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. 2020 Apr 13;12(4):1072. doi: 10.3390/nu12041072

Table 2.

Summary of the included studies, evaluating trace mineral intake in older adults living in the community.

Participant Characteristics Supplement Intake
Author Study Year Country Study Design Quality Score Age (Years) Subjects (n) Dietary Assessment Method Reported Included in the Analysis
(Wyka et al. [11]) NA Poland Cross-sectional Moderate ≥60 174 Female
64 Male
24HR Not mentioned Not mentioned
(Zhu et al. [12]) NA Australia Longitudinal High 70–85 911 female FFQ Excluded No
(Jiménez-Redondo et al. [13]) 2011 Spain Cross-sectional Moderate ≥80 53 female
30 male
24HR Not mentioned Not mentioned
(Engelheart and Akner. [14]) 2002–2010 Sweden Observational Moderate 64–100 84 Female
52 Male
3-4 d DR Excluded No
(Roussel et al. [15]) NA France Cross-sectional Moderate 70–85 8 Female
4 Male
3 d DR Excluded No
(Dumartheray et al. [16]) 2004 Switzerland Prospective Moderate 75–87 401 Female FFQ Not mentioned Not mentioned
(Li et al. [17]) 2014–2015 USA Cross-sectional Moderate ≥65 97 Female 3×24HR Not mentioned Not mentioned
(Destefani et al. [18]) NA Brazil Cross-sectional Moderate ≥60 135 Female 2×24HR Not mentioned Not mentioned
(Feart et al. [19]) 2001–2002 France Prospective Moderate ≥65 988 Female, 607 Male 24HR-FFQ Not mentioned Not mentioned
(Martínez Tomé et al. [20]) NA Spain Cross-sectional Moderate 65–89 117 Female, 83 Male 2×24HR Not mentioned Not mentioned
(Ocke et al. [21]) 2010–2012 The Netherlands National Survey High ≥70 366 Female,
373 Male
2×24HR Yes No
(Sette et al. [22]) 2005–2006 Italy National Survey Moderate ≥65 316 Female, 202 Male 3 d DR Yes No
(Biró et al. [23]) 2009 Hungary National Survey Moderate >60 475 Female, 270 Male 3 d DR Yes No
(National Diet and Nutrition Survey [24]) 2014–2016 UK National Survey Moderate ≥65 194 Female, 141 Male 4 d DR Yes No
(USDA et al. [25]) 2015–2016 USA National Survey High ≥70 414 Female, 418 Male 2×24HR Excluded No
(NANS [26]) 2008–2010 Ireland National Survey Moderate ≥65 120 Female, 106 Male 4 d DR YES No

24HR = 24 h dietary recall, FFQ = Food Frequency Questionnaire, DR = Dietary Record, NA = Not applicable, USDA = US Department of Agriculture.