Table 10.
Number of children with normal, low and high dietary reference intake (%DRI) for micronutrients in coeliac and control subjects.
| %DRI | Coeliac Group n = 21 Number (%) |
Control Group n = 26 Number (%) |
p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Low | High | Normal | Low | High | ||
| Calcium | 6 (28.6) | 13 (61.9) | 2 (9.5) | 3 (11.5) | 22 (84.7) | 1 (3.8) | 0.2 |
| Magnesium | 1 (4.8) | 10 (47.6) | 10 (47.6) | 1 (3.8) | 10 (38.0) | 15 (58.0) | 0.78 |
| Iron | 9 (42.8) | 6 (28.6) | 6 (28.6) | 6 (23.1) | 11 (42.3) | 9 (34.6) | 0.33 |
| Zinc | 2 (9.5) | 7 (33.3) | 12 (57.2) | 1 (3.8) | 8 (30.8) | 17 (65.4) | 0.69 |
| Folic acid | 3 (14.3) | 18 (85.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (15.3) | 20 (77.0) | 2 (7.7) | 0.28 |
| Vitamin A | 1 (4.8) | 5 (23.8) | 15 (71.4) | 2 (7.7) | 9 (34.6) | 15 (57.7) | 0.61 |
| Vitamin E | 5 (23.9) | 9 (42.8) | 7 (33.3) | 3 (11.5) | 20 (77.0) | 3 (11.5) | 0.02 |
| Vitamin B1 | 9 (42.8) | 4 (19.1) | 8 (38.1) | 7 (26.9) | 5 (19.2) | 14 (53.9) | 0.47 |
| Vitamin B2 | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 19 (90.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (7.7) | 24 (92.3) | 0.41 |
| Vitamin B3 | 5 (23.8) | 3 (14.3) | 13 (61.9) | 6 (23.1) | 4 (15.4) | 16 (61.5) | 0.99 |
| Vitamin B6 | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 19 (90.4) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (7.7) | 23 (88.5) | 0.91 |
| Vitamin C | 4 (19.1) | 7 (33.3) | 10 (47.6) | 0 (0) | 12 (46.1) | 14 (53.9) | 0.02 |
| Vitamin B12 | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 19 (90.4) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (7.7) | 21 (80.0) | 0.62 |
| Vitamin D | 0 (0) | 20 (95.2) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 26(100.0) | 0 (0) | 0.2 |