Table 5.
Prevalence (%) of athletes exceeding Upper Level (UL) of selected micronutrients based on mean intake for men and women split by non-users and users of nutritional supplements.
| Micronutrients | UL | Men | Women | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Users | Users DS | Users SNP | Users DS + SNP | Non-Users | Users DS | Users SNP | Users DS + SNP | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Vitamin B3 (mg) | 35 mg | - | - | 1 | - | 22 | - | 16 | - | - | 0 | - | 17 | - | 34 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 25 mg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Vitamin A: RAE (µg) | 3000 RE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 100 µg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 300 mg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calcium (mg) | 2500 mg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 3000 mg | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 350 mg | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| Iron (mg) | 60 mg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Copper (µg) | 5.0 µg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Selenium (µg) | 300 µg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
All nutrient intake values are based on actual intake. UL = Upper Level, based on Nordic Nutrition Recommendations. [11] Prevalence is given as a percentage of respondents with average micronutrient intake exceeding UL. * The used UL for Vit B3 and Mg is only based on a maximal supplementation value of 35 mg and 350 mg, therefore dietary intake is not taken into account for this analysis. - indicates that no exceedance of UL can be calculated based on basal dietary intake excluding nutritional supplements.