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Table 2 Relative daily nutrient intakes for participants compared to MDRVs/RDA and Sport Nutrition guidelines

From: Sex differences in dietary intake in British Army recruits undergoing phase one training

Nutrient

All

Men

MDRV

Women

MDRV

Energy (kcal·kg− 1·d− 1)

35.7 ± 9.5

38.3 ± 7.3

55.0

34.2 ± 10.3

48.0

CHO (kcal·kg− 1·d− 1)

4.1 ± 1.4

4.8 ± 1.3

6.0–8.0

3.8 ± 1.4

6.0–7.0

PRO (kcal·kg− 1·d− 1)

1.4 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.3

1.6–2.0

1.3 ± 0.3

1.4–1.8

Fat (kcal·kg− 1·d− 1)

1.5 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.2

1.7–2.1

1.5 ± 0.5

1.5–1.9

Fibre (kcal·kg− 1·d− 1)

0.3 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

0.4

0.3 ± 0.1

0.5

Calcium (mg·kg− 1·d− 1)

12.17 ± 5.18

14.43 ± 5.21

9.38

10.88 ± 4.78

10.80

Copper (mg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

0.02

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02

Folate (μg· kg− 1·d− 1)

2.50 ± 1.12

3.08 ± 1.19

2.68

2.18 ± 0.95

3.08

Iodine (μg· kg− 1·d− 1)

1.44 ± 0.91

1.83 ± 1.06

1.88

1.22 ± 0.74

2.15

Iron (mg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.12 ± 0.04

0.15 ± 0.04

0.12

0.12 ± 0.04

0.23

Magnesium (mg·kg− 1·d− 1)

2.90 ± 1.07

3.22 ± 1.21

4.02

2.72 ± 0.96

4.15

Niacin (mg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.41 ± 0.15

0.51 ± 0.17

0.22

0.36 ± 0.09

0.20

Phosphorus (mg·kg− 1·d− 1)

14.54 ± 5.18

16.46 ± 5.89

7.37

13.45 ± 4.48

8.46

Potassium (mg· kg− 1·d− 1)

34.74 ± 11.86

38.42 ± 13.70

46.91

32.63 ± 10.35

53.85

Riboflavin (mg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02

0.01 ± 0.01

0.02

Selenium (μg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.57 ± 0.29

0.77 ± 0.35

1.00

0.46 ± 0.18

0.92

Sodium (g· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.04 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.01

0.03

0.04 ± 0.01

0.04

Thiamin (mg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

0.01

Vitamin A (μg· kg− 1·d− 1)

9.25 ± 5.94

11.34 ± 5.12

9.38

8.05 ± 6.13

9.23

Vitamin B12 (μg·kg− 1·d− 1)

0.06 ± 0.04

0.08 ± 0.04

0.02

0.05 ± 0.02

0.02

Vitamin B6 (mg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.02 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.02

0.02

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02

Vitamin C (mg·kg− 1·d− 1)

0.81 ± 0.54

0.89 ± 0.62

0.54

0.77 ± 0.49

0.62

Vitamin D (μg· kg− 1·d− 1)

0.03 ± 0.02

0.03 ± 0.02

0.13

0.03 ± 0.02

0.15

Zinc (mg· kg−1·d− 1)

0.10 ± 0.03

0.12 ± 0.04

0.13

0.10 ± 0.03

0.11

  1. Daily nutrient intakes of all participants with data separated for sex to establish relative differences. Data was compared to recommendations. Military dietary reference values (MDRVs) were used for energy, macro and micronutrient intake recommendations. Recommended relative intakes were calculated by dividing the recommended absolute intake by the average body mass for each sex. Data presented as mean ± standard deviations. No statistically significant differences between sexes were observed.