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. 2019 Oct 6;11(10):2386. doi: 10.3390/nu11102386

Table 5.

Amounts and percentages of daily calcium intake by food group of participants and non-participants in the school milk program in South Korea (mg/d (%)).

Food Group Boys Girls
Participants
(n = 167)
Non-Participant
(n = 153)
Total
(n = 320)
Participants
(n = 179)
Non-Participants
(n = 193)
Total
(n = 372)
Grains 53.3 ± 4.0 1,NS,2
(8.0 ± 0.5 3,***)
50.8 ± 4.2
(14.2 ± 0.8)
52.1 ± 2.8 3
(11.0 ± 0.5)
57.9 ± 4.6 NS
(9.6 ± 0.8 ***)
53.2 ± 4.4
(13.5 ± 0.8)
56.1 ± 3.1
(11.6 ± 0.6)
Potato starch 3.5 ± 0.3 **
(0.6 ± 0.0 *)
2.5 ± 0.3
(0.8 ± 0.1)
3.0 ± 0.2
(0.7 ± 0.1)
2.2 ± 0.3 **
(0.4 ± 0.0 ***)
3.3 ± 0.3
(0.8 ± 0.1)
2.6 ± 0.2
(0.6 ± 0.1)
Sugar 0.9 ± 0.3 NS
(0.9 ± 0.1 NS)
0.7 ± 0.3
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.8 ± 0.2
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.9 ± 0.2 NS
(0.2 ± 0.0 NS)
0.7 ± 0.2
(0.2 ± 0.1)
0.7 ± 0.1
(0.2 ± 0.0)
Beans 23.8 ± 2.1 NS
(3.4 ± 0.3 ***)
24.9 ± 2.2
(7.0 ± 0.4)
24.3 ± 1.4
(5.1 ± 0.3)
27.6 ± 2.0 NS
(4.4 ± 0.3 ***)
27.4 ± 1.9
(7.0 ± 0.4)
27.7 ± 1.3
(5.7 ± 0.3)
Seeds/nuts 4.0 ± 0.3 **
(0.6 ± 0.1 NS)
2.6 ± 0.3
(0.8 ± 0.1)
3.3 ± 0.2
(0.7 ± 0.1)
3.1 ± 0.3 *
(0.5 ± 0.0 NS)
2.3 ± 0.3
(0.6 ± 0.1)
2.7 ± 0.2
(0.5 ± 0.0)
Vegetables 99.6 ± 3.4 ***
(15.4 ± 0.6 ***)
71.4 ± 3.5
(22.0 ± 0.9)
86.1 ± 2.4
(18.6 ± 0.5)
87.3 ± 2.9 ***
(14.4 ± 0.6 ***)
66.0 ± 2.7
(18.5 ± 0.6)
78.8 ± 2.0
(16.5 ± 0.4)
Mushrooms 0.6 ± 0.1 ***
(0.1 ± 0.0 NS)
0.2 ± 0.1
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.4 ± 0.1
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.1 ± 0.0 ***
(0.0 ± 0.0 ***)
0.3 ± 0.0
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.2 ± 0.0
(0.0 ± 0.0)
Fruits 2.8 ± 0.5 *
(0.4 ± 0.1 NS)
1.0 ± 0.5
(0.3 ± 0.1)
2.0 ± 0.3
(0.3 ± 0.0)
3.2 ± 0.3 NS
(0.5 ± 0.1 *)
2.8 ± 0.3
(0.7 ± 0.1)
2.9 ± 0.2
(0.6 ± 0.1)
Meats 30.0 ± 2.4 NS
(4.5 ± 0.3 ***)
24.6 ± 2.5
(6.9 ± 0.6)
27.4 ± 1.7
(5.7 ± 0.3)
16.9 ± 1.6 NS
(2.7 ± 0.2 ***)
20.7 ± 1.5
(5.9 ± 0.5)
18.9 ± 1.0
(4.4 ± 0.3)
Eggs 21.4 ± 1.4 NS
(3.3 ± 0.2 ***)
18.1 ± 1.5
(5.7 ± 0.4)
19.8 ± 1.0
(4.4 ± 0.2)
22.9 ± 2.3 NS
(3.6 ± 0.4 **)
17.2 ± 2.2
(5.0 ± 0.3)
20.5 ± 1.5
(4.3 ± 0.3)
Fish/shellfish 55.0 ± 3.2 **
(8.4 ± 0.5 **)
38.9 ± 3.3
(10.9 ± 0.7)
47.3 ± 2.3
(9.6 ± 0.4)
49.8 ± 3.6 NS
(8.1 ± 0.5 ***)
46.5 ± 3.4
(11.8 ± 0.8)
46.9 ± 2.4
(10.0 ± 0.5)
Seaweed 13.3 ± 1.0 ***
(2.1 ± 0.2 NS)
5.7 ± 1.1
(1.7 ± 0.0)
9.66 ± 0.76
(1.9 ± 0.2)
11.2 ± 0.9 ***
(1.9 ± 0.2 NS)
6.1 ± 0.9
(1.5 ± 0.2)
9.0 ± 0.6
(1.7 ± 0.1)
Milk/dairy products 344.0 ± 12.8 ***
(50.4 ± 1.2 ***)
132.0 ± 13.4
(24.4 ± 1.6)
242.6 ± 11.7
(38.0 ± 1.2)
314.9 ± 11.4 ***
(50.0±1.2 ***)
144.5 ± 11.0
(29.7 ± 1.4)
238.7 ± 9.3
(39.5 ± 1.1)
Fat/oils 0.0 ± 0.0 ***
(0.0 ± 0.0***)
0.1 ± 0.0
(0.0 ± 0.0)
0.1 ± 0.0
(0.0 ± 0.0)
0.0 ± 0.0 *
(0.0 ± 0.0 ***)
0.0 ± 0.0
(0.0 ± 0.0)
0.0 ± 0.0
(0.0 ± 0.0)
Beverage 0.9 ± 0.2 NS
(0.2 ± 0.0 NS)
0.5 ± 0.2
(0.1 ±0.0)
0.7 ± 0.1
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.9 ± 0.2 *
(0.1 ± 0.0 NS)
0.4 ± 0.2
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.7 ± 0.1
(0.1 ± 0.0)
Seasoning/spice 16.6 ± 1.5 NS
(2.5 ± 0.2 ***)
16.9 ± 1.5
(5.0 ± 0.4)
16.7 ± 1.0
(3.7 ± 0.2)
22.1 ± 1.4 *
(3.7 ± 0.3 *)
17.3 ± 1.4
(4.6 ± 0.3)
19.6 ± 1.0
(4.2 ± 0.2)
Others 0.3 ± 0.1 ***
(0.1 ± 0.0 NS)
0.0 ± 0.1
(0.0 ± 0.0)
0.2 ± 0.1
(0.0 ± 0.0)
0.2 ± 0.1 NS
(0.0 ± 0.0 NS)
0.2 ± 0.1
(0.1 ± 0.0)
0.2 ± 0.0
(0.0 ± 0.0)
Source of calcium
Plant foods 213.4 ± 6.0 *** 176.3 ± 6.3 195.7 ± 4.3 216.5 ± 6.2 *** 178.0 ± 6.0 200.3 ± 4.3
(33.1 ± 0.9 ***) (51.7 ± 1.4) (42.0 ± 1.0) (35.1 ± 0.9 ***) (47.9 ± 1.0) (41.7 ± 0.8)
Animal foods 451.1 ± 13.7 ***
(66.9 ± 0.9 ***)
216.2. ± 14.4
(48.3 ± 1.4)
338.8 ± 12.6
(58.0 ± 1.0)
406.1 ± 11.9 ***
(64.9 ± 0.9 ***)
230.8 ± 11.4
(52.1 ± 1.0)
327.1 ± 9.7
(58.2 ± 0.8)

1 Mean ± Standard error of mean after adjusting for age and height. 2 *p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001. NS: not significant difference (α = 0.05) 3 Mean ± Standard error of mean.