Table 2.
Correlations among average dietary mineral intakes across both cycles (n=259).
| Calcium, Ca | Phosphorus, P | Magnesium, Mg | Iron, Fe | Zinc, Zn | Copper, Cu | Manganese, Mn | Selenium, Se | Sodium, Na | Potassium, K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 1.00 | 0.81 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.60 |
| Phosphorus | 1.00 | 0.78 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.80 | |
| Magnesium | 1.00 | 0.61 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.85 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.83 | ||
| Iron | 1.00 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.52 | |||
| Zinc | 1.00 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.42 | ||||
| Copper | 1.00 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.56 | |||||
| Manganese | 1.00 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Selenium | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.51 | |||||||
| Sodium | 1.00 | 0.57 | ||||||||
| Potassium | 1.00 |
Note: All were statistically significant (P<0.0001).