Ready-to-Eat Cereal Consumption Patterns: The Relationship to Nutrient Intake, Whole Grain Intake, and Body Mass Index in an Older American Population

Table 4

Percentage of adults 55+ falling below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) by RTE cereal consumption pattern.

	Percent falling below EAR
Nutrient	Men					Women
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	𝑃	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	𝑃
Vitamin A	58.4^a	52.7^a	35.8^b	20.5^c	<0.0001	55.2^w	44.8^x	34.9^y	17.6^z	<0.0001
Vitamin C	58.0^a	53.1^a	38.2^b	40.0^b	<0.0001	55.2^w	50.2^wx	44.2^xy	35.6^y	0.0002
Vitamin E	95.2^a	96.1^a	91.5^ab	87.5^b	0.0042	97.3^w	97.8^w	94.4^w	95.6^w	0.1833
Thiamin	14.7^a	6.3^b	1.8^bc	0.5^c	<0.0001	29.3^w	15.2^x	9.3^xy	5.4^y	<0.0001
Riboflavin	3.9^a	1.0^b	0.0^b	0.0^b	0.0018	13.1^w	2.5^x	0.5^x	0.0^x	<0.0001
Niacin	3.9^a	3.9^a	2.4^ab	0.0^b	0.1547	14.3^w	8.7^x	4.7^xy	2.0^z	<0.0001
Vitamin B6	40.7^a	30.4^b	11.5^c	3.5^d	<0.0001	68.0^w	54.5^x	32.6^y	13.2^z	<0.0001
Folate	26.4^a	9.2^b	1.8^c	1.0^c	<0.0001	54.1^w	28.9^x	11.6^y	3.9^z	<0.0001
Vitamin B12	6.9^a	1.5^b	0.6^b	0.0^b	<0.0001	19.7^w	7.2^x	3.7^xy	1.0^y	<0.0001
Iron	1.7^a	1.5^a	0.0^a	0.0^a	0.1161	3.1^w	0.7^x	0.0^x	0.0^x	0.0025
Magnesium	90.9^a	89.9^a	82.4^b	69.5^c	<0.0001	91.5^w	82.0^x	79.5^x	67.8^y	<0.0001
Zinc	52.8^a	45.9^a	32.1^b	15.5^c	<0.0001	50.6^w	38.3^x	25.1^y	13.7^z	<0.0001
Calcium	74.0^a	67.2^a	49.7^b	34.0^c	<0.0001	95.8^w	89.5^x	88.4^x	77.1^y	<0.0001
Vitamin D	95.7^a	95.7^a	95.2^ab	87.0^b	0.0010	99.2	98.9	98.6	99.0	0.9305

^abcdProportions within the same row with same letters are not significantly different (𝑃 < 0.01) (men).
^wxyzProportions within the same row with same letters are not significantly different (𝑃 < 0.01) (women).