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Table 1 Adequate intake of selected nutrients in cases and controls separately for men and women

From: Dietary phytochemical index in relation to risk of glioma: a case-control study in Iranian adults

 

Criteria for adequate intake

Groups

RDA

Controls (n = 256)

Cases (n = 128)

Males

Females

Males

Females

P*

Males

Females

P*

Protein (%)

56

46

99.3

100

0.38

100

100

0.99

Carbohydrate (%)

130

130

100

100

0.99

100

100

0.99

Dietary fiber (%))

38

25

87.5

87.9

0.88

86.7

84.9

0.77

SFA (%)

< 10% of calories a

< 10% of calories a

92.6

86

0.08

93.3

90.6

0.56

Calcium (%)

1000

1000

67.8

53.3

0.02

60

34

0.004

Vitamin E (%)

15

15

0.7

0.0

0.39

0.0

0.0

0.99

Vitamin B6 (%)

1.3

1.3

92.6

87.5

0.19

94.7

79.2

0.008

Folate (%)

400

400

32.2

9.3

< 0.001

30.7

7.5

0.002

Vitamin C (%)

90

75

86.6

89.7

0.58

80

88.7

0.04

Potassium (%)

3400

3400

82.6

77.6

0.32

86.7

64.2

0.003

Selenium (%)

55

55

58.4

29.9

< 0.001

69.3

35.8

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as percent
  2. *Obtained from Chi-square test
  3. a Acceptable macronutrient distribution range (AMDR)