Table 2. Daily micronutrient intake and percentage of DRI (n = 63) – Median and Mean values by food-secure group.
Median | Mean (SD) % of DRI | Inferential | ||||
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Micronutrient | Daily intake | % of DRI | Food-secure Students (n = 27) |
Food-insecure Students (n = 36) |
t-Test p-value |
Cohen’s d |
Phosphorus | 1098 | 189 | 226 (67) | 178 (50) | .002 | 0.84 |
Thiamin | 1.13 | 125 | 149 (53) | 116 (48) | .011 | 0.67 |
Zinc | 9.10 | 115 | 141 (63) | 110 (30) | .002 | 0.66 |
Calcium | 594 | 74 | 90 (37) | 67 (34) | .014 | 0.64 |
Riboflavin | 1.66 | 184 | 257 (171) | 168 (119) | .017 | 0.62 |
Magnesium | 269 | 97 | 116 (39) | 98 (35) | .045 | 0.52 |
Selenium | 42.1 | 94 | 127 (61) | 99 (58) | .068 | n/a |
Iron | 11.2 | 155 | 184 (79) | 146 (88) | .083 | n/a |
Vitamin B6 | 1.61 | 146 | 169 (82) | 138 (63) | .089 | n/a |
Vitamin C | 69.0 | 115 | 174 (145) | 119 (124) | .110 | n/a |
Folate | 237 | 74 | 99 (53) | 79 (57) | .134 | n/a |
Niacin | 20.4 | 179 | 202 (96) | 177 (71) | .231 | n/a |
Vitamin B12 | 3.50 | 175 | 320 (294) | 254 (260) | .351 | n/a |
Vitamin D | 4.64 | 46 | 57 (44) | 48 (39) | .415 | n/a |
Vitamin E | 10.8 | 90 | 114 (60) | 105 (68) | .610 | n/a |
Vitamin A | 768 | 149 | 213 (184) | 208 (181) | .924 | n/a |