Table 4.
Micronutrients, all participants
| All (n = 100) | Without supplements | With supplements | Reference levels | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (25–75 percentiles) |
% of EAR | % below LI | % above UL | Median (25–75 percentiles) |
% of EAR | % below LI | % above UL | EAR | Lower intake level (LI) | Upper intake level (UL) | |
| median | median | women/men | women/men | both sexes | |||||||
| Vitamin A – RE/day | 1203.5(863.5–1644) | 218 | 1 | 5 | 1297(988.3–1749) | 252 | 0 | 5 | 500/600 | 400/500 | 3000 |
| Vitamin D – μg/day | 6.6(4–8.6) | 88 | 7 | 1 | 12.6(6.6–52.6) | 168 | 4 | 12 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 100 |
| Vitamin E – mg/day | 18.5(15.1–24.7) | 355 | 0 | 0 | 20.9(16.2–29.2) | 397 | 0 | 0 | 5/6 | 3/4 | 300 |
| Vitamin K – μg/day | 149.9(102.6–245.9) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 158.6(109.6–251.7) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Vitamin B1 – mg/day | 1(0.7–1.3) | 96 | 4 | n/a | 1.1(0.8–2.5) | 111 | 2 | n/a | 0.9/1.2 | 0.5/0.6 | n/a |
| Vitamin B2 – mg/day | 1.4(1.1–1.9) | 116 | 5 | n/a | 1.7(1.2–3.1) | 147 | 4 | 1.1/1.4 | 0.8 | n/a | |
| Vitamin C – mg/day | 90(62.3–136.3) | 169 | 0 | 2 | 126.5(80–220.5) | 241 | 0 | 11 | 50/60 | 10 | 1000 |
| Niacin – NE/day | 36.1(30.1–42.3) | 281 | 0 | 0 | 43.1(31.2–55.4) | 308 | 0 | 0 | 12/15 | 9/12 | 900 |
| Vitamin B6 – mg/day | 1.4(1.1–1.6) | 107 | 6 | 1 | 2.1(1.3–5.4) | 160 | 3 | 8 | 1.1/1.6 | 0.8/1.0 | 25 |
| Vitamin B12 – mg/day | 5.4(4.2–8) | 387 | 0 | n/a | 6.6(4.5–12.1) | 472 | 0 | n/a | 1.4 | 1 | n/a |
| Folate – μg/day | 330(259.5–411) | 165 | 0 | 0 | 388.5(284–578.5) | 194 | 0 | 4 | 200 | 100 | 1000 |
| Iodine – μg/day | 218(173–290) | 218 | 0 | 0 | 239.5(182–312) | 240 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 600 |
| Phosphorus – mg/day | 1323.5(1091.8–1715) | 294 | 0 | 1 | 1346(1101.3–1747) | 299 | 0 | 1 | 450 | 300 | 3000 |
| Iron – mg/day | 9.1(7.3–11.7) | 97 | 11 | 0 | 9.6(7.4–14.8) | 108 | 11 | 7 | 10/7 | 5/7 | 25 |
| Calcium – mg/day | 832.5(637.5–1106.5) | 167 | 8 | 1 | 848.5(665.5–1142) | 170 | 7 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 2500 |
| Potassium – mg/day | 2850.5(2293.3–3449.5) | n/a | n/a | 17 | 2872.5(2293.3–3474.8) | n/a | n/a | 20 | n/a | n/a | 3700 |
| Magnesium – mg/day | 323(258.5–414.8) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 439.5(313.75–612.5) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sodium – mg/day | 2783.5(2309.3–3705.5) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2819(2364.8–3737) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Selenium – μg/day | 64.8(45.7–80.4) | 192 | 0 | 1 | 76.1(48.9–108.7) | 237 | 0 | 2 | 30/35 | 20 | 300 |
| Zinc – mg/day | 10.8(9.0–13.8) | 200 | 0 | 2 | 13.6(9.6–19.7) | 250 | 0 | 15 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 25 |
Recommendations according to Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012 [11]