Table 3.
Median (Inter-Quartile Range) for daily dietary micronutrient intakes of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging validation study participants as measured by the mean of the 3d diet records and FFQ
| Nutrient | All | Men | Women | < 65 y | ≥65 y | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet record | FFQ | Diet record | FFQ | Diet record | FFQ | Diet record | FFQ | Diet record | FFQ | |
| Total Vitamin A Activity, IU |
7404 (7004) | 10295 (6913)* | 7304 (6888) | 9462 (7600)* | 7533 (7011) | 10549 (6757)* | 6755 (7166) | 10941 (6489)* | 7793 (7833) | 9944 (6962)* |
| Alpha-Carotene, ug | 402 (930) | 542 (637)* | 422 (950) | 521 (648)* | 354 (916) | 550 (623)* | 361 (865) | 567 (740)* | 411 (978) | 518 (573)* |
| Beta-Carotene Equivalents, ug |
3403 (4132) | 5138 (3897)* | 3356 (3977) | 4666 (4008)* | 3520 (4280) | 5470 (3792)* | 3162 (4261) | 5513 (3539)* | 3562 (4516) | 4925 (4016)* |
| Vitamin B-6, mg | 1.87 (0.97) | 2.11 (1.18) | 2.12 (1.12) | 2.21 (1.24) | 1.74 (0.89) | 2.01 (1.02) | 1.89 (1.03) | 2.24 (1.22)* | 1.87 (0.95) | 1.99 (1.06) |
| Vitamin B-12, ug | 5.02 (4.31) | 8.31 (5.87)* | 5.79 (4.66) | 8.84 (5.82)* | 4.34 (3.89) | 7.69 (5.77)* | 5.03 (4.65) | 9.07 (6.05)* | 4.99 (4.21) | 7.99 (5.44)* |
| Total Folate, ug |
419 (220) | 425 (241) | 445 (238) | 451 (268) | 390 (213) | 411 (215) | 406 (233) | 468 (256) | 421 (214) | 397 (224) |
| Vitamin E, mg | 7.44 (5.21) | 9.10 (6.14)* | 7.80 (5.47) | 9.15 (6.90) | 7.24 (5.22) | 9.08 (5.73)* | 7.92 (5.64) | 10.7 (6.57)* | 7.22 (4.79) | 8.38 (5.51) |
| Vitamin C, mg | 104 (87.1) | 103 (76.9) | 104 (91.5) | 102 (71.9) | 103 (82.7) | 105 (82.4) | 98.4 (92.0) | 103 (82.8) | 108 (81.5) | 103 (74.6) |
| Vitamin D, ug | 4.68 (4.76) | 4.61 (3.22) | 5.00 (5.46) | 4.69 (2.93) | 4.47 (3.99) | 4.51 (3.34) | 4.28 (5.33) | 4.83 (3.26) | 4.82 (4.47) | 4.51 (3.14) |
| Vitamin K, ug | 120 (139) | 133 (116) | 100 (111) | 108 (106) | 135 (163) | 148 (119) | 129 (141) | 153 (125)* | 113 (141) | 126 (109) |
| Calcium, mg | 761 (409) | 921 (533)* | 812 (432) | 924 (535) | 724 (400) | 918 (521)* | 766 (395) | 976 (479)* | 755 (418) | 854 (559) |
| Copper, mg | 1.30 (0.63) | 1.62 (0.84)* | 1.39 (0.64) | 1.68 (0.95)* | 1.24 (0.56) | 1.55 (0.75)* | 1.29 (0.65) | 1.67 (0.93)* | 1.30 (0.58) | 1.58 (0.83)* |
| Iron, mg | 14.59 (7.71) | 16.0 (9.29) | 16.74 (9.55) | 17.3 (10.5) | 13.1 (6.52) | 15.2 (7.69) | 13.8 (8.14) | 17.6 (10.2)* | 14.96 (7.49) | 15.2 (8.67) |
| Potassium, mg | 2845 (1211) | 3091 (1504) | 3109 (1284) | 3203 (1563) | 2706 (1110) | 2991 (1429) | 2752 (1270) | 3148 (1420) | 2909 (1169) | 3034 (1542) |
| Sodium, mg | 3041 (1390) | 4002 (2234)* | 3386 (1498) | 4445 (2515)* | 2918 (1344) | 3871 (1908)* | 3150 (1403) | 4487 (2284)* | 2972 (1394) | 3747 (2031)* |
| Magnesium, mg |
307 (149) | 340 (164) | 340 (153) | 360 (185) | 290 (129) | 324 (161) | 298 (140) | 355 (156)* | 310 (151) | 331 (171) |
| Manganese, mg |
3.71 (2.25) | 4.03 (2.49) | 4.05 (2.51) | 4.40 (2.44) | 3.45 (1.95) | 3.82 (2.17) | 3.51 (2.16) | 4.36 (2.50)* | 3.88 (2.34) | 3.87 (2.39) |
| Selenium, ug | 105 (50.4) | 117 (66.3) | 119 (55.8) | 127 (73.4) | 93.7 (41.4) | 110 (55.3)* | 110 (54.1) | 122 (68.0) | 102 (49.0) | 113 (67.5) |
| Zinc, mg | 10.3 (5.30) | 12.3 (6.79)* | 11.5 (5.43) | 13.0 (7.86) | 9.44 (4.35) | 11.7 (5.44)* | 10.7 (4.82) | 13.5 (6.61)* | 10.2 (5.61) | 11.6 (6.60) |
| Phosphorus, mg |
1211 (501) | 1352 (699) | 1341 (528) | 1459 (743) | 1101 (483) | 1320 (665)* | 1173 (493) | 1430 (643)* | 1219 (506) | 1320 (723) |
*
The FFQ value is >15% different than the value of the median values for the average of the 3d diet records