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. 2021 May 11;55:26. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002356

Table 2. Selected results from the distribution of mean of usual intake and prevalence of inadequate and toxicity of nutrients intake according to sex. Brazil, 2016–2017.

Non-users Users-foods Users-total All
PI Above ul PI Above ul PI Above ul PI Above ul
% 95%CI % 95%Cl % 95%Cl % 95%Cl % 95%Cl % 95%Cl % 95%Cl % 95%Cl
n 327 179 179 506
Calcium (mg)
Men 2.3 2.2–2.4 2.2 2.1–2.3 2.9 2.8–3.0 6.1 6.0–6.2 1.4 1.4–1.4 12.6 12.5–12.7 2.5 2.5–2.5 7.45 7.4–7.5
Women 13.2 13.1–13.3 0.2 0.2–0.2 18.8 18.7–18.9 0.2 0.2–0.2 5.8 5.6–6.0 0.1 0.1–0.1 12.3 12.2–12.4 2.2 2.2–2.2
Folate (mcg)
Men 26.6 26.4–26.8 0 0 19.5 19.3–19.7 0.4 0.4–0.4 7.4 7.2–7.6 10.6 10.4–10.8 19.4 19.3–19.5 0.8 0.8–0.8
Women 63.3 63.3–63.4 0 0 56.2 56.0–56.4 0 0 25.8 25.5–26.1 0 0 52.1 52–52.2 0 0
Vitamin C (mg)
Men 27.5 27.4–27.6 1.5 1.5–1.5 13.1 12.8–13-4 0 0 3.5 3.3–3.7 0 0 18.6 18.5–18.7 1.9 1.9–1.9
Women 22.2 22.1–22.3 1.8 1.8–1.8 11.6 11.4–11.8 0.5 0.5–0.5 3.9 3.8–4.0 0 0 15.1 15.0–15.2 0.6 0.6–0.6
Vitamin D (mcg)
Men 96.9 96.8–97 0 0 84.7 84.5–84.9 0 0 32.2 32–32.4 2.4 2.3–2.5 64.1 64.0–64.2 0.4 0.4–0.4
Women 96.6 96.5–96.7 0 0 98.9 98.9–98.9 0 0 34.8 34.6–35.0 4.7 4.6–4.8 68.3 68.2–68.4 1.9 1.9–1.9
Vitamin E (mg)
Mena 93.9 93.8–94 0 0 80.3 80.1–80.5 0 0 58.9 58.8–59.0 0 0
Women 99.5 99.5–99.5 0 0 98.2 98.1–98.3 0 0 54.0 53.9-54.1 0 0 81.7 81.6–81.8 0 0

PI: prevalence of inadequacy; uI: tolerable upper intake levels.

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Asymmetrical distribution.