for users and non-users of nutritional supplements.

Micro-Nutrients Men Micro-Nutrients Women
Non-User (n = 115) Users DS (n = 67) Users SNP (n = 77) Users DS+SNP (n = 68) Non-user (n = 99) Users DS (n = 53) Users SNP (n = 39) Users DS+SNP (n = 35)
Basal Diet Including DS Basal Diet Including SNP Basal Diet Including DS + SNP Basal Diet Including DS Basal Diet Including SNP Basal diet Including DS + SNP
Vit B1 (1.2 mg) 36 18 5 21 17 26 6 Vit B1 0.9 mg 40 21 1 18 9 10 0
Vit B2 1.4 mg 16 17 2 12 11 15 5 Vit B2 1.1 mg 13 11 3 17 12 4 0
Vit B3 15 mg 11 5 0 4 4 7 1 Vit B3 12 mg 0 3 3 2 0 1 0
Vit B6 1.3 mg 7 5 1 7 5 3 1 Vit B6 1.0 mg 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Folate eq. * 200 µg 15 4 0 2 2 4 1 Folate eq. * 200 µg 25 14 3 21 18 5 0
Vit B12 1.4 mg 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Vit B12 1.4 mg 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
Vit C 60 mg 11 3 0 3 3 4 0 Vit C 50 mg 3 2 1 1 1 1 0
RAE 600 ug 20 34 6 28 28 27 10 RAE 500 ug 23 48 14 31 10 15 3
Vit D 7.5 µg 100 95 43 86 86 87 28 Vit D 7.5 µg 100 98 19 100 100 90 35
Vit E 6.0 mg 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 Vit E 5.0 µg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ca 500 mg 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ca 500 mg 3 1 0 8 5 0 0
P 450 mg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 P 450 mg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fe 7.0 mg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fe 10.0 mg 38 30 9 25 18 10 1
Mg 263 mg 4 5 2 2 1 1 1 Mg 210 mg 3 2 1 3 2 0 0
Cu 0.7 mg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cu 0.7 mg 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
Se 35 µg 11 8 2 3 3 2 0 Se 30 µg 11 7 2 0 0 1 2
Zn 6.0 µg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zn 5.0 µg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All proportion values are based on the cut-off approach (% < AR) after intake distribution estimation of habitual intake based on the ISU approach [32]. Proportion for magnesium is estimated based on 75% of the available Adequate Intake (AI) for men and women. * Folate eq. = Folate equivalents.