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Table 2 The percentages of the studied 6-year-old children in the reference ranges for vitamin intakes

From: Dietary intake in 6-year-old children from southern Poland: part 2 – vitamin and mineral intakes

Nutrient

Girls ( n  = 64)

Boys ( n  = 56)

All children ( n  = 120)

P

%

%

%

 

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Retinol

    

  Above UL

1.6

1.8

1.7

0.924

Vitamin D

    

  Below EAR

100.0

100.0

100.0

#

Vitamin E

    

  Below AI

34.4

41.1

37.5

0.450

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Vitamin B1

    

  Below EAR

1.6

0.0

0.8

0.350

Vitamin B2

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Vitamin B6

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Folic acid

    

  Below EAR

12.5

8.9

10.8

0.530

  Above UL

1.6

1.8

1.7

0.924

Vitamin B12

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Niacin

    

  Below EAR

1.6

1.8

1.7

0.924

  Above UL

26.6

14.3

20.8

0.099

Vitamin C

    

  Below EAR

10.9

16.1

13.3

0.409

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  1. P – significance;
  2. # – P cannot be calculated when percentage is 0.0 or 100.0.