Table 4 Dietary mineral intake of the study population calculated from a 3-day dietary record (nutrient intake via food and supplements)

 Food

2.65 (2.17, 3.12)

0.004^b

1.72 (1.44, 2.00)

1.000^b

1.72 (1.46, 1.99)

0.005^b

0.001^a

1.5

 Supplement

0

–

0

–

0

–

–

 Food

3.16 (2.88, 3.50)

1.000^b

3.04 (2.55, 3.52)

0.005^b

4.65 (3.85, 5.50)

0.014^b

0.002^a

4^c

 Supplement

0

–

0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

–

0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

–

0.372^a

 Food

981 (813, 1149)

–

901 (716, 1085)

–

730 (614, 846)

–

0.115^a

1000

 Supplement

45.1 (−32.0, 122)

–

0

–

6.37 (−2.22, 15.0)

–

0.214^a

 Food

1.43 (1.26, 1.60)

–

1.34 (1.08, 1.61)

–

1.33 (1.15, 1.52)

–

0.495^a

0.7

 Supplement

0

–

0

–

0

–

–

 Food

346 (310, 382)

0.990^b

388 (324, 452)

0.001^b

599 (518, 679)

0.000^b

0.000^a

350/300

 Supplement

36.7 (0.44, 73.0)

–

53.2 (−5.58, 112)

–

54.3 (−7.09, 116)

–

0.910^a

 Food (total)

11.9 (10.6, 13.2)

1.000^b

12.8 (10.8, 14.7)

0.001^b

19.6 (16.8, 22.4)

0.000^b

0.000^a

10/15

 Plant-based iron

7.44 (6.33, 8.54)

0.105^b

10.7 (8.95, 12.5)

0.000^b

19.6 (16.8, 22.4)

0.000^b

0.000^a

 Animal iron

4.45 (3.67, 5.24)

0.013^b

2.02 (1.41, 2.61)

0.000^b

0

0.000^b

0.000^a

 Supplement

1.70 (−1.36, 4.77)

–

1.52 (−1.19, 4.24)

–

3.74 (−0.64, 8.12)

–

0.675^a

 Food

9.74 (8.32, 11.2)

–

8.88 (7.30, 10.5)

–

10.7 (9.21, 12.2)

–

0.214^a

14/8¹

 Supplement

2.23 (− 1.59–6.04)

–

0.90 (−0.70–2.49)

–

0.47 (− 0.48–1.41)

–

0.648^a

 Food

1.63 (1.43, 1.84)

0.819^b

1.85 (1.56, 2.13)

0.001^b

2.93 (2.51, 3.34)

0.000^b

0.000^a

1.0–1.5

 Supplement

0

–

0

–

0

–

–

 Food

4.75 (3.87, 5.62)

0.188^b

6.29 (5.05, 7.54)

0.067^b

8.48 (7.10, 9.85)

0.000^b

0.000^a

2.0–5.0

 Supplement

0

–

0

–

0

–

–

 Food

88.8 (64.1, 114)

0.190^b

61.6 (49.4, 73.7)

1.000^b

57.7 (48.4, 67.0)

0.060^b

0.048^a

200

 Supplement

0

–

0

–

0

–

–