Table 4. Comparison of micronutrient deficiency in participants across BMI categories.
| Micronutrient | Overall deficiency n/N (%) | BMI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severely Thin / Thin | Normal | Over weight | Obese / Severely Obese | p value | ||
| m/n, column % | ||||||
| Calcium | 1358/2267, (59.9) | 213/341, 62.5 | 966/1578, 61.2 | 125/236, 53.0 | 54/112, 48.2 | 0.004 |
| Iron | 1119/2265, (49.4) | 164/341, 48.1 | 777/1578, 49.2 | 110/234, 47.0 | 68/112, 60.7 | 0.089 |
| Zinc | 138/2026, (6.8) | 10/307, 3.3 | 82/1407, 5.8 | 29/209, 13.9 | 17/103, 16.5 | <0.001 |
| Selenium | 208/2003, (10.4) | 14/303, 4.6 | 129/1391, 9.3 | 37/207, 17.9 | 28/102, 27.5 | <0.001 |
| 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D | 900/2268, (39.7) | 123/341, 36.1 | 626/1582, 39.6 | 96/233, 41.2 | 55/112, 49.1 | 0.10 |
| Folate | 505/2276, (22.3) | 69/343, 20.1 | 349/1587, 22.0 | 56/234, 23.9 | 31/112, 27.7 | 0.35 |
| Vitamin B12 | 759/2275, (33.4) | 124/343, 36.2 | 538/1586, 33.9 | 70/234, 29.9 | 27/112, 24.1 | 0.72 |