Table 6 The percentages of the studied children from Piła in the reference ranges for mineral intake according to gender
| Nutrient |
Girls (n = 61) |
Boys (n = 61) |
All children (n = 122) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Percent | Percent | ||
| Calcium | ||||
| Below EAR | 88.5 | 82.0 | 85.2 | NS |
| Above UL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # |
| Phosphorus | ||||
| Below EAR | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | NS |
| Above UL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # |
| Magnesium | ||||
| Below EAR | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | NS |
| Sodium | ||||
| Below AI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # |
| Above UL | 90.2 | 95.1 | 92.6 | NS |
| Potassium | ||||
| Below AI | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | # |
| Iron | ||||
| Below EAR | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | NS |
| Above UL | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | NS |
| Zinc | ||||
| Below EAR | 8.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | NS |
| Above UL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # |
| Copper | ||||
| Below EAR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # |
| Above UL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # |
| Manganese | ||||
| Below AI | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | NS |
| Above UL | 11.5 | 13.1 | 12.3 | NS |
| Iodine | ||||
| Below EAR | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | NS |
| Above UL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # |
