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Table 5 Dietary intake of selected vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and cholesterol in the study and control groups

From: Dietary and lifestyle behavior in adults with epilepsy needs improvement: a case-control study from northeastern Poland

 

Study Group

Mean ± SD (% deficient)

Healthy Control

Mean ± SD (% deficient)

P value

Vitamin B1 [mg]

1.19 ± 0.47 (120)

1.24 ± 0.51 (128.7)

0.538

<EAR (%)

33.3

34.2

Vitamin B2 [mg]

1.52 ± 0.51 (155.64)

1.58 ± 0.62 (164.49)

0.525

<EAR (%)

13.3

10

Vitamin B3 [mg]

18,2 ± 9,92 (158,26)

20,06 ± 8,05 (176,78)

0.047

<EAR (%)

25,0

7,14

Vitamin B6 [mg]

1.88 ± 1.2 (166.04)

1.89 ± 0.88 (165.83)

0.293

<EAR (%)

16.7

17.14

Folic acid [μg]

244.23 ± 85.18 (76.3)

270.23 ± 87.09 (84.45)

0.081

<EAR (%)

80

77.14

Vitamin B12 [μg]

4.28 ± 3.9 (213.83)

3.58 ± 2.86 (179.03)

0.304

<EAR (%)

21.7

22.8

Vitamin A [μg]

1113.5 ± 966.25 (202.55)

995.4 ± 729.2 (183.27)

0.772

<EAR (%)

20

25.7

Vitamin C [mg]

83.06 ± 63.29 (124.85)

122.15 ± 92.52 (189.09)

0.005

<EAR (%)

50

31.4

Vitamin D [μg]

3.79 ± 5.45 (25.26)

2.85 ± 2,.56 (19)

0.469

<AI (%)

96

98.6

Sodium [mg]

3524.27 ± 1313.5 (234.95)

3096.7 ± 1091.4 (206.45)

0.046

<AI (%)

1.6

1.4

Potassium [mg]

2939.11 ± 1033.13 (83.97)

3335.05 ± 1077.65 (95.29)

0.022

<AI (%)

73.3

55.7

Calcium [mg]

575.2 ± 281.55 (55.65)

623.71 ± 252.72 (70.98)

0.211

<EAR (%)

83.3

57.14

Phosphorus [mg]

1170.84 ± 410.65 (200.96)

1225.62 ± 362.04 (211.31)

0.338

<EAR (%)

5

1.4

Magnesium [mg]

282.57 ± 94.81 (95.75)

308.66 ± 104.48 (107.96)

0.258

<EAR (%)

51.6

51.4

Iron [mg]

10.6 ± 3.41 (158.24)

11.11 ± 3.18 (159.36)

0.245

<EAR (%)

16.6

12.85

Zinc [mg]

9.57 ± 3.22 (121.61)

9.66 ± 2.87 (126.79)

0.698

<EAR (%)

33.3

24.2

Iodine [μg]

117.03 ± 50.92 (123.19)

113.11 ± 46.88 (119.06)

0.671

<EAR (%)

33.3

40

SFA [g]

25.41 ± 10.79

21.97 ± 9.94

0.077

MUFA [g]

30.05 ± 16.7

25.1 ± 10.6

0.116

PUFA [g]

10.04 ± 6.09

8.86 ± 3.8

0.262

Cholesterol [mg]

287.22 ± 118.1

270.97 ± 148.11

0.241

  1. SD standard deviation, EAR Estimated Average Requirement, AI Average Intake, SFA short chain fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids