Table 5.
Proportion % of participants with micronutrient intake below average requirement (AR)* across alcohol intake categories† among men and women in StudentKost
| Men (n 178) | Women (n 444) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR * | Abstaining (n 28) |
≤ 14 units/week (n 92) |
> 14 units/week (n 58) |
AR * | Abstaining (n 76) |
≤ 14 units/week (n 311) |
> 14 units/week (n 57) |
|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| Vitamin A | 600 µg | 32·1 | 42·4 | 29·3 | 500 µg | 36·8 | 28·6 | 24·6 |
| Vitamin D | 7·5 µg | 64·3 | 70·7 | 67·2 | 7·5 µg | 80·3 | 76·5 | 68·4 |
| Vitamin E | 6 mg | 21·4 | 5·4 | 5·2 | 5 mg | 2·6 | 3·2 | 0 |
| Thiamin | 1·2 mg | 28·6 | 34·8 | 27·6 | 0·9 mg | 9·2 | 17·0 | 5·3 |
| Riboflavin | 1·4 mg | 21·4 | 25·0 | 8·6 | 1·1 mg | 22·4 | 20·3 | 5·3 |
| Niacin | 15 mg | 21·4 | 13·0 | 12·1 | 12 mg | 13·2 | 12·5 | 7·0 |
| Vitamin B6 | 1·2 mg | 17·9 | 15·2 | 8·6 | 1·0 mg | 5·3 | 8·4 | 0 |
| Folate | 200 µg | 32·1 | 35·9 | 15·5 | 200 µg | 32·9 | 30·9 | 26·3 |
| Vitamin B12 | 1·4 µg | 3·6 | 2·2 | 0 | 1·4 µg | 5·3 | 1·6 | 0 |
| Vitamin C | 60 mg | 39·3 | 41·3 | 31·0 | 50 mg | 10·5 | 19·0 | 14·0 |
| Ca | 500 mg | 17·9 | 26·1 | 12·1 | 500 mg | 22·4 | 23·2 | 10·5 |
| P | 450 mg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 mg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fe | 7 mg | 21·4 | 19·6 | 15·5 | 10 mg | 55·3 | 46·6 | 35·1 |
| Zn | 6 mg | 10·7 | 4·3 | 3·4 | 5 mg | 2·6 | 3·5 | 0 |
| Cu | 0·7 mg | 17·9 | 15·2 | 8·6 | 0·7 mg | 13·2 | 13·8 | 1·8 |
| Se | 35 µg | 32·1 | 18·5 | 10·3 | 30 µg | 25·0 | 24·4 | 21·1 |
| I | 100 µg | 32·1 | 39·1 | 24·1 | 100 µg | 46·1 | 41·5 | 42·1 |
*
Age- and gender-specific average requirement of micronutrients according to Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012(20)
†
1 unit of alcohol equivalent to 8 g of alcohol by weight and 14 units of alcohol per week represents the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines 2016 cut-off for low-risk alcohol consumption(18).