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Table 3 Nutrient intakes from food and total (foods and supplements) among cancer survivors and cancer-free individuals

From: Dietary supplement use among cancer survivors and the general population: a nation-wide cross-sectional study

LS means (95% CI)a

Food only

P valueb

Foods + Supplements

P valueb

Cancer survivors

Cancer-free individuals

Cancer survivors

Cancer-free individuals

All (n)

400

10,387

 

400

10,387

 

 Calcium (mg/d)

437.6 (400.9–477.6)

413.6 (407–420.2)

0.21

465.0 (425.1–508.7)

424.8 (418.0–431.7)

0.05

 Phosphorus (mg/d)

1083.0 (1040.9–1126.9)

1056.9 (1049.7–1064.0)

0.23

1088.0 (1045.4–1132.2)

1060.0 (1052.9–1067.2)

0.21

 Iron (mg/d)

13.3 (12.4–14.3)

12.3 (12.1–12.5)

0.04

13.9 (12.8–15.0)

12.8 (12.6–13.0)

0.04

 Vitamin A (μg RE/d)

552.3 (491.8–620.2)

531.0 (516.3–546.2)

0.51

582.9 (517.7–656.4)

560.9 (544.7–577.6)

0.53

 Thiamine (mg/d)

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

1.1 (1.1–1.1)

0.09

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

1.3 (1.3–1.3)

0.35

 Riboflavin (mg/d)

1.1 (1.0–1.1)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

0.01

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

1.1 (1.1–1.2)

0.03

 Niacin (mg/d)

14.9 (14.3–15.5)

14.4 (14.3–14.5)

0.10

16.4 (15.4–17.4)

15.6 (15.4–15.8)

0.11

 Folate (μg DFE/d)

335.7 (316.7–355.8)

308.6 (304.4–312.8)

0.01

358.5 (334.8–383.9)

330.9 (325.8–336.2)

0.02

 Vitamin C (mg/d)

87.9 (77.4–99.8)

77.8 (76.1–79.6)

0.06

111.5 (96.4–128.9)

91.4 (89.0–93.9)

0.01

Among users (n)

141

2651

 

141

2651

 

 Calcium (mg/d)

443.5 (396.3–496.5)

440.2 (425.9–454.9)

0.89

532.5 (470.4–602.7)

492.7 (475.7–510.4)

0.22

 Phosphorus (mg/d)

1080.4 (1022.9–1141.2)

1092.9 (1078.7–1107.4)

0.68

1096.3 (1037.9–1158.1)

1107.7 (1093.0–1122.4)

0.71

 Iron (mg/d)

13.7 (12.5–15.1)

13.1 (12.6–13.5)

0.34

15.5 (13.7–17.4)

15.2 (14.6–15.8)

0.81

 Vitamin A (μg RE/d)

543.9 (468.6–631.2)

567.0 (539.2–596.2)

0.59

645.3 (554.4–751.1)

718.8 (678.5–761.4)

0.17

 Thiamine (mg/d)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

1.1 (1.1–1.2)

0.13

2.2 (1.7–2.8)

2.4 (2.2–2.5)

0.56

 Riboflavin (mg/d)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

0.92

1.8 (1.5–2.2)

1.9 (1.8–2.0)

0.63

 Niacin (mg/d)

14.7 (13.8–15.6)

14.7 (14.4–14.9)

0.99

20.1 (17.4–23.1)

21.0 (20.2–21.9)

0.54

 Folate (μg DFE/d)

333.3 (306.1–362.9)

321.3 (313.8–329)

0.41

409 (359.3–465.7)

434.8 (420.4–449.8)

0.37

 Vitamin C (mg/d)

86.0 (73.7–100.4)

82.8 (79.6–86.2)

0.64

185.7 (145.2–237.3)

170.6 (160.4–181.4)

0.51

  1. Abbreviations: LS means Least squares means, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, RE retinol equivalent, DFE dietary folate equivalent
  2. aLeast square means adjusted for age (continuous, years), sex (men, women), energy intake (continuous, kcal/day), body mass index (continuous, kg/m2), and education level (elementary school or below, middle school, high school, and college or above) were obtained using PROC SURVEYREG
  3. b P values were obtained based on the Wald’s F test