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. 2018 Oct 31;22(3):391–403. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018002756

Table 4.

Dietary intake at household, adult and child level in Kisii and Nyamira counties, rural western Kenya, October–December 2015

Household per AE (n 801) Adult (n 1007) Child (n 255)
Mean sd Def. level Mean sd Def. level Mean sd Def. level
Energy (kJ/d) 12 739·29 6384·79 0·33 9336·98 3942·51 0·72 7227·74 4109·66 0·53
(kcal/d) 3283·77 1526·00 2231·59 942·28 1727·47 982·09
Protein (g/d) 55·02 25·79 38·23 26·80
Carbohydrate (g/d) 392·23 181·72 299·67 178·73
Fat (g/d) 63·00 42·10 51·14 38·74
Vitamin A (µg/d) 2094·29 2346·60 0·15 1419·94 783·91 0·10 890·29 590·15 0·06
Zn (mg/d) 25·21 13·12 0·18 8·04 3·71 0·53 5·33 4·06 0·27
Fe (mg/d) 13·32 6·91 0·83 15·83 6·84 0·06 10·43 8·42 0·11

AE, adult equivalent; n, sample size; Def., deficiency.

Proportion of households below estimated average requirements( 26 ).

Proportion of individuals below estimated average requirements( 56 ).