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Table 2 Nutrient intake of participants, percentage of nutrient intake versus recommended daily intake (RDI) in Thailand, and the number of participants with ≥ 100% of the Thai RDI

From: Dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy among women of reproductive age: a cross-sectional study in Southern Thailand

 

RDI Thailand 2020

Actual intake

Intake in % RDI

No. (%) of women with intake ≥ 100% of RDI

Median

Mean

Range

Median

 

Total calories, kcal

1,780

1,898

1,865

623–3,303

107.3

79 (65.8)

Carbohydrate, g

240

240.7

249

28–528

100.2

63 (52.5)

Protein, g

55

71.2

73

10–147

137.5

70 (58.3)

Fat, g

65

62.1

63

7–140

95.3

58 (48.3)

Saturated fat, g

20

18.2

20.2

0.1–61.7

92.3

56 (46.7)

Cholesterol, g

300

353.3

387.9

1.8–990

117.8

72 (60.0)

Calcium, mg

800

447.8

519

51–2,282

56.0

19 (15.7)

Phosphorus, mg

800

824.3

831.9

10–2,345

118.6

81 (67.5)

Iron, mg

20

10.1

10.7

1.2–29.5

41.6

4 (3.3)

Potassium, mg

2,050

1,634.5

1,796

167–4,169

-

-

Sodium, mg

2,400

3,044.0

3,249

344–8,590

-

-

Copper, mg

1.3

0.82

0.89

0.07–7.15

92.1

46 (38.3)

Magnesium, mg

250

62.6

59.6

1.6–240

24.1

3 (2.5)

Selenium, μg

55

51.6

55

6.1–98

93.2

55 (45.8)

Zinc, mg

9.7

4.9

5.2

1.1–11.6

68.6

22 (18.3)

Vitamin A, μgRE

600

384.6

627

19.4–4,687

63.8

32 (26.7)

Vitamin D, μg

5

0.5

0.92

0–8.5

10

3 (2.5)

Vitamin B1, mg

1.1

1.02

1.45

0.1–10

92.1

56 (46.7)

Vitamin B2, mg

1.1

1.27

1.46

.2–4.2

114.1

74 (61.7)

Vitamin B6, mg

1.3

0.57

0.69

0.1–3.4

42.5

9 (7.5)

Vitamin B12, μg

2.4

1.4

2

0–10

60.2

33 (27.5)

Vitamin C, mg

85

60.1

105

0–929

82.3

50 (41.7)

Niacin, mgNE

14

16.4

17.3

1.1–51.9

117.1

74 (61.7)

Vitamin E, mgTE

11

0.27

0.44

0.01–4.62

16.2

3 (2.5)

Water, mL

1750–2,625

987

1,048

390–2,650

-

-

Energy distribution from carbohydrate, %

45–65

53.8

53.3

23.1–81.7

-

-

Energy distribution from protein, %

15–20

16.2

16.2

8.6–32.9

-

-

Energy distribution from fat, %

20–35

30.5

30.5

8.5–50.8

-

-