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. 2021 Nov 22;55 Supl 1:5s. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055003343

Table 3. Prevalence (95%CI) of inadequate micronutrient intakes among men according to per capita household income in the National Dietary Survey 2008–2009.

Nutrients Age group Per capita income
< 0.5 SM 0.5–1 MW 1–2 MW > 2 MW
% (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI)
Calcium (mg)
Adolescents 99.3 (98.9–99.6) 98.5 (98.3–98.8) 97.2 (96.4–98.0) 92.4 (90.9–94.0)
Adults 96.7 (96.1–97.3) 94.2 (93.8–94.7) 90.7 (89.6–91.8) 80.7 (78.5–83.0)
Elderly 98.4 (97.9–98.9) 96.8 (96.1–97.4) 95.1 (94.5–95.7) 87.4 (85.1–89.7)
Magnesium (mg)
Adolescents 50.0 (45.2–54.8) 51.0 (48.1–53.9) 48.1 (45.6–50.5) 53.3 (50.3–56.2)
Adults 71.1 (69.1–73.1) 65.3 (62.8–67.7) 63.6 (62.5–64.7) 66.6 (64.4–68.9)
Elderly 81.4 (77.0–85.9) 76.4 (72.4–80.4) 76.1 (72.3–79.9) 77.6 (76.1–79.0)
Phosphorus (mg)
Adolescents 62.2 (60.0–64.3) 50.3 (48.1–52.6) 45.4 (42.6–48.1) 36.1 (33.5–38.7)
Adults 5.6 (4.9–6.3) 3.3 (2.4–4.2) 2.5 (2.1–3.0) 1.5 (1.1–1.9)
Elderly 13.4 (10.8–16.1) 8.2 (6.7–9.7) 7.2 (5.6–8.7) 4.1 (3.6–4.6)
Copper (mg)
Adolescents 3.6 (2.7–4.4) 2.9 (2.5–3.4) 2.7 (2.1–3.3) 3.5 (3.0–3.9)
Adults 4.6 (3.7–5.5) 3.3 (2.9–3.8) 3.3 (2.7–4.0) 3.7 (3.1–4.4)
Elderly 8.4 (5.5–11.4) 6.0 (4.2–7.7) 6.4 (4.0–8.8) 6.3 (5.0–7.5)
Zinc (mg)
Adolescents 21.4 (16.2–26.6) 15.3 (13.9–16.7) 14.0 (12.1–16.0) 14.0 (12.6–15.4)
Adults 30.3 (28.2–32.4) 22.1 (19.7–24.5) 20.8 (19.7–22.0) 20.1 (18.2–22.0)
Elderly 44.4 (40.4–48.4) 34.0 (31.3–36.7) 34.3 (31.6–37.0) 31.0 (26.6–35.4)
Vitamin A (mcg)a
Adolescents 87.0 (82.1–91.9) 81.6 (79.0–84.3) 76.0 (73.8–78.2) 61.6 (58.7–64.6)
Adults 95.2 (93.4–96.9) 90.2 (88.7–91.7) 86.6 (84.7–88.4) 73.9 (70.9–76.9)
Elderly 96.1 (93.9–98.2) 92.3 (90.6–93.9) 88.8 (87.5–90.2) 77.1 (74.3–79.9)
Thiamine (mg)
Adolescents 52.8 (45.3–60.3) 41.6 (38.6–44.6) 34.5 (32.6–36.5) 28.5 (25.9–31.1)
Adults 78.0 (74.9–81.0) 64.4 (60.9–67.8) 57.9 (55.8–60.0) 49.6 (43.9–55.2)
Elderly 87.8 (84.4–91.3) 77.2 (74.4–80.1) 72.0 (68.0–76.0) 62.8 (59.9–65.8)
Riboflavin (mg)
Adolescents 42.8 (35.6–50.0) 30.6 (26.3–34.9) 25.5 (22.8–28.3) 20.1 (17.7–22.6)
Adults 65.7 (61.1–70.2) 49.3 (46.9–51.7) 43.8 (42.3–45.2) 35.7 (32.9–38.6)
Elderly 71.3 (68.1–74.5) 54.9 (50.9–58.9) 49.9 (47.7–52.2) 39.8 (36.1–43.6)
Pyridoxine (mg)
Adolescents 81.5 (78.1–84.8) 71.3 (69.1–73.4) 64.6 (62.3–67.0) 55.2 (52.7–57.6)
Adults 92.9 (91.1–94.6) 85.1 (82.1–88.1) 81.4 (77.9–84.8) 73.6 (68.2–79.0)
Elderly 99.5 (99.2–99.8) 97.8 (97.2–98.5) 97.0 (96.3–97.8) 94.0 (92.5–95.6)
Cobalamin (mcg)
Adolescents 7.6 (5.2–9.9) 6.6 (4.7–8.5) 5.4 (3.9–7.0) 3.8 (2.6–4.9)
Adults 8.1 (6–10.3) 6.4 (5.1–7.8) 5.5 (4.4–6.7) 3.5 (2.5–4.6)
Elderly 12.8 (10.9–14.6) 9.8 (7.7–12) 9.2 (7.7–10.7) 5.3 (3.5–7.1)
Vitamin D (mcg)b
Adolescents 99.5 (99.3–99.7) 99.5 (99.4–99.6) 99.3 (99.1–99.6) 98.9 (98.5–99.2)
Adults 99.7 (99.6–99.9) 99.7 (99.5–99.8) 99.7 (99.5–99.8) 99.3 (99.0–99.7)
Elderly 99.9 (99.7–100) 99.8 (99.7–100) 99.7 (99.6–99.9) 99.6 (99.3–99.9)
Vitamin E (mg)c
Adolescents 91.5 (89.2–93.7) 90.3 (89.2–91.4) 89.8 (88.6–91.1) 90.1 (89.3–90.9)
Adults 95.3 (94.7–95.8) 93.3 (92.0–94.6) 93.4 (93.2–93.7) 93.1 (92.1–94.1)
Elderly 97.3 (96.5–98.2) 96.0 (95.3–96.7) 96.4 (95.9–96.8) 95.7 (94.4–96.9)
Vitamin C (mg)
Adolescents 43.8 (40.6–46.9) 35.2 (33.4–36.9) 27.5 (25.9–29.1) 17.8 (16.1–19.5)
Adults 64.2 (61.3–67.2) 51.5 (49.3–53.6) 43.1 (41.2–45.1) 29.3 (27.4–31.2)
Elderly 69.8 (65.6–74.0) 57.3 (54.6–59.9) 48.7 (46.3–51.2) 33.2 (30.1–36.3)
a

Retinol activity equivalent (RAE).

b

Ergocalciterol (D2) + cholecalciferol (D3).

c

Total alpha-tocopherol.