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Table 4 The percentages of the studied 6-year-old children in the reference ranges for mineral 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

%

%

%

 

Calcium

    

  Below EAR

76.6

66.1

71.7

0.203

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Phosphorus

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Magnesium

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Sodium

    

  Below AI

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  Above UL

100.0

100.0

100.0

#

Potassium

    

  Below AI

92.2

83.9

88.3

0.160

Iron

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Zinc

    

  Below EAR

1.6

0.0

0.8

0.350

  Above UL

3.1

5.4

4.2

0.543

Copper

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

Manganese

    

  Below AI

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  Above UL

46.9

57.1

51.7

0.261

Iodine

    

  Below EAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

  Above UL

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

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