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Table 4 The Micronutrients intake of fencing players (N = 15)

From: Comparison of diet consumption, body composition and lipoprotein lipid values of Kuwaiti fencing players with international norms

Micronutrient

Fencing Players (mean ± SD)

Normal Range (RDA)

P value

Vitamin C (mg)

153.13* ± 64.3

90 mg/d

.041

Iron(mg)

20.45* ± 5.82

8 mg/d

.000

Calcium (mg)

974.8 ± 334.9

1000 mg/d

.783

Sodium(mg)

5306.6* ± 1033.9

2300 mg/d

.000

Potassium(mg)

4146.14 ± 1333.2

4700 mg/d

.144

Phosphorus (mg)

2049.71* ± 627.6

800 mg/d

.000

Caffeine (mg)

69.91* ± 55.6

25 mg/d

.01

  1. *: p < 0.05 significantly different from RDA values.