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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Diet Suppl. 2017 Jun 12;15(2):129–139. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2017.1330300

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

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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