Table 2 Mean (SD), range and percentage below and above RDA for prenatal micronutrient intake from supplementation in pregnant women with postpartum EPDS<10 & EPDS≥10
From: Prenatal micronutrient supplementation and postpartum depressive symptoms in a pregnancy cohort
Nutrient | EPDS<10 | EPDS≥10 | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
(n=416) | (n=59) | ||
Vitamin B1 (mg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 5.5 (14.7) | 3.5 (8.1) | 0.12 |
Range | 0 – 103 | 0 – 62.5 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 55 (84.6) | 10 (15.4) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 361 (88.1) | 49 (11.9) | |
Vitamin B3 (mg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 22 (23) | 19 (10) | 0.10 |
Range | 0 – 335 | 0 – 66 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 55 (82.1) | 12 (17.9) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 361 (88.5) | 47 (11.5) | |
Vitamin B6 (mg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 9.1 (15.9) | 7.8 (10.7) | 0.43 |
Range | 0 – 110 | 0 – 62.5 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 23 (79.3) | 6 (20.7) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 363 (88.1) | 49 (11.9) | |
Vitamin B9 (mcg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 1259 (924) | 1297 (962) | 0.78 |
Range | 0 – 6000 | 0 – 5000 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 30 (81.1) | 7 (18.9) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 386 (88.1) | 52 (11.9) | |
Vitamin B12 (mcg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 31 (116) | 18 (65) | 0.23 |
Range | 0 – 1210 | 0 – 502 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 19 (79.2) | 5 (20.8) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 397 (88.0) | 54 (12.0) | |
Vitamin D (IU) | |||
Mean (SD) | 618 (539) | 567 (512) | 0.48 |
Range | 0 – 4200 | 0 – 2750 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 292 (87.7) | 41 (12.3) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 124 (87.3) | 18 (12.7) | |
Iodine (mcg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 173 (68) | 158 (76) | 0.15 |
Range | 0 – 636 | 0 – 330 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 227 (85.7) | 38 (14.3) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 189 (90.0) | 21 (10.0) | |
Iron (mg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 33 (20) | 32 (20) | 0.84 |
Range | 0 – 127 | 0 – 87 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 68 (82.9) | 14 (17.1) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 348 (88.5) | 45 (11.5) | |
Magnesium (mg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 67 (65) | 59 (39) | 0.19 |
Range | 0 – 1025 | 0 – 208 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 415 (87.5) | 59 (12.5) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 1 (100.0) | 0 | |
Selenium (mcg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 25 (17) | 19 (13) | 0.0015 |
Range | 0 – 125 | 0 – 45 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 401 (87.2) | 59 (12.8) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 15 (100.0) | 0 | |
Zinc (mg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 13 (8) | 12 (8) | 0.38 |
Range | 0 – 48 | 0 – 32 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | 233 (87.9) | 32 (12.1) | |
Above RDA (n (%)) | 183 (87.1) | 27 (12.9) | |
Omega-3 (mg) | |||
Mean (SD) | 180 (440) | 90 (208) | 0.01 |
Range | 0 – 4050 | 0 – 1000 | |
Below RDA (n (%)) | RDA not determined | RDA not determined | |
Above RDA (n (%)) |