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Table 4 Macro and micro-nutrient intake (estimated) of Indian migration study population in comparison to RDA

From: Nutritional profile of Indian vegetarian diets – the Indian Migration Study (IMS)

Macro–micro nutrient

Vegetarians (V)

Non-vegetarians (NV)

% below RDA#

RDA

(Median; IQR)

(n = 2148)

(n = 4407)

V

NV

Men

Women

Energy kcal/day

2712.2 (2235.8-3321.7)

2728.8 (2156.5-3433.3)

38.7

40.5

2730 (for moderate work)

2230 (for moderate work)

Protein g/day

76.1 (60.8-92.8)

78.1* (59.9-97.7)

19.8

22.5*

60.0

55.0

Carbohydrate g/day

431.5 (351.8 to 526.4)

426.0 (340.3 to 533.5)

NA

NA

NA

NA

Fibre g/day

13.7 (10.7-17.3)

12.8** (9.3-17.0)

86.7

87.0

20.0

20.0

Total fat g/day

74.2 (58.9-95.7)

75.9 (57.5-101.1)

NA

NA

NA

NA

Sat fat g/day

22.9 (17.1-29.9)

22.0** (15.9-30.1)

NA

NA

NA

NA

MUFA g/day

23.8 (16.9-31.9)

22.1** (15.8-30.3)

NA

NA

NA

NA

PUFA g/day

18.6 (12.4-29.7)

23.1** (14.7-34.1)

NA

NA

NA

NA

Iron mg/day

25.5 (19.2-32.5)

22.4** (15.6-30.9)

23.2

36.4**

17.0

21.0

Calcium mg/day

980.6 (751.0-1247.1)

946.5** (692.9-1253.1)

12.5

16.8**

600.0

600.0

Zinc mg/day

11.6 (8.9-14.5)

11.6 (8.8-14.9)

43.2

45.4

12.0

10.0

Vitamin C mg/day

142.7 (100.7-200.5)

136.9** (92.3-197.4)

0.8

2.0**

40.0

40.0

Vitamin B12 mcg/day

1.2 (0.8-1.8)

2.2** (1.3-3.6)

35.1

12.6**

1.0

1.0

Folate mcg/day

355.6 (279.4-436.3)

327.2** (247.0-419.4)

6.6

13**

200.0

200.0

  1. **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; NA - Not Applicable.
  2. Wilcoxon Rank Sum non-parametric test for continuous data and Chi-square test for categorical data.
  3. #% below RDA is a single variable which includes RDA for men and women separately wherever required.