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Table 4 Nutrient intake from supplements: supplementing participants only

From: Analyzing dietary exposure to critical nutrients on a plant-based diet using the food- and total nutrient index

 

Number of supplementing individuals

Omnivores

Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarians

Vegans

p-value

Calcium intake (mg/day)

n = 14

n = 3; 131.51 (75.37)

n = 2; 53.84 (92.33)

n = 9; 100 (100)

0.373 a

Choline intake (mg/d)

n = 12

n = 2; 82.88 (34.25)

n = 4; 29.31 (57.67)

n = 6; 100 (50)

0.279 a

Magnesium intake (mg/day)

n = 33

n = 16; 69.74 (158.01)

n = 7; 49.86 (303.65)

n = 10; 75 (151.75)

0.965 a

Potassium intake (mg/day)

n = 1

n = 1; 705 (0)

n = 0

n = 0

 

Vitamin A intake (µg/day)

n = 9

n = 3; 329.42 (186.30)

n = 1; 668 (0)

n = 5; 450 (300)

0.110 a

Vitamin C intake (mg/day)

n = 25

n = 14; 58.30 (125.48)

n = 4; 200 (585)

n = 7; 32.05 (62.90)

0.186 a

Vitamin D intake (IU/day)

n = 65

n = 25; 797.81 (1178.08)

n = 18; 806.58 (980.61)

n = 22; 1181.94 (1932.33)

0.149 a

Vitamin E intake (mg/day)

n = 7

n = 4; 6.95 (7.65)

n = 1; 30 (0)

n = 2; 4.92 (3.84)

0.300 a

  1. Nutrient intake data from supplements was not normally distributed data is shown with its median and IQR in parenthesis
  2. a = based on Kruskal–Wallis H test. Table 4 uses the following format: n (number of observation in each dietary group), median (IQR)