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Table 4 Distribution of the micronutrient dietary intakes based on the categories of body fat (n = 535)

From: Associations between the dietary inflammatory index with obesity and body fat in male adolescents

 

Body fat category*

P-value**

Mean ± SD

Body fat > 19.2

Body fat ≥ 19.2

Vitamin A (RAE/day)

924.0 ± 2770

752.6 ± 1126

0.322

Beta-carotene (mg/d)

2590 ± 1937

2525 ± 1811

0.693

Lutein (mg/d)

1007 ± 688.2

996.8 ± 784.2

0.868

Lycopene (mg/d)

4278 ± 5836

4788 ± 4663

0.265

Vitamin C (mg/d)

78.4 ± 68.4

70.8 ± 35.7

0.095

Calcium (mg/d)

765.2 ± 269.4

796.1 ± 275.5

0.202

Iron (mg/d)

16.5 ± 5.7

16.2 ± 3.6

0.573

Vitamin D (µg/d)

1.2 ± 1.2

1.3 ± 1.2

0.391

Vitamin E (mg/d)

34.7 ± 18.2

35.7 ± 18.1

0.513

Thiamin (mg/d)

1.7 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.4

0.973

Riboflavin (mg/d)

1.8 ± 0.9

1.8 ± 0.7

0.606

Niacin (mg/d)

26.3 ± 11.6

26.3 ± 8.5

0.974

Vitamin B6 (mg/d)

1.8 ± 0.6

1.7 ± 0.5

0.816

Folate (µg/d)

466.3 ± 141.5

478.2 ± 124.2

0.308

Vitamin B12 (µg/d)

9.5 ± 28.4

7.9 ± 11.2

0.365

Biotin (mg/d)

25.4 ± 13.5

25.5 ± 10.3

0.951

Pantothenic acid (mg/d)

5.1 ± 2.2

5.2 ± 1.4

0.757

Vitamin K (µg/d)

148.1 ± 161.6

147.7 ± 156.8

0.978

Magnesium (mg/d)

320.5 ± 113.6

320.1 ± 82.0

0.966

Zinc (mg/d)

13.7 ± 6.1

13.5 ± 4.1

0.674

Selenium (µg/d)

122.9 ± 64.4

122.6 ± 43.7

0.948

  1. *Categorized based on the median
  2. ** Independent sample t-test was used for mean comparison
  3. DII Dietary inflammatory index, RAE Retinol activity equivalents