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.