Table 3.
Usual intake and the prevalence of intake inadequacy for zinc and copper among Chinese adults.
| Age Group | Zinc (mg/Day) | Copper (mg/Day) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) |
P25 (SE) |
Median (SE) | P75 (SE) |
%Below EAR * (SE) | Mean * (SE) | P25 * (SE) |
Median * (SE) | P75 * (SE) |
%Below EAR * (SE) | |
| Males | ||||||||||
| 18~49 | 9.46 (0.29) * | 7.11 (0.49) * | 8.94 (0.38) * | 11.23 (0.27) * | 67.27 (2.97) | 1.49 (0.02) | 1.09 (0.02) | 1.4 (0.02) | 1.79 (0.03) | 1.16 (0.16) |
| 50~64 | 9.11 (0.76) * | 6.86 (0.87) | 8.61 (0.83) | 10.8 (0.75) * | 71.26 (7.24) | 1.47 (0.02) | 1.07 (0.01) | 1.38 (0.02) | 1.77 (0.02) | 1.26 (0.15) |
| 65~79 | 8.09 (0.58) | 6.08 (0.69) | 7.64 (0.65) | 9.59 (0.56) | 81.93 (3.66) | 1.35 (0.02) | 0.98 (0.01) | 1.26 (0.02) | 1.62 (0.02) | 2.33 (0.27) |
| 80~ | 7.32 (0.83) | 5.5 (0.84) | 6.91 (0.88) | 8.71 (0.91) | 88.56 (4.14) | 1.22 (0.02) | 0.89 (0.02) | 1.14 (0.02) | 1.47 (0.03) | 4.21 (0.58) |
| Females | ||||||||||
| 18~49 | 7.67 (0.46) | 5.77 (0.12) | 7.25 (0.32) | 9.1 (0.67) | 30.59 (2.63) | 1.27 (0.02) | 0.92 (0.01) | 1.19 (0.01) | 1.52 (0.02) | 3.34 (0.29) |
| 50~64 | 7.4 (0.13) | 5.56 (0.19) | 7 (0.09) | 8.79 (0.27) | 34.32 (2.43) | 1.25 (0.01) | 0.91 (0.01) | 1.17 (0.01) | 1.5 (0.02) | 3.68 (0.31) |
| 65~79 | 6.56 (0.25) | 4.92 (0.09) | 6.19 (0.16) | 7.79 (0.41) | 48.33 (2.69) | 1.14 (0.01) | 0.83 (0.01) | 1.07 (0.01) | 1.37 (0.02) | 6.09 (0.48) |
| 80~ | 5.9 (0.24) | 4.42 (0.25) | 5.57 (0.25) | 6.98 (0.3) | 60.52 (4.67) | 1.03 (0.02) | 0.74 (0.02) | 0.96 (0.02) | 1.23 (0.02) | 10.36 (0.92) |
| Total | 8.34 (0.12) | 6.14 (0.23) | 7.83 (0.15) | 9.98 (0.17) | 51.91 (1.71) | 1.36 (0.02) | 0.98 (0.01) | 1.27 (0.01) | 1.64 (0.02) | 2.58 (0.22) |
*—Significant at p < 0.05 between age–sex groups.