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. 2021 Sep 14;14:3829–3840. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S312264

Table 3.

Amount of Calcium Consumed by the Respondents in Previous 24 Hours (n=209)

Group Distribution Amount of Calcium (Mg)
Dairy Meat Vegetables Legumes Total
Consume adequate amount of calcium (n=65) Maximum 2,200.0 1,593.0 150.0 800.0 2,988.0
Q3 1,040.0 390.0 30.0 400.0 1,475.0
Median 840.0 195.0 0.0 0.0 1,221.5
Q1 640.0 86.25 0.0 0.0 1,047.5
Minimum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 800.0
Consume inadequate amount of calcium (n=144) Maximum 680.0 453.0 60.0 800.0 785.0
Q3 320.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 420.5
Median 160.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 239.0
Q1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 160.0
Minimum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total (n=209) Maximum 2,200.0 1,593.0 150.0 800.0 2,988.0
Q3 560.0 133.0 0.0 0.0 983.0
Median 320.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 410.0
Q1 160.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 160.0
Minimum 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Note: An adequate amount of calcium was > 800 mg of calcium per day and an inadequate amount of calcium was < 800 mg of calcium per day.