Table 4 Dietary micronutrient intake of paralympic athletes

Water-soluble vitamins

 Thiamine (mg)

1.2

0.79 ± 0.28

66.08

3 (9.38)

0.81 ± 0.38

67.63

4 (12.90)

0.80 ± 0.34

66.46

4 (12.90)

0.559

 Riboflavin (mg)

1.3

1.33 ± 0.53

102.69

16 (50.00)

1.35 ± 0.83

104.03

5 (16.13)

1.37 ± 0.59

105.24

14 (45.16)

0.963

 Niacin (mg)

16

14.59 ± 5.62

91.19

11 (34.38)

14.62 ± 7.17

91.39

10 (32.25)

15.42 ± 7.23

96.37

15 (49.39)

0.683

 Vitamin B₆ (mg)

1.3

1.18 ± 0.40

90.62

10 (31.25)

1.14 ± 0.41

87.68

10 (32.25)

1.20 ± 0.54

92.02

12 (38.71)

0.689

 Vitamin B₁₂ (µg)

30

43.94 ± 20.03

146.47

26 (81.25)

41.09 ± 20.03

136.97

22 (70.97)

44.63 ± 23.64

148.76

24 (77.42)

0.523

 Folate (µg)

400

260.62 ± 68.51

65.16

0 (0.00)

264.78 ± 85.60

66.19

3 (9.68)

256.07 ± 89.00

64.02

3 (9.68)

0.508

 Biotin (µg)

2.4

6.01 ± 7.27

250.27

30 (93.75)

7.94 ± 17.33

330.97

22 (70.97)

5.79 ± 7.93

241.45

26 (84.87)

0.490

 Vitamin C (mg)

90

88.85 ± 65.31

98.72

7 (21.88)

90.98 ± 60.56

101.08

12 (38.71)

84.15 ± 79.49

93.50

9 (29.04)

0.563

Fat-soluble vitamins

 Vitamin A (mg)

900

1092.67 ± 904.02

121.41

9 (28.13)

1023.10 ± 939.02

113.68

11 (35.48)

1163.37 ± 1373.84

129.26

11 (35.48)

0.633

 Vitamin D (µg)

10

3.00 ± 1.92

30.04

0 (0.00)

2.81 ± 2.61

28.05

0 (0.00)

3.53 ± 4.12

35.34

2 (6.45)

0.414

 Vitamin E (mg)

15

15.72 ± 6.68

104.79

24 (43.75)

16.53 ± 7.78

110.18

16 (51.61)

15.39 ± 8.55

102.58

12 (38.71)

0.421

 Vitamin K (µg)

120

85.48 ± 53.43

71.24

7 (21.88)

86.99 ± 75.28

72.49

7 (21.88)

83.15 ± 78.09

69.29

5 (16.13)

0.926

Macrominerals

 Calcium (mg)

1000

586.87 ± 163.41

58.69

1 (3.13)

597.85 ± 214.86

43.32

1 (3.23)

574.79 ± 184.15

57.48

2 (6.45)

0.607

 Phosphorus (mg)

700

1057.05 ± 348.38

151.01

27 (84.38)

1045.29 ± 363.63

100.18

26 (83.87)

1053.51 ± 400.94

150.50

26 (83.87)

0.892

 Sodium (mg)

1500

1757.80 ± 655.96

117.19

19 (59.38)

1912.31 ± 1023.5

71.45

17 (54.84)

1766.50 ± 719.85

117.77

20 (64.52)

0.447

 Potassium (mg)

4700

2126.54 ± 642.91

45.25

0 (0.00)

2196.59 ± 798.08

30.76

0 (0.00)

2051.46 ± 765.77

43.65

0 (0.00)

0.325

 Magnesium (mg)

420

249.58 ± 78.91

59.42

1 (3.13)

259.56 ± 98.02

37.40

3 (9.68)

239.33 ± 89.95

56.98

2 (6.45)

0.205

Trace minerals

 Iron (mg)

8

9.65 ± 3.42

120.6

18 (56.25)

10.28 ± 4.99

128.5

20 (64.52)

9.49 ± 3.95

118.6

18 (58.06)

0.325

 Zinc (mg)

11

9.45 ± 2.82

85.9

5 (15.63)

10.09 ± 3.89

91.7

12 (38.71)

9.31 ± 3.69

84.6

6 (19.35)

0.302

 Copper (mg)

0.9

1.44 ± 0.49

159.7

29 (90.63)

1.48 ± 0.61

163.91

29 (93.55)

1.39 ± 0.55

154.64

27 (87.10)

0.384

Manganese (µg)

2.3

6.88 ± 3.45

299.1

31 (96.88)

8.24 ± 7.23

358.4

30 (96.77)

6.45 ± 4.68

280.5

27 (87.10)

0.223

 Iyodine (µg)

150

51.98 ± 20.09

34.7

0 (0.00)

50.04 ± 23.91

33.4

0 (0.00)

54.32 ± 28.72

36.2

1 (3.23)

0.555

 Selenium (µg)

55

17.09 ± 13.24

31.1

0 (0.00)

15.04 ± 13.87

27.3

1 (3.23)

18.18 ± 15.82

33.1

1 (3.23)

0.396