Table 5

Reported macro and micronutrient density, by sex and LER status

MenWomen
non-LER (n=394) mean (SEM)LER (n=164)
mean (SEM)
%5-150pnon-LER (n=279) mean (SEM)LER (n=260)
mean (SEM)
%5-150p
% energy
protein14.5  (0.13)16.7  (0.3)1150.0014.8  (0.16)17.2  (0.3)1160.00
carbohydrate45.9 (0.34)46.8 (0.6)1020.1946.1 (0.34)46.7 (0.4)1010.27
alcohol4.1 (0.33)2.5 (0.5)610.011.5 (0.17)0.9 (0.1)600.01
fat35.4 (0.28)33.9 (0.5)960.0137.7 (0.34)35.3 (0.4)940.00
saturfat14.7 (0.18)13.8 (0.3)940.0116.3 (0.24)14.9 (0.3)910.00
transfat1.5 (0.02)1.4 (0.0)930.041.7 (0.03)1.5 (0.0)920.01
mono10.9 (0.10)10.6 (0.2)970.1511.3 (0.12)10.7 (0.2)940.00
n3poly0.8 (0.02)0.8 (0.0)1000.920.8 (0.02)0.9 (0.0)1090.04
n6poly4.9 (0.11)4.8 (0.2)980.654.9 (0.13)4.8 (0.2)970.42
poly5.7 (0.11)5.6 (0.2)980.665.8 (0.14)5.7 (0.2)990.70
g, mg or μg per 1000 kcal
sugar (g)56.2 (0.86)51.4 (1.6)910.0055.9 (0.93)54.1 (1.2)970.24
starch (g)66.2 (0.71)73.3 (1.2)1110.0066.9 (0.81)70.4 (0.9)1050.00
fibre (g)10.3 (0.19)10.7 (0.3)1040.2710.6 (0.20)12.1 (0.3)1140.00
iron (mg)5.8 (0.08)6.1 (0.1)1060.025.8 (0.10)6.6 (0.1)1120.00
calcium (mg)443.2 (5.90)443.7 (10.8)1000.96466.1 (8.02)499.7 (10.4)1070.01
potassium (g)1.4 (0.0)1.5 (0.0)1110.001.4 (0.0)1.7 (0.0)1170.00
magnesium (mg)132.9 (1.69)136.3 (3.0)1030.30131.1 (1.95)146.7 (2.7)1120.00
phosphate (mg)643.7 (6.56)687.1 (12.1)1070.00657.2 (8.57)738.7 (11.0)1120.00
copper (mg)0.6 (0.02)0.6 (0.0)1050.430.6 (0.02)0.7 (0.0)1150.01
zinc (mg)4.6 (0.06)5.0 (0.1)1100.004.6 (0.07)5.2 (0.1)1140.00
iodine (mg)95.8 (1.65)109.3 (5.5)1140.00100.2 (2.17)106.7 (2.7)1070.06
vitA (μg)645.7 (53.36)612.6 (61.5)950.72682.1 (69.32)693.2 (72.9)1020.91
vitD (μg)2.1 (0.07)2.4 (0.2)1150.081.8 (0.06)2.3 (0.1)1280.00
vitE (mg)4.6 (0.12)4.5 (0.2)970.594.7 (0.14)4.8 (0.2)1030.54
vitC (mg)34.2 (1.02)36.4 (1.7)1070.2638.6 (1.63)47.1 (2.0)1220.00
thiamin (mg)0.8 (0.01)0.9 (0.0)1120.000.8 (0.01)0.9 (0.0)1180.00
ribofl (mg)0.9 (0.02)1.0 (0.0)1050.161.0 (0.02)1.1 (0.0)1130.00
niacin (mg)16.3 (0.18)18.9 (0.4)1160.0016.4 (0.23)19.2 (0.4)1170.00
vitB6 (mg)1.1 (0.01)1.2 (0.0)1120.001.1 (0.02)1.3 (0.0)1180.00
vitB12 (μg)3.2 (0.19)3.3 (0.2)1060.603.0 (0.20)3.2 (0.2)1040.64
folate (μg)137.6 (2.13)150.2 (4.2)1090.00138.5 (2.73)158.0 (3.8)1140.00
biotin (μg)17.1 (0.26)16.9 (0.5)990.7216.9 (0.32)18.0 (0.5)1070.04
pantoth (mg)2.6 (0.03)2.9 (0.1)1110.002.6 (0.04)3.0 (0.1)1160.00
  • 5-150 100×(LER/non-LER)—average percentage of non-LER intake reported by LERs.