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. 2017 Mar 26;9(4):329. doi: 10.3390/nu9040329

Table 3.

Vitamin B6 intakes (food and dietary supplements) in highly active and sedentary women a.

Intake Variable b Activity Level p-Value
Highly Active Sedentary
n = 29 n = 29
Vitamin B6 intake from food
Vitamin B6 (mg/day) c 3.5 ± 2.2 1.8 ± 0.7 <0.01 **
2.8 (1.9) 1.6 (0.8)
Vitamin B6 density (mg/1000 kcal) d 1.6 ± 1.2 1.0 ± 0.4 0.03 *
1.1 (0.8) 0.9 (0.5)
Supplement contribution for those that reported supplement use
Participants that reported vitamin B6 dietary supplement use (n (%)) 8 (28) 12 (41)
Vitamin B6 (dietary supplements) (mg/day) 7.6 ± 9.2 14.0 ± 29.4 0.56
2.7 (14.0) 2.3 (3.0)
Vitamin B6 (food) + vitamin B6 (dietary supplements) (mg/day) c 11.5 ± 9.8 15.8 ± 29.3 0.70
7.6 (15.4) 4.4 (3.2)
Vitamin B6 (food) + vitamin B6 (dietary supplements) density (mg/1000 kcal) d 5.0 ± 4.1 9.0 ± 15.3 0.49
3.4 (7.9) 2.5 (3.6)

a Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation and median (interquartile range), except where noted. b Intake variable determined by 7-day weighed food records analyzed using the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20. c RDA for vitamin B6 for girls ages 14–18 = 1.2 mg/day. RDA for vitamin B6 for women ages 19–50 = 1.3 mg/day. d Recommended value for vitamin B6 density: 1 mg/1000 kcals [44]. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01.