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Table 3 Description of daily nutrient intakes per day compared to RDA

From: Inadequacy of nutrients intake among pregnant women in the Deep South of Thailand

Nutrient

RDA

Range

Mean intake

Quartile levels

Prevalence of inadequacya

(%)

    

25%

50%

75%

< 50%

< 66.7%

< 80%

Macro-nutrients

         

Total CHO (g)

345.0

51.7 - 416.8

177.6

136.2

178.3

214.2

47.2

86.8

95.5

Total protein (g)

58.0

6.8 - 100.5

37.1

28.2

36.5

44.0

27.0

59.2

81.5

Total fat (g)

75.0

1.8 - 94.0

38.9

27.9

34.5

47.6

57.2

78.0

87.0

Total calories (Kcal)

2,300

327.6 - 2724.5

1204.5

952.4

1208.6

1390.4

44.8

83.5

95.2

Micro-nutrients Minerals

         

Calcium (mg)

800.0

50.7 - 1282.7

493.2

370.6

505.4

620.7

30.5

55.0

78.2

Phosphorus (mg)

700.0

107.5 - 1386.0

571.8

434.1

563.9

686.8

12.0

29.5

49.2

Iron (mg)

24.7

4.6 - 52.8

17.6

13.2

17.5

21.7

20.5

45.2

64.2

Vitamins

         

Thiamine (mg)

1.4

0.1 - 2.5

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.7

51.7

85.0

95.8

Riboflavin (mg)

1.4

0.1 - 4.1

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.6

9.2

19.2

33.2

Retinol (μg RE)

800.0

80.1 - 13427.0

2366.5

1751.4

2096.3

3062.1

3.8

3.8

4.5

Niacin(mg)

18.0

4.1 - 32.8

9.8

12.8

15.2

32.8

18.2

43.2

67.8

Vitamin C (mg)

85.0

36.3 - 893.7

251.7

172.6

238.7

325.9

0.5

0.8

1.5

Folic acid (μg)

600.0

487.7 - 5411.4

1886.5

1406.28

1849.9

2293.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

Iodine (μg)

200.0

112.0 - 1101.0

379.9

294.3

374.1

450.1

0.0

0.8

2.0

  1. RDA: Recommended Dietary Allowance for Thailand; CHO: Carbohydrate
  2. aInadequacy defined as nutrient intake for each cut point of Thai RDA