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Table 4 Micronutrients, all participants

From: Low carbohydrate high fat-diet in real life assessed by diet history interviews

All (n = 100)

Without supplements

With supplements

Reference levels

 

Median

(25–75 percentiles)

% of EAR

% below LI

% above UL

Median

(25–75 percentiles)

% of EAR

% below LI

% above UL

EAR

Lower intake level (LI)

Upper intake level (UL)

 

median

   

median

  

women/men

women/men

both sexes

Vitamin A – RE/day

1203.5(863.5–1644)

218

1

5

1297(988.3–1749)

252

0

5

500/600

400/500

3000

Vitamin D – μg/day

6.6(4–8.6)

88

7

1

12.6(6.6–52.6)

168

4

12

7.5

2.5

100

Vitamin E – mg/day

18.5(15.1–24.7)

355

0

0

20.9(16.2–29.2)

397

0

0

5/6

3/4

300

Vitamin K – μg/day

149.9(102.6–245.9)

n/a

n/a

n/a

158.6(109.6–251.7)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Vitamin B1 – mg/day

1(0.7–1.3)

96

4

n/a

1.1(0.8–2.5)

111

2

n/a

0.9/1.2

0.5/0.6

n/a

Vitamin B2 – mg/day

1.4(1.1–1.9)

116

5

n/a

1.7(1.2–3.1)

147

4

 

1.1/1.4

0.8

n/a

Vitamin C – mg/day

90(62.3–136.3)

169

0

2

126.5(80–220.5)

241

0

11

50/60

10

1000

Niacin – NE/day

36.1(30.1–42.3)

281

0

0

43.1(31.2–55.4)

308

0

0

12/15

9/12

900

Vitamin B6 – mg/day

1.4(1.1–1.6)

107

6

1

2.1(1.3–5.4)

160

3

8

1.1/1.6

0.8/1.0

25

Vitamin B12 – mg/day

5.4(4.2–8)

387

0

n/a

6.6(4.5–12.1)

472

0

n/a

1.4

1

n/a

Folate – μg/day

330(259.5–411)

165

0

0

388.5(284–578.5)

194

0

4

200

100

1000

Iodine – μg/day

218(173–290)

218

0

0

239.5(182–312)

240

0

0

100

70

600

Phosphorus – mg/day

1323.5(1091.8–1715)

294

0

1

1346(1101.3–1747)

299

0

1

450

300

3000

Iron – mg/day

9.1(7.3–11.7)

97

11

0

9.6(7.4–14.8)

108

11

7

10/7

5/7

25

Calcium – mg/day

832.5(637.5–1106.5)

167

8

1

848.5(665.5–1142)

170

7

1

500

500

2500

Potassium – mg/day

2850.5(2293.3–3449.5)

n/a

n/a

17

2872.5(2293.3–3474.8)

n/a

n/a

20

n/a

n/a

3700

Magnesium – mg/day

323(258.5–414.8)

n/a

n/a

n/a

439.5(313.75–612.5)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Sodium – mg/day

2783.5(2309.3–3705.5)

n/a

n/a

n/a

2819(2364.8–3737)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Selenium – μg/day

64.8(45.7–80.4)

192

0

1

76.1(48.9–108.7)

237

0

2

30/35

20

300

Zinc – mg/day

10.8(9.0–13.8)

200

0

2

13.6(9.6–19.7)

250

0

15

5/6

4/5

25

  1. Recommendations according to Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012 [11]