Table 5.
Median (Q1, Q3 quartile) nutrient densities of complementary foods in BF children in comparison with desired nutrient densities: young children (n 76) aged 12–23 months from a highland village and a lowland village in Gobalafto district, North Wollo, northern Ethiopia, August–October 2010
| All BF (n 62) | Lowlands (n 32) | Highlands (n 30) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrient density (per 418 kJ/100 kcal) | Median | Q1, Q3 | Median | Q1, Q3 | Median | Q1, Q3 | Desired value† |
| Protein* (g) | 3·4 | 3·1, 3·7 | 3·2 | 2·8, 3·6 | 3·5 | 3·2, 3·8 | 0·9 |
| Ca (mg) | 25·9 | 20·5, 34·2 | 24·9 | 20·3, 33·8 | 27·2 | 21·1, 34·3 | 63 |
| Fe (mg) | 3·8 | 2·6, 4·8 | 3·6 | 2·5, 4·5 | 3·9 | 2·6, 5·7 | |
| L | 2·1 | ||||||
| M | 1·0 | ||||||
| Zn* (mg) | 0·7 | 0·6, 0·9 | 0·7 | 0·6, 0·8 | 0·8 | 0·6, 0·9 | |
| L | 1·4 | ||||||
| M | 0·6 | ||||||
| Vitamin A (μg RE) | 12·8 | 6·3, 20·5 | 9·0 | 3·7, 18·3 | 14·6 | 8·0, 26·3 | 23 |
| Vitamin C* (mg) | 0·2 | 0·1, 1·4 | 0·5 | 0·2, 2·3 | 0·08 | 0·0, 0·3 | 1·5 |
Q1, 1st quartile; Q3, 3rd quartile; BF, breast-fed; L, low bioavailability; M, medium bioavailability; RE, retinol equivalent.
*Statistically significant difference between the highland and lowland sites according to the Mann–Whitney U test: P = 0·04 for protein; P = 0·02 for Zn; P < 0·001 for vitamin C.
†Desired values were those calculated by Dewey and Brown( 24 ).