Table 8 Energy and nutrients intake (per person per day) among women in Norway^a (n = 911) and Poland^b (n = 2712) by age groups

Energy, MJ (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

8.37 ± 2.48

7.38 ± 2.88¹

8.04 ± 2.37

7.22 ± 2.79¹

7.49 ± 2.25

6.86 ± 2.46¹

8.37 (66.2–97.4)

7.10 (5.35–9.14)

8.02 (6.43–9.47)

6.83 (5.35–8.59)

7.17 (8.89–5.92)

6.65 (5.13–8.22)

Cholesterol, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

258 ± 169

242 ± 149

311 ± 172

242 ± 163¹

317 ± 174

233 ± 147¹

217 (158–316)

204 (133–317)

276 (183–403)

206 (131–300)

273 (181–422)

204 (133–296)

Dietary fibre, g (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

21.9 ± 8.4

17 ± 7¹

22.4 ± 8.2

18 ± 8¹

22.3 ± 8.2

18 ± 8¹

21 (16–26)

16 (12–21)

21.2 (16.8–26.7)

17 (13–22)

20.8 (17.1–26.3)

17 (13–22)

Vitamin A, RAE (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

709 ± 441

956 ± 1381¹

794 ± 546

907 ± 1138²

767 ± 446

1066 ± 1979¹

605 (444–904)

703 (428–1057)

677 (481–915)

689 (445–1035)

666 (513–907)

722 (438–1056)

Vitamin D, μg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

4.1 ± 3.4

2.4 ± 2.6¹

4.9 ± 4.5

2.7 ± 3.5¹

5.4 ± 4.6

2.6 ± 2.9¹

3.2 (1.8–5.5)

1.7 (1.0–2.8)

3.9 (2.1–6.1)

1.9 (1.1–3.1)

4.3 (2.4–7.1)

1.9 (1.2–3.0)

Vitamin E, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

9.4 ± 4.3

9.3 ± 5.4

10.2 ± 4.3

10.0 ± 5.8

10.3 ± 4.3

9.7 ± 5.4

8.4 (6.3–11.6)

8.2 (5.6–11.8)

9.8 (7.4–12.3)

8.8 (6.1–12.3)

9.8 (7.4–12.2)

8.6 (5.8–12.2)

Thiamine, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

1.4 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.5¹

1.4 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.5¹

1.3 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.5¹

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

Riboflavin, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

1.6 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.6¹

1.6 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.6¹

1.5 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.7¹

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.6 (1.2–1.9)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

Vitamin B₆, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

1.5 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.7²

1.4 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.7¹

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

1.5 (1.2–1.8)

1.5 (1.1–2,0)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

Vitamin B₁₂, μg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

5.6 ± 3.2

2.8 ± 3.2¹

6.1 ± 3.8

2.8 ± 3.3¹

6.2 ± 4.0

3.1 ± 5.0¹

4.9 (3.4–7.3)

2.2 (1.4–3.2)

5.1 (3.5–8.0)

2 (1.4–3.1)

5.9 (3.4–8.1)

2.1 (1.3–3.2)

Folate, μg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

230 ± 85

216 ± 89²

234 ± 83

221 ± 91¹

227 ± 94

219 ± 91

220 (171–289)

205 (156–264)

220 (178–276)

207 (160–274)

211 (167–270)

207 (158–263)

Vitamin C, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

102 ± 72

85 ± 742²

113 ± 71

88 ± 79¹

113 ± 70

85 ± 67

87 (45–139)

64 (36–111)

99 (58–147)

67 (39–112)

100 (65–153)

66 (42–110)

Calcium, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

855 ± 379

573 ± 373¹

806 ± 355

520 ± 318¹

771 ± 356

478 ± 294¹

822 (565–1095)

480 (302–744)

762 (548–1009)

466 (302–654)

715 (506–994)

410 (258–615)

Iron, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

9.9 ± 3.4

9.4 ± 4.1

10.1 ± 3.6

9.5 ± 3.9²

9.5 ± 3.3

9.6 ± 4.6

9.5 (7.2–11.9)

8.7 (6.7–11.1)

9.6 (7.7–12.1)

8.9 (7.0–11.2)

9.2 (7.3–11.3)

8.8 (7.0–11.1)

Magnesium, mg (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

337 ± 116

246 ± 94¹

356 ± 109

249 ± 91¹

333 ± 105

237 ± 94¹

323 (256–397)

234 (182–294)

345 (278–424)

237 (186–300)

315 (261–389)

225 (178–282)

Potassium, g (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile)

3.32 ± 0.95

2.87 ± 1.13¹

3.45 ± 1.00

2.95 ± 1.09¹

3.38 ± 0.98

2.90 ± 1.10¹

3.23 (2.49–3.84)

2.71 (2.09–3.56)

3.37 (2.76–4.06)

2.88 (2.22–3.59)

3.18 (2.72–3.94)

2.84 (2.15–3.49)