Table 5.

Micronutrients, acceptable reporters

Acceptable reporters (n = 83)	Without supplements				With supplements				Reference levels
	Median (25–75 percentiles)	% of EAR	% below LI	% above UL	Median	% 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	1228(921–1655)	225	0	2	1301(1020–1713)	253	0	2	500/600	400/500	3000
Vitamin D – μg/day	6.6(4–8.7)	87	4	0	12(7.1–48.6)	159	2	12	7.5	2.5	100
Vitamin E – mg/day	18.6(15.4–24.9)	358	0	0	20.5(16.7–29.2)	400	0	0	5/6	3/4	300
Vitamin K – μg/day	153.3(106.5–247)	n/a	n/a	n/a	172.1(110.1–252.2)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Vitamin B1 – mg/day	1(0.8–1.3)	98	2	n/a	1.1(0.8–2.1)	112	1	n/a	0.9/1.2	0.5/0.6	n/a
Vitamin B2 – mg/day	1.5(1.2–1.9)	119	3	n/a	1.7(1.2–2.7)	149	3	n/a	1.1/1.4	0.8	n/a
Vitamin C – mg/day	89(62–134)	166	0	1	124(72–205)	232	0	6	50/60	10	1000
Niacin – NE/day	36.6(30.7–45.2)	282	0	0	43(31.3–53.7)	308	0	0	12/15	9/12	900
Vitamin B6 – mg/day	1.4(1.1–1.6)	108	4	0	2.1(1.4–5.1)	152	2	6	1.1/1.6	0.8/1.0	25
Vitamin B12 – mg/day	5.4(4.2–7.8)	388	0	n/a	6.6(4.7–11.9)	473	0	n/a	1.4	1	n/a
Folate – μg/day	332(261–402)	166	0	0	383(287–573)	192	0	3	200	100	1000
Iodine – μg/day	217(173–290)	217	0	0	249(187–309)	249	0	0	100	70	600
Phosphorus – mg/day	1370(1125–1720)	304	0	0	1379(1132–1764)	306	0	0	450	300	3000
Iron – mg/day	9.2(7.7–11.8)	69	8	0	9.7(7.9–14.4)	108	8	5	10/7	5/7	25
Calcium – mg/day	849(672–1127)	170	4	0	916(692–1166)	183	4	0	500	500	2500
Potassium – mg/day	2866(2332–3448)	n/a	n/a	14	2879(2332–3456)	n/a	n/a	17	n/a	n/a	3.7
Magnesium – mg/day	331(260–417)	n/a	n/a	n/a	442(330–611)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sodium – mg/day	2783(2347–3645)	n/a	n/a	n/a	2816(2439–3698)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Selenium – μg/day	65.2(45.7–78.5)	193	0	1	76.2(51–105.3)	237	0	2	30/35	20	300
Zinc – mg/day	11(9.2–13.8)	203	0	1	13.8(9.8–19.6)	250	0	11	5/6	4/5	25

Recommendations according to Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012 [11]