Table 2.
Dietary nutrient intakes of adolescent girls and adult women in the preceding 24 h.
| Median (Range) 1 | EAR | MAR (Mean ± SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescent girls 3 (n = 1110) | |||
| Energy (kcal) | 2001.3 (523.3, 6610.7) | 1842.1 2** | |
| Calcium (mg) | 300.5 (10.6, 5180.1) | 666.7 ** | |
| Iron (mg) | 9.2 (1.02, 123.9) | 6.8 | |
| Zinc (mg) | 9.3 (1.4, 43.1) | 7.2 | |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 124.8 (0.7, 4247.3.1) | 452.5 ** | |
| Thiamine (mg) | 1.0 (0.1, 5.8) | 0.8 | 0.49 * ± 0.22 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.6 (0.1, 5.1) | 0.9 ** | |
| Niacin (mg) | 17.9 (2.5, 96.3) | 10 | |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.4 (0.1, 6.7) | 0.9 | |
| Folic acid (μg) | 152.6 (15.9, 1049.3) | 290 ** | |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 66.7 (0.6, 1162.4) | 47.5 | |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 0.8 (0, 63.9) | 1.8 *** | |
| Protein | 55.7 (13.4, 159.5) | ||
| Fat | 25.5 (1.0, 114.3) | ||
| Carbohydrate | 364.2 (76.0, 758.9) | ||
| Adult women 4 (n = 3,886) | |||
| Energy (Kcal) | 2208.5 (1000.8, 6697.8) | 1852.7 2 ** | |
| Calcium (mg) | 323.6 (9.88, 5243.5) | 512.8 ** | |
| Iron (mg) | 10.8 (0.3, 99.0) | 8.1 | |
| Zinc (mg) | 10.3 (0.5, 41.2) | 6.8 | |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 126.7 (2.1, 6708.8) | 500 ** | 0.51 ± 0.21 |
| Thiamine (mg) | 1.1 (0.3, 13.2) | 0.9 | |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.7 (0.1, 5.4) | 0.9 ** | |
| Niacin (mg) | 19.9 (4.3, 72.3) | 11 | |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.7 (0.2, 7.8) | 1.1 | |
| Folic acid (μg) | 168.7 (38.1, 1216.2) | 320 ** | |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 72.8 (1.4, 1655.9) | 60 | |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 0.8 (0, 66.8) | 2.0 ** | |
| Protein | 62.0 (49.3, 77.2) | ||
| Fat | 27.3 (17.4, 40.7) | ||
| Carbohydrate | 402.1 (330.3, 481,8) | ||
EAR, estimated average requirement; MAR, mean adequacy ratio; SD, standard division;1 values are median (minimum, maximum); 2 daily dietary energy requirement; 3 age between 13 and 18 years; 4 age between 19 and 49 years; * significantly different in MAR between adolescent girls and adult women, * p < 0.001; ** p < 0.001; *** p < 0.05. MAR (mean ± SD) of 11 micronutrients and energy was significantly lower in adolescent girls than in adult women (adolescent girls, 0.49 ± 0.22; adult women, 0.51 ± 0.21; p < 0.001).