Skip to main content
. 2018 Nov 22;43(6):794–802. doi: 10.1002/jpen.1467

Table 2.

Percentage of DRI Met From Food Alone or With S‐ONS by Time and Treatment

Percentage of DRI Met, Median (1st quartile, 3rd quartile) Effect, P‐Valuea
Nutrients Day PL (Food) S‐ONS (Food) S‐ONS (Food + S‐ONS) PL vs S‐ONS (Food) PL vs S‐ONS (Food + ONS)
Calcium 30 34.3 (24.6, 63.7) 44.3 (29.8, 63.4) 109.0 (90.2, 139.0) .6157 S‐ONS > PL: P < .0001
60 39.3 (35.4, 52.4) 50.0 (37.0, 85.0) 125.9 (119.7, 144.3) .2778 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0003
90 47.8 (22.3, 57.2) 49.9 (47.9, 98.0) 130.4 (110.5, 144.0) .1286 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0004
Iron 30 130.6 (96.5, 189.0) 129.5 (89.1, 172.2) 216.82 (165.0, 266.1) .6157 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0107
60 128.1 (110.3, 224.2) 145.8 (125.6, 201.2) 242.0 (202.7, 298.1) .2778 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0101
90 128.6 (73.4, 210.8) 194.8 (182.3, 223.4) 290.4 (269.1, 335.9) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0334 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0006
Magnesium 30 48.0 (41.9, 53.7) 47.5 (31.4, 63.7) 88.3 (80.0, 111.4) .9131 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0001
60 48.8 (41.1, 61.3) 73.2 (43.7, 75.2) 121.1 (96.5, 126.0) .0586 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0003
90 40.4 (34.1, 65.5) 64.0 (58.3, 75.8) 111.4 (90.6, 124.3) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0402 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0002
Phosphorus 30 121.5 (77.7, 164.4) 109.8 (100.8, 157.3) 192.9 (163.7, 242.3) .9131 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0024
60 129.4 (88.3, 164.1) 142.2 (110.6, 190.3) 241.4 (195.6, 285.0) .2036 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0014
90 80.6 (51.3, 152.0) 146.6 (129.2, 185.9) 231.6 (204.4, 284.4) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0276 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0006
Potassium 30 42.5 (28.6, 51.6) 36.7 (29.3, 49.1) 56.2 (45.8, 74.4) .7107 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0154
60 35.4 (31.4, 58.0) 41.8 (33.5, 47.3) 63.2 (47.1, 72.2) .9259 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0277
90 33.1 (25.0, 54.3) 40.13 (39.0, 55.8) 60.5 (55.0, 65.2) .3233 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0018
Sodium 30 89.0 (64.3, 135.2) 92.6 (77.2, 127.5) 105.3 (89.7, 144.8) 1 .2475
60 91.4 (81.4, 164.6) 103.6 (64.4, 128.5) 111.3 (85.3, 146.8) .5558 .7802
90 90.3 (45.1, 140.8) 97.4 (47.9, 140.5) 118.2 (67.2, 147.0) .8792 .4474
Zinc 30 99.8 (67.1, 119.5) 71.1 (56.1, 111.4) 339.3 (240.2, 421.4) .2301 S‐ONS > PL: P < .0001
60 93.1 (73.2, 111.3) 91.0 (55.4, 116.6) 387.7 (359.6, 461.1) .9259 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0006
90 61.9 (49.7, 79.0) 111.7 (96.9, 133.7) 431.2 (369.7, 473.3) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0062 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0002
Copper 30 96.1 (65.9, 138.0) 89.7 (60.2, 107.9) 194.5 (151.0, 246.7) .5854 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0006
60 101.4 (73.7, 144.0) 110.6 (84.6, 124.7) 228.1 (170.4, 263.6) .6869 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0006
90 87.8 (51.0, 112.9) 113.8 (102.9, 161.8) 250.4 (199.4, 300.7) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0482 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0003
Manganese 30 107.9 (71.8, 127.5) 126.5 (59.3, 163.0) 164.1 (111.5, 215.1) .4715 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0154
60 130.2 (73.0, 162.4) 150.3 (71.5, 181.5) 207.7 (134.8, 239.8) .5981 .0586
90 74.2 (61.0, 132.3) 153.1 (129.6, 182.0) 195.7 (163.1, 234.1) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0276 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0039
Selenium 30 149.0 (96.6, 230.9) 160.2 (112.3, 183.1) 243.3 (172.4, 262.0) .9131 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0094
60 159.0 (97.7, 187.2) 150.1 (131.8, 185.0) 237.5 (206.1, 276.3) .7802 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0143
90 111.0 (76.3, 170.9) 194.8 (146.0, 222.8) 279.8 (243.9, 321.1) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0098 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0008
Vitamin A 30 59.6 (47.7, 136.1) 74.6 (33.7, 95.1) 124.4 (95.3, 173.1) .3261 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0307
60 67.2 (33.3, 78.5) 80.0 (43.4, 106.6) 154.8 (115.0, 163.9) .3062 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0026
90 65.2 (46.8, 84.2) 119.2 (94.9, 138.1) 167.8 (154.8, 223.1) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0098 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0004
Vitamin E 30 36.2 (19.1, 54.3) 28.9 (22.3, 48.4) 578.1 (382.3, 635.9) .7434 S‐ONS > PL: P < .0001
60 37.0 (20.1, 73.6) 48.0 (39.5, 60.5) 635.8 (446.0, 646.7) .2512 S‐ONS > PL: P < .0001
90 39.3 (24.9, 53.1) 54.8 (36.5, 79.4) 625.7 (564.8, 660.0) .1106 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0002
Vitamin D 30 20.2 (13.4, 34.0) 18.9 (11.5, 42.4) 69.1 (46.7, 93.7) .7434 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0002
60 19.9 (12.1, 26.3) 28.9 (12.9, 45.3) 76.5 (60.4, 94.7) .3364 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0017
90 14.3 (4.7, 27.6) 27.6 (18.4, 54.0) 72.1 (69.7, 83.9) .0946 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0004
Vitamin Cb 30 55.2 (34.1, 87.9) 75.2 (27.8, 142.1) 211.0 (150.3, 246.3) .6157 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0010
60 51.8 (26.9, 81.6) 67.7 (24.9, 163.0) 186.5 (174.1, 242.3) .5558 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0017
90 39.3 (23.7, 71.0) 85.4 (42.2, 111.6) 208.3 (165.5, 257.9) .1965 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0033
Thiamin 30 92.3 (65.9, 146.2) 94.7 (78.9, 125.1) 156.9 (132.5, 178.7) .7107 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0032
60 112.1 (79.4, 129.6) 117.4 (92.6, 139.4) 175.8 (124.9, 196.6) .5558 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0026
90 111.5 (55.3, 134.9) 134.1 (103.6, 145.4) 171.5 (160.2, 208.7) .1489 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0011
Riboflavin 30 130.3 (91.8, 222.9) 121.3 (84.5, 172.3) 170.8 (155.0, 234.6) .5557 .0847
60 149.6 (116.6, 167.4) 135.7 (105.2, 196.2) 206.1 (169.3, 264.6) .9259 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0279
90 139.7 (96.3, 157.6) 183.8 (158.2, 245.4) 249.9 (202.4, 290.6) .0575 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0018
Niacin 30 103.6 (70.2, 144.0) 102.1 (76.5, 142.9) 154.3 (132.0, 205.2) .8443 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0275
60 95.7 (76.5, 142.5) 131.2 (113.4, 140.6) 179.1 (171.2, 188.9) .2036 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0017
90 114.5 (47.1, 123.2) 116.1 (103.5, 131.0) 174.4 (137.2, 201.2) .2545 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0008
Vitamin B6 30 96.8 (63.1, 127.1) 72.8 (47.4, 98.5) 119.9 (99.2, 146.3) .2849 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0343
60 97.3 (47.9, 107.7) 82.8 (69.9, 116.1) 143.3 (114.8, 161.6) .5981 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0039
90 87 (34.9, 108.4) 107.4 (81.0, 122.2) 146.5 (127.0, 183.8) .2875 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0024
Vitamin B12 30 117.6 (86.1, 255.0) 102.9 (86.9, 169.6) 328.2 (269.7, 416.3) .4987 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0011
60 147.0 (105.3, 218.5) 143.1 (110.2, 199.3) 369.4 (307.8, 400.7) .6869 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0032
90 101.3 (55.5, 221.4) 224.2 (135.6, 273.5) 450.6 (348.1, 523.5) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0402 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0004
Choline 30 53.2 (40.5, 92.6) 44.4 (36.0, 60.0) 71.6 (60.8, 90.8) .2301 .1831
60 41.0 (34.1, 77.2) 44.6 (36.0, 71.1) 77.0 (66.2, 110.2) .5981 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0438
90 42.1 (29.9, 51.4) 69.5 (53.4, 78.6) 101.8 (83.6, 108.7) S‐ONS > PL: P = .0334 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0008
Vitamin K 30 49.9 (34.5, 102.1) 41.2 (19.4, 61.7) 69.4 (48.6, 106.2) .1692 .2301
60 62.3 (30.5, 77.5) 61.8 (51.3, 86.5) 97.9 (87.6, 122.2) .4025 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0236
90 63.5 (47.3, 182.9) 71.4 (45.9, 103.4) 104.7 (84.8, 122.2) .9394 .1965
Folate 30 86.2 (62.1, 122.3) 104.0 (74.7, 113.7) 228.2 (198.3, 280.3) .5557 S‐ONS > PL: P < .0001
60 105.8 (74.5, 141.0) 113.2 (77.5, 118.6) 242.4 (208.6, 287.0) .8768 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0002
90 81.9 (64.7, 124.8) 126.7 (109.0, 187.9) 277.5 (225.9, 355.1) .0682 S‐ONS > PL: P = .0004

DRI, Dietary Reference Intake; ONS, oral nutrition supplement; PL, placebo; S‐ONS, specialized oral nutrition supplement.

a

Significance was set at P < .05.

b

Placebo supplement contained 10 mg of vitamin C each, included in food + ONS.