Research Article

Evaluation of Nutrients Intake for a Group of Jordanian Older Adults with Sarcopenia Syndrome in Amman: An Explorative and Pilot Study

Table 12

Mean intake of fat-soluble vitamins for the sarcopenic patients compared to their recommendations.

VitaminsIntake mean ± SDRCMD mean ± SD value

Vitamin A (mcg)475.2 ± 395.2796.0 ± 101.90.001
Vitamin D (mcg)3.39 ± 3.118.8 ± 2.2≤0.001
Vitamin E (mg)4.3 ± 2.415.0 ± 0.0≤0.001
Vitamin K (mcg)108.5 ± 245.8104.4 ± 15.30.935

is set as significant, SD: standard deviation, Mcg: microgram, mg: milligram, and RCMD: recommendation.