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

Table 3. Distribution of means of usual micronutrients intake according to body mass index (BMI) and physical activity. Brazil, 2016–2017.

Nutrients BMI < 25kg/m² BMI 25–29.9kg/m² BMI > 30kg/m² p Physical activity Physical inactivity pb
94 173 67 99 18 55 156 231 23 96
Users Non-users Users Non-users Users Non-users Users Non-users Users Non-users
Calcium (mg)a 1,469.4±393.8 1,263.2±357.2 1,408.5±451.3 1,380±297.7 1,159.9±345.3 1,289.7±385.7 0.0029 1,605.1±870.2 1,340.8±387.7 1,185.4±288.1 1,218.3±315 0.0212
Folate (mcg)a 521.5±692.2 334.6±108.3 711.5±545.9 356.9±73.4 347.1±127.7 318.9±69.1 0.0034 602.7±1,155.3 346.8±102.3 319.2±74.1
Vitamin C (mg)a 294.7±152.3 453.2±1,898.1 279.7±274.7 216.4±382.4 377.4±566.9 291.4±529.1 0.0001 278.1±192.4 222.6±387.4 334.3±323.3 968±7,003.0 0.3687c
Vitamin D (mcg)a 34.9±95.2 4.6±3.4 28.9±59.8 4.5±1.8 4.2±1.9 0.1454c 22.6±46.4 4.7±2.7 27.9±19.8 3.8±1.4 < 0.0001
Vitamin E (mg)a 21.8±24.5 6.6±2.2 15.7±9.8 6.9±1.4 144.3±171.1 10.9±3.3 0.0001 21.2±18.6 7.0±2.4 5.9±1.7
a

Mean ± standard error.

b

Significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 using robust ANOVA for the interactions of BMI categories x supplements and physical activity x supplement.

c

Significant different for supplement p < 0.00001.