Table 3 Average intake of micronutrients and distribution of pentathletes (%) (n =56) on the adequacy of micronutrient intakes, according to gender and age
| Â | Vitamins | Minerals | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Vitamin A | Vitamin C | Calcium | Iron | ||||||||||||
Gender/Age | Intake (mcg) | <EAR | ≥EAR ≤ UL | >UL | Intake (mg) | <EAR | ≥EAR ≤ UL | >UL | Intake (mg) | <AI | ≥AI ≤UL | >UL | Intake (mg) | <EAR | ≥EAR ≤ UL | >UL |
Male | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
10–13 (n = 13) | 551.5 ± 1207.7 | 92.3 % | – | 7.7 % | 100.2 ± 120.6 | 61.5 % | 38.5 % | – | 312.3 ± 181.5 | 100.0 % | – | – | 11.6 ± 5.5 | 23.0 % | 77.0 % | – |
14–18 (n = 21) | 870.1 ± 1872.8 | 80.9 % | 14.2 % | 4.9 % | 76.3 ± 114.8 | 66.7 % | 33.3 % | – | 510.5 ± 347.8 | 95.2 % | 4.8 % | – | 13.4 ± 5.2 | 14.3 % | 85.7 % | – |
Female | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
10–13 (n = 12) | 1026.3 ± 2508.5 | 75.0 % | 16.7 % | 8.3 % | 29.6 ± 51.3 | 83.3 % | 16.7 % | – | 344.1 ± 243.7 | 100.0 % | – | – | 11.7 ± 8.9 | 8.3 % | 91.7 % | – |
14–18 (n = 10) | 1248.8 ± 2777.3 | 70.0 % | 20.0 % | 10.0 % | 117.1 ± 107.6 | 50.0 % | 50.0 % | – | 479.2 ± 271.0 | 100.0 % | – | – | 12.4 ± 4.0 | 10.0 % | 90.0 % | – |