Table 2. Mean intake of micronutrients infants and toddlers 0-24 months (n=241).
Micronutrient | Non-users (foods only) N=206 | Users (foods only) N=35 | Users (foods + supplements) N=35 | Difference between non-users and users (foods only)1 | Difference between non-users and users (foods + supplements)1 | Difference between users (foods only vs foods + supplements)1 | |||
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Mean | S.E. | Mean | S.E. | Mean | S.E. | ||||
Vitamins | |||||||||
Vitamin A (Retinol; mcg) | 535 | 157 | 523 | 150 | 541 | 158 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.85 |
Vitamin D (mcg) | 6.6 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 0.42 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Vitamin E (mg) | 5.3 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 0.49 | <0.0001 | 0.01 |
Vitamin K (mg) | 38.8 | 28.6 | 31.8 | 23.5 | 28.3 | 22.7 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.99 |
Vitamin C (mg) | 84.0 | 28.9 | 90.7 | 31.1 | 107 | 35.4 | 0.07 | 0.54 | 0.16 |
Vitamin B1 (mg) | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Vitamin B2 (mg) | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Vitamin B3 (mg) | 8.6 | 2.8 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Vitamin B5 (mg) | 3.5 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.33 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.19 | <0.0001 | 0.00 |
Vitamin B9 (mcg) | 146 | 36.7 | 160 | 38.8 | 167 | 41.1 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.52 |
Vitamin B12 (mcg) | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.13 |
Minerals | |||||||||
Calcium (mg) | 628 | 178 | 620 | 173 | 603 | 173 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.96 |
Phosphorus (mg) | 517 | 145 | 545 | 145 | 535 | 145 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 1.00 |
Magnesium (mg) | 108 | 26.1 | 117 | 26.0 | 121 | 26.3 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.99 |
Iron (mg) | 9.6 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 0.89 | 0.16 | 0.30 |
Zinc (mg) | 5.1 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.30 | 0.68 | 0.60 |
Copper (mg) | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.99 |
Potassium (mg) | 1197 | 235 | 1270 | 235 | 1318 | 240 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.96 |
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