Micronutrient (mg) | RDA (mg) | Dietary Micronutrient Intake | % Micronutrients adequacy (=% > RDA) | |||||
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | T-test | P-value | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | ||
WAVE I | ||||||||
 Ca | 1000 | 518.15 ± 318.26 | 521.68 ± 345.92 | −0.07 | 0.95 | 7 (4.4) | 2 (3.2) | 0.57 |
 Fe | 8 | 26.35 ± 12.44 | 21.57 ± 9.85 | 2.70 | 0.004 | 127 (96.9) | 62 (98.4) | 0.18 |
 Cu | 2 | 1.10 ± 0.58 | 1.05 ± 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 13 (9.2) | 3 (4.8) | 0.28 |
 Se | 55 | 25.76 ± 18.74 | 34.87 ± 40.78 | −2.16 | 0.10 | 22 (16.8) | 15 (23.8) | 0.24 |
 Mg | 400 | 46.98 ± 44.27 | 78.84 ± 63.13 | −4.12 | 0.001 | 4(2.8) | 0(0) | 0.55 |
 Zn | 11 | 11.17 ± 4.06 | 9.38 ± 0.57 | 2.81 | 0.01 | 67(47.2) | 18(28.6) | 0.01 |
WAVE II | ||||||||
 Ca | 1000 | 536.68 ± 273.46 | 560.80 ± 393.93 | − 0.39 | 0.70 | 7(6.6) | 3(6.0) | 0.89 |
 Fe | 8 | 29.10 ± 12.29 | 23.65 ± 10.54 | 2.86 | 0.005 | 111(98.2) | 51(100) | 0.34 |
 Cu | 2 | 1.10 ± 0.54 | 0.98 ± 0.57 | 1.26 | 0.21 | 7(6.6) | 3(6.0) | 0.89 |
 Se | 55 | 32.26 ± 22.35 | 35.25 ± 26.98 | − 0.66 | 0.51 | 19(16.8) | 13(25.5) | 0.19 |
 Mg | 400 | 45.99 ± 33.15 | 48.98 ± 37.56 | −0.48 | 0.63 | 0(0) | 1(2) | 0.14 |
 Zn | 11 | 11.57 ± 4.10 | 9.51 ± 3.89 | 3.02 | 0.003 | 59(55.7) | 12(24.0) | < 0.001 |
WAVE III | ||||||||
 Ca | 1000 | 539.50 ± 228.41 | 574.71 ± 296.07 | −0.70 | 0.48 | 5(4.9) | 3(6.8) | 0.64 |
 Fe | 8 | 29.21 ± 11.28 | 22.49 ± 9.60 | 3.67 | < 0.001 | 104(99.1) | 43(97.7) | 0.52 |
 Cu | 2 | 1.16 ± 0.64 | 0.99 ± 0.71 | 1.32 | 0.19 | 12(11.8) | 4(9.1) | 0.64 |
 Se | 55 | 37.53 ± 24.94 | 40.05 ± 25.86 | −0.51 | 0.61 | 28(26.7) | 13(29.6) | 0.72 |
 Mg | 400 | 41.58 ± 44.62 | 50.28 ± 40.66 | −1.12 | 0.27 | 7(6.9) | 2(4.6) | 0.59 |
 Zn | 11 | 11.33 ± 3.84 | 9.80 ± 4.73 | 1.89 | 0.06 | 56(54.9) | 13(29.6) | 0.01 |