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. 2021 Jun 28;112(Suppl 1):29–40. doi: 10.17269/s41997-021-00490-y

Table 2.

Nutrient intakes and percent below estimated average requirements (EAR) or percent above adequate intakes (AI) of Canadian First Nations participants from the FNFNES, 2008−2018a

Nutrient Men Women
EAR/AI 19−50 years 51−70 years 71 years and over EAR/AI 19−50 years 51−70 years 71 years and over
Mean (SE) % below EAR or above AI [95% CI] Mean (SE) % below EAR or above AI [95% CI] Mean (SE) % below EAR or above AI [95% CI] Mean (SE) % below EAR or above AI [95% CI] Mean (SE) % below EAR or above AI [95% CI] Mean (SE) % below EAR or above AI [95% CI]
Carbohydratesb (g) 100 274 (7) [-*] 226 (12) [-*] 188 (12) [-*] 100 225 (5) [-*] 197 (7) [-*] 194 (10) [-*]
Fibrec (g) 30−38 14.6 (0.4) 0 [0−0] 14.4 (0.9) [-*] 13.3 (1.5) [-*] 21−25 12.4 (0.3) [-*] 12.5 (0.5) [-*] 13.2 (0.7) [-*]
Linoleic acidc (g) 14−17 14.4 (0.5) 25.0 [14.8−32.9] 11.6 (0.6) 26.3 [15.5−33.4] 11.2 (1.5) [-*] 11−12 12.1 (0.4) 49.6 [34.1−64.1] 10.5 (0.4) 37.6 [21.2−53.4] 11.4 (1.2) 61.6 [7.6−93.2]
Linolenic acidc (g) 1.6 1.6 (0.1) 41.7 [33.7−49.0] 1.6 (0.1) 39.8 [29.4−47.5] 1.5 (0.2) [-*] 1.1 1.4 (0.1) 78.4 [63.1−99.7] 1.4 (0.1) 76.6 [59.4−98.3] 1.4 (0.1) 81.5 [43.6−99.9]
Vitamin Ab (RAE) 625 491 (25) 84.4 [75.0−99.8] 515 (31) 65.2 [55.9−85.5] 537 (61) 71.8 [45.6−100] 500 430 (16) 71.2 [64.1−85.8] 511 (38) 60.8 [45.0−70.4] 579 (144) 54.5 [6.3−87.2]
Vitamin Cb (mg) 75 92 (6) 47.0 [21.6−56.7] 78 (13) 60.0 [38.9−76.3] 41 (6) 93.7 [77.5−100] 60 79 (4) 35.6 [24.5−46.9] 69 (7) 47.1 [27.3−62.2] 59 (12) 59.0 [27.8−92.7]
Vitamin Db (μg) 10−15 4.3 (0.3) 98.7 [94.4−100] 5.1 (0.5) 98.8 [88.9−100] 6.5 (0.9) 98.1 [87.8−100] 10−15 3.7 (0.3) 99.8 [98.5−100] 3.6 (0.3) 99.2 [96.5−100] 5.9 (0.9) 95.8 [91.1−100]
Folateb (DFE) 320 400 (13) 21.2 [1.3−32.3] 372 (19) 33.9 [18.8−48.9] 348 (34) 47.5 [6.2−85.8] 320 336 (11) 44.0 [30.7−57] 324 (20) 50.8 [27.7−68.3] 335 (26) [-*]
Vitamin B62 (mg) 1.1−1.4 1.8 (0.1) [-*] 1.5 (0.1) 49.7 [31.7−62] 1.6 (0.2) [-*] 1.1−1.3 1.4 (0.1) 21.2 [12.1−28.2] 1.3 (0.1) 52.4 [27.3−70.7] 1.4 (0.1) 47.0 [12.0−67.3]
Vitamin B12b (μg) 2.0 8.1 (0.8) 0 [0−0.4] 7.0 (1.4) [-*] 7.3 (1.4) 0 [0−1.3] 2.0 4.5 (0.2) 0 [0−1.9] 5.7 (1.4) [-*] 4.7 (0.6) [-*]
Thiaminb (mg) 1.0 1.9 (0.1) [-*] 1.8 (0.1) 8.8 [3.9−13.1] 1.6 (0.1) [-*] 0.9 1.5 (0.04) [-*] 1.5 (0.1) [-*] 1.6 (0.1) [-*]
Riboflavinb (mg) 1.1 2.3 (0.1) 0 [0−0.5] 2.1 (0.1) [-*] 2.0 (0.1) [-*] 0.9 1.8 (0.04) [-*] 1.8 (0.1) [-*] 1.8 (0.1) [-*]
Niacinb (NE) 12 45.9 (1.2) 0 [0−0] 39.3 (1.7) 0 [0−0.3] 43.6 (5.6) 0 [0−0] 11 35 (0.7) 0 [0−0] 34.1 (1.8) 0 [0−0] 35.1 (2.4) 0 [0−0]
Calciumb (mg) 800 707 (26) 73.2 [59.0−97.1] 618 (31) 76.5 [69.9−84.1] 643 (61) 80.8 [61.9−99.7] 800−1000 576 (16) 93.0 [87.8−99] 540 (15) 99.0 [96.9−100] 536 (45) 97.8 [94.9−100]
Ironb (mg) 6.0 17.3 (0.6) 0 [0−0.1] 15.7 (0.6) [-*] 15.5 (1.0) [-*] 5.0−8.1 13.2 (0.4) [-*] 12.7 (0.5) 0 [0−0.4] 13.2 (0.9) 0 [0−0]
Potassiumc (mg) 3400 2790 (74) 17.3 [8.4−25.6] 2550 (76) 12.7 [4−16.3] 2415 (160) [-*] 2600 2236 (47) 22.3 [13.9−28.8] 2196 (107) 19.4 [8.6−36.2] 2156 (119) 19.4 [0.1−29.2]
Sodiumc (mg) 1500 3719 (114) 99.9 [98.9−100] 3023 (108) 96.2 [91−99.7] 2925 (175) 93.9 [85.4−100] 1500 2997 (75) 99.8 [98.9−100] 2620 (92) 96.8 [92.4−99.9] 2475 (129) 94.7 [82.6−100]
Magnesiumb (mg) 330−350

272 (12)d

271 (7) e

87.0 [67.9−100]d

88.3 [81.0−96.6]e

256 (8) 86.9 [82.8−92.8] 236 (12) 99.6 [94.3−100] 255−265

231 (8)d

224

(8) e

69.7 [55.0−96.9]d

80.0 [73.2−86.4]e

228 (10) 76.1 [64.4−89.4] 236 (12) 82.4 [70.3−99.8]
Phosphorusb (mg) 580 1345 (37) 0 [0−0.1] 1226 (46) [-*] 1323 (129) 0 [0−0.3] 580 1080 (21) 0 [0−0.4] 1049 (61) [-*] 1049 (61) [-*]
Zincb (mg) 9.4 14.2 (0.6) [-*] 12.5 (0.5) 28.5 [9.1−39.0] 12.0 (1.4) [-*] 6.8 10.5 (0.3) [-*] 10.3 (0.6) [-*] 9.8 (0.7) [-*]

aAll data <50% below the EAR is identified in bold and [-*] data are suppressed due to extreme sampling variability. bNutrients with an EAR. cNutrients with an AI. dMean and percent below EAR for individuals 19−30 years of age. eMean and percent below EAR for individuals 31−50 years of age