Table 3.
Intake of vitamins from food supplements.
| Vitamins | Total | Men | Women | Men vs. women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Mean ± SD | Min–max | Median | Mean ± sd | Min–max | Median | Mean ± sd | Min-max | p-value* | |
| Vitamin A (RE. μg) | 800.0 | 655.0 ± 182 | 300.0–800.0 | 600 | 612.5 ± 188.5 | 300–800 | 800 | 683.3 ± 180.1 | 400–800 | 0.3333 |
| Beta carotene (μg) | 200.0 | 1116.0 ± 1655.4 | 12.0–4000.0 | 200 | 1520.0 ± 1841.7 | 200–4,000 | 106 | 106.0 ± 132.9 | 12–200 | 1.0000 |
| Vitamin E (TE. mg) | 12.0 | 14.1 ± 14.0 | 3.6–100.0 | 12 | 18.1 ± 22.0 | 5–100 | 12 | 11.7 ± 4.9 | 3.6–30 | 0.5015 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 1.1 | 1.9 ± 3.8 | 0.3–25.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 ± 6.1 | 0.65–25 | 1.1 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.33–1.7 | 0.0564 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1.4 | 2.1 ± 3.7 | 0.4–25.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 ± 6.0 | 0.75–25 | 1.4 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.42–2.1 | 0.0329 |
| Niacin (NE. mg) | 16.0 | 17.7 ± 6.3 | 4.8–36.0 | 20 | 20.0 ± 7.4 | 8.5–36 | 16 | 16.2 ± 5.1 | 4.8–32 | 0.0651 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.4 | 2.7 ± 4.5 | 0.4–30.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 ± 5.5 | 0.7–25 | 1.7 | 2.4 ± 4.1 | 0.4–30 | 0.9362 |
| Folic acid (μg) | 200.0 | 296.1 ± 198.3 | 60.0–800.0 | 200 | 278.0 ± 123.0 | 150–600 | 200 | 304.9 ± 227.4 | 60–800 | 0.5720 |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 2.5 | 5.0 ± 14.6 | 0.7–100.0 | 2.5 | 8.9 ± 24.3 | 0.67–100 | 2.5 | 2.8 ± 1.8 | 0.8–10 | 0.3368 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 83.5 | 310.8 ± 455.5 | 15.0–2000.0 | 120 | 470.4 ± 586.9 | 15–2000 | 80 | 186.7 ± 267.4 | 24–1,000 | 0.0835 |
| Vitamin D (μg) | 10.0 | 27.5 ± 25.8 | 2.5–100.0 | 5 | 15.7 ± 20.4 | 2.5–60 | 50 | 33.1 ± 26.4 | 5–100 | 0.0085 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 6.0 | 7.3 ± 3.9 | 1.8–25.0 | 7.5 | 9.4 ± 5.6 | 3–25 | 6 | 6.1 ± 2.0 | 1.8–12 | 0.0357 |
| Vitamin K (μg) | 30.0 | 33.2 ± 9.3 | 25.0–50.0 | 30 | 34.4 ± 9.8 | 25–50 | 30 | 31.7 ± 9.3 | 25–50 | 0.4777 |
| Biotin (μg) | 50.0 | 143.3 ± 388.9 | 15.0–2500.0 | 62.5 | 65.5 ± 22.8 | 25–112.5 | 50 | 185.2 ± 480.1 | 15–2,500 | 0.9639 |
SD, standard deviation;
*
Mann-Whitney U test.