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Table 2 Mineral content in diets in analysed group of healthy women aged >55, in comparison with recommendations, accompanied by comparison of satisfying nutritional needs between BMI groups, RAC-OST-POL study, May 2010

From: Assessment of mineral intake in the diets of Polish postmenopausal women in relation to their BMI—the RAC-OST-POL study

Group

Number

% of group

Na

K

Ca

P

Mg

Fe

Zn

Cu

Total

405

Below AI/EAR

39.3

96.3

92.1

4.7

61.2

6.2

28.1

10.6

405

Above AI/EAR

60.7

3.7

7.9

95.3

38.8

93.8

71.9

89.4

BMIϵ <18.5; 25.0 kg/m2

61

Below AI/EAR

41.0

95.1

90.2

1.6

50.8

9.8

23.0

8.2

61

Above AI/EAR

59.0

4.9

9.8

98.4

49.2

90.2

77.0

91.8

BMIϵ <25.0; 30.0 kg/m2

140

Below AI/EAR

42.1

99.3

92.9

7.1

65.7

3.6

26.4

8.6

140

Above AI/EAR

57.9

0.7

7.1

92.9

34.3

96.4

73.6

91.4

BMIϵ <30.0; 35.0 kg/m2

118

below AI/EAR

35.6

93.2

92.4

3.4

56.8

5.1

28.0

11.0

118

Above AI/EAR

64.4

6.8

7.6

96.6

43.2

94.9

72.0

89.0

BMI ≥ 35.0 kg/m2

86

Below AI/EAR

38.4

96.5

91.9

4.7

67.4

9.3

34.9

15.1

86

Above AI/EAR

61.6

3.5

8.1

95.3

32.6

90.7

65.1

84.9

p a

p a

p a

0.7392

0.0751

0.9311

0.3080

0.0956

0.1915

0.3993

0.4156

  1. Na sodium, K potassium, Ca calcium, P phosphorus, Mg magnesium, Fe iron, Zn zinc, Cu copper, AI Adequate Intake level (established for sodium and potassium), EAR Estimated Average Requirement level (established for calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc and copper)
  2. aDifferences assessed by the chi-square test