Table 4.
Usual intake and prevalence of intake inadequacy for selenium and phosphorus among Chinese adults.
| Age Group | Selenium (μg/Day) | Phosphorus (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 | 42.25 (0.82) | 28.76 (0.54) | 38.68 (0.7) | 51.73 (1.05) | 72.44 (1.56) | 877.78 (7.86) | 690.91 (7.31) | 844.63 (7.65) | 1026.77 (9.12) | 12.54 (0.79) |
| 50~64 | 38.87 (0.62) | 26.48 (0.52) | 35.51 (0.62) | 47.57 (0.78) | 78.57 (1.12) | 857.12 (7.79) | 675.91 (7.29) | 823.86 (7.94) | 1002.82 (8.88) | 14.22 (0.87) |
| 65~79 | 34.24 (0.49) | 23.16 (0.45) | 31.2 (0.52) | 41.87 (0.6) | 86.05 (0.69) | 771.61 (7.67) | 605.72 (6.86) | 741.08 (7.63) | 903.44 (8.87) | 22.29 (1.13) |
| 80~ | 31.96 (0.73) | 21.54 (0.57) | 29.1 (0.74) | 39.31 (0.92) | 89.16 (0.91) | 706.12 (11.36) | 552.23 (9.35) | 676.6 (11.05) | 828.83 (13.95) | 26.32 (1.68) |
| Females | ||||||||||
| 18~49 | 34.16 (0.47) | 23.17 (0.27) | 31.2 (0.38) | 41.84 (0.61) | 86.2 (0.88) | 725.46 (5.64) | 569.04 (4.71) | 696.89 (5.52) | 850.57 (7.08) | 30.92 (0.92) |
| 50~64 | 31.04 (0.32) | 20.98 (0.28) | 28.31 (0.33) | 38.03 (0.41) | 90.39 (0.48) | 706.68 (5.62) | 553.72 (5.01) | 678.71 (5.61) | 828.7 (6.87) | 34.09 (1.07) |
| 65~79 | 27.28 (0.32) | 18.36 (0.28) | 24.81 (0.33) | 33.46 (0.41) | 94.49 (0.38) | 633.38 (5.84) | 494.35 (4.84) | 606.9 (5.82) | 743.86 (7.13) | 46.23 (1.26) |
| 80~ | 25.22 (0.59) | 16.9 (0.46) | 22.97 (0.54) | 30.74 (0.7) | 96.18 (0.56) | 574.89 (9.44) | 446.12 (7.94) | 551.01 (9.07) | 674.89 (11.46) | 52.34 (2.4) |
| Total | 36.61 (0.5) | 24.32 (0.31) | 33.18 (0.42) | 45.08 (0.65) | 81.73 (0.93) | 785.07 (5.64) | 605.47 (4.86) | 750.82 (5.58) | 927.3 (6.88) | 23.78 (0.77) |
*—Significant at p < 0.05 between age–sex groups.