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. 2022 Jan 6;12(1):e052981. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052981

Table 3.

Percentage (%) of participants meeting their daily requirements

Total
(N=28)
Male
(n=20)
Female
(n=8)
Ration only
(n=16)
Ration+
(n=12)
Calories* 60.7 45.0 100.0† 56.3 66.7
Protein 53.6 45.0 75.0 43.8 66.7
Carbohydrates 89.3 95.0 75.0 93.8 83.3
Fats 60.7 60.0 62.5 56.3 66.7
Vitamin A 3.6 0.0 12.5 6.3 0.0
Vitamin B1 42.9 40.0 50.0 43.8 41.7
Vitamin B2 53.6 55.0 50.0 50.0 58.3
Vitamin B3 89.3 85.0 100.0 81.3 100.0
Vitamin B5 17.9 10.0 37.5 12.5 25.0
Vitamin B6 57.1 55.0 62.5 56.3 58.3
Vitamin B9 25.0 20.0 37.5 25.0 25.0
Vitamin B12 64.3 60.0 75.0 62.5 66.7
Vitamin C† 42.9 30.0 75.0‡ 37.5 50.0
Calcium 21.4 20.0 25.0 12.5 33.3
Iron‡ 64.3 80.0§ 25.0 62.5 66.7
Sodium§ 25.0 30.0 12.5 18.8 33.3
Zinc 21.4 20.0 25.0 18.8 25.0

*Higher proportion of women met caloric requirements than men (p=0.010, Fisher’s exact test).

†Higher proportion of women met vitamin C requirements than men (p=0.044, Fisher’s exact test).

‡Higher proportion of men met iron intake requirements than women (p=0.011, Fisher’s exact test).

§Proportion of participants with sodium consumption below 2500 mg/24 hours versus those with high sodium intake.