Research Article
Vitamin C Intake Reduces the Cytotoxicity Associated with Hyperglycemia in Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Table 2
Assessment of the intake of vitamin C according to sex in the studied cohort of prediabetic and type 2 diabetic adult individuals (
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| | | Vitamin C intake (mg/day) | | EAR | Mean ± SD | Percentile of usual intake distribution | Assessment comments | | 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th |
| | Men () | 75 | | 9.6 | 18.5 | 43.9 | 53.5 | 61.9 | 89.7 | 103.5 | 116.9 | 174.3 | Prevalence of inadequacy is >50% but <60% | | Women () | 60 | | 18.6 | 34.0 | 53.7 | 63.1 | 73.2 | 87.2 | 113.6 | 145.4 | 181.5 | Prevalence of inadequacy is >30% but <40% |
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SD: standard deviation; EAR: estimated average requirement [10].
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