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

Table 5. Prevalence (95%CI) of inadequate micronutrient intakes among men according to per capita household income in the National Dietary Survey 2017–2018.

Nutrients Age group Per capita income
< 0.5 MW 0.5–1 MW 1–2 MW > 2 MW
Calcium (mg)
Adolescents 99.6 (99.5–99.8) 99.0 (98.9–99.2) 97.8 (97.3–98.3) 93.1 (92.1–94.2)
Adults 98.1 (97.7–98.5) 95.8 (95.2–96.4) 91.7 (90.4–93.0) 81.9 (79.8–83.9)
Elderly 99.2 (99.0–99.5) 98.2 (97.8–98.7) 96.6 (95.5–97.6) 90.2 (89.1–91.3)
Magnesium (mg)
Adolescents 57.4 (54.7–60.1) 51.8 (48.6–54.9) 53.9 (47.7–60.0) 53.1 (45.4–60.9)
Adults 73.9 (70.1–77.7) 67.4 (65.6–69.3) 68.4 (64.7–72.0) 69.1 (66.8–71.4)
Elderly 83.7 (81.2–86.3) 78.9 (77.7–80.1) 80.9 (77.9–83.8) 80.5 (78.7–82.2)
Phosphorus (mg)
Adolescents 63.1 (59.7–66.4) 51.8 (48.6–55.0) 45.5 (41–50.0) 38.3 (35.0–41.5)
Adults 4.5 (2.9–6.0) 2.3 (1.9–2.7) 1.8 (1.6–2.0) 1.1 (0.8–1.3)
Elderly 14 (11.9–16.1) 9.0 (8.3–9.7) 7.2 (6.4–8.1) 4.5 (4–5.1)
Copper (mg)
Adolescents 2.2 (1.7–2.6) 1.8 (1.4–2.1) 2.3 (1.6–3.1) 2.2 (1.5–3.0)
Adults 2.4 (1.6–3.2) 2.0 (1.6–2.3) 2.5 (2.1–3.0) 2.7 (2.3–3.1)
Elderly 4.1 (2.7–5.5) 3.6 (3.0–4.1) 4.7 (3.9–5.6) 4.7 (4.3–5.1)
Zinc (mg)
Adolescents 20.6 (17.0–24.3) 17.6 (14.3–20.9) 15.5 (14.0–16.9) 14.1 (11.7–16.5)
Adults 28.7 (26.4–31.1) 24.6 (22.8–26.5) 22.3 (20.3–24.3) 21.0 (18.5–23.5)
Elderly 45.3 (41.9–48.8) 41.1 (38.1–44.1) 39.4 (37.6–41.2) 36.5 (35.3–37.7)
Vitamin A (mcg)a
Adolescents 92.7 (90.2–95.3) 85.8 (82.3–89.3) 78.6 (73.7–83.4) 64.6 (60.2–69.0)
Adults 97.7 (97.1–98.3) 94.3 (93.6–95.0) 89.3 (87.8–90.9) 79.7 (78.1–81.3)
Elderly 98.1 (97.7–98.6) 94.7 (93.7–95.8) 90.2 (88.6–91.8) 80.7 (78.8–82.6)
Thiamine (mg)
Adolescents 42.6 (37.7–47.6) 30.1 (27.6–32.6) 26.5 (24.6–28.5) 23.2 (21.1–25.3)
Adults 67.4 (63.7–71.2) 53.3 (51.9–54.6) 48.8 (45.8–51.8) 45.2 (43.2–47.2)
Elderly 79.7 (77.3–82.1) 67.6 (65.3–69.9) 63.9 (59.7–68) 59.5 (58.2–60.7)
Riboflavin (mg)
Adolescents 46.9 (44.2–49.6) 35.9 (32.0–39.8) 31.3 (27.0–35.7) 25.1 (22.7–27.5)
Adults 70.4 (68.4–72.4) 58.3 (56.4–60.3) 52.8 (49.8–55.8) 46.1 (43.6–48.6)
Elderly 75.7 (73.6–77.7) 64.1 (62.6–65.5) 58.8 (56.1–61.5) 51.7 (48.5–54.9)
Pyridoxine (mg)
Adolescents 77.5 (75.6–79.4) 68.6 (63.4–73.9) 64.7 (58.8–70.5) 57.0 (53.1–60.8)
Adults 90.2 (88.1–92.3) 84.2 (82.0–86.4) 81.5 (79.9–83.0) 77.0 (74.0–79.9)
Elderly 98.5 (98.2–98.7) 96.7 (95.7–97.6) 95.7 (94.8–96.6) 93.3 (92.4–94.1)
Cobalamin (mcg)
Adolescents 9.2 (7.3–11.1) 9.0 (7.6–10.5) 6.3 (5.3–7.3) 2.6 (1.7–3.5)
Adults 10.4 (9.2–11.7) 10.0 (8.5–11.5) 7.0 (5.1–8.8) 3.4 (3.0–3.8)
Elderly 19.8 (17.8–21.8) 19.8 (17.8–21.8) 15.1 (12.2–18) 7.7 (6.9–8.4)
Vitamin D (mcg)b
Adolescents 99.9 (99.9–100) 99.9 (99.9–99.9) 99.8 (99.7–99.8) 99.3 (99–99.5)
Adults 100 (100–100) 100 (100–100) 99.9 (99.9–100) 99.8 (99.7–99.9)
Elderly 100 (100–100) 100 (100–100) 100 (100–100) 99.9 (99.9– 100)
Vitamin E (mg)c
Adolescents 91.4 (89.7–93.1) 89.4 (87.7–91) 88.3 (85–91.6) 84.6 (81.0–88.3)
Adults 94.4 (92.7–96.2) 92.7 (91.7–93.8) 91.4 (89.5–93.3) 89.2 (88.0–90.5)
Elderly 97.2 (96.0–98.5) 96.2 (95.3–97.2) 95.8 (94.6–97) 94.0 (92.9–95.1)
Vitamin C (mg)
Adolescents 47.7 (41.0–54.5) 34.1 (31.4–36.7) 27.6 (24.9–30.2) 17.8 (16.0–19.7)
Adults 68.0 (63.9–72.2) 53.2 (51.7–54.7) 45.5 (44.3–46.6) 33.3 (32.1–34.5)
Elderly 72.8 (70.0–75.5) 58.5 (55.0–62.1) 51.3 (48.7–53.8) 38.0 (34.6–41.3)

MW: Minimum Wage.

a

Retinol activity equivalent (RAE).

b

Ergocalciterol (D2) + cholecalciferol (D3).

c

Total alpha-tocopherol.