Table 7.
Prevalence of dietary nutrient inadequacy 1 among vegetarians, vegans, and meat-eaters (Nutrinet-Santé Study 2009–2015, n = 93,823).
| Nutrients | Men (n = 20,591) | Women (n = 73,191) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetarians | Vegans 2
n = 194 |
Meat-Eaters | Vegetarians | Vegans | Meat-Eaters | ||||||
| <65 Years n = 298 |
>65 Years n = 57 |
<65 Years n = 14,230 |
>65 Years n = 5853 |
<55 Years n = 1559 |
>55 Years n = 456 |
<55 Years n = 495 |
>55 Years n = 100 |
<55 Years n = 47,442 |
>55 Years n = 23,139 |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Total vitamin A | 10.1 | 9.3 | 18.4 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Thiamin | 26.1 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 32.1 | 26.9 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 21.6 |
| Riboflavin | 13.1 | 11.6 | 23.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 24.7 | 12.5 | 35.4 | 21.9 | 13.2 | 8.4 |
| Niacin | 11.5 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 26.1 | 0.5 |
| Pantothenic acid | 10.8 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 34.5 | 19.3 | 36.6 | 22.5 | 19.8 | 12.3 |
| Vitamin B6 | 23.2 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 18.9 | 16.1 | 37.0 | 23.3 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 27.2 | 18.4 |
| Folate | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 17.7 | 6.8 |
| Vitamin B12 | 32.8 | 16.8 | 69.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 45.3 | 30.9 | 83.4 | 49.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| Vitamin C | 26.9 | 34.0 | 18.3 | 38.8 | 32.9 | 41.0 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 45.7 | 36.7 |
| Vitamin E | 10.2 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 23.0 | 8.9 | 26.1 | 41.6 | 38.2 |
| Calcium | 13.0 | 43.3 | 38.2 | 13.0 | 49.0 | 28.1 | 56.7 | 60.8 | 73.9 | 66.4 | 64.1 |
| Iron | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 45.2 | 33.8 | 24.9 | 35.3 | 56.6 | 46.1 |
| Zinc | 9.2 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Magnesium | 45.8 | 49.1 | 21.9 | 71.5 | 69.8 | 59.7 | 43.4 | 36.8 | 45.3 | 79.2 | 68.1 |
| Phosphorus | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Potassium | 12.4 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 36.5 | 17.0 | 24.1 | 17.3 | 32.7 | 17.7 |
1 The probability of dietary nutrient intakes below the estimated average requirements for the French population 2 as only one vegan participant was over 65, a group >65 years of age could not be created.