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. 2013 Mar 28;16(9):1593–1604. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013000876

Table 4.

Baseline daily nutrient intakes by study group (Cohorts I and II combined)

Plain Githeri (n 247) Milk (n 251) Meat (n 192) Control (n 212)
Nutrient Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd P value†
Energy
kJ 7537·7‡,§ 2605·4 6738·6∥ 2238·7 7101·1 2256·3 6907·3∥ 2415·7 0·0028
kcal 1800·7‡,§ 622·4 1609·8∥ 534·8 1696·4 539·0 1650·1∥ 577·1 0·0028
Protein (g) 59·1‡,§ 32·9 49·8∥,¶ 18·6 57·1§ 26·7 51·4∥ 20·3 <0·0001
Vitamin B12 (mg) 0·46 0·64 0·41 0·39 0·34‡ 0·46 0·52¶ 0·55 0·0072
Ca (mg) 278·5 144·3 250·7 113·4 252·3 115·3 279·2 149·1 0·0232
Available Fe (mg) 1·46‡,§ 0·79 1·21∥,¶ 0·59 1·44‡,§ 0·64 1·25∥,¶ 0·62 <0·0001
Available Zn (mg) 1·06§ 0·52 0·93∥,¶ 0·36 1·12§ 0·63 1·02 0·66 0·0033

P value of ANOVA testing the equivalence of means in the four intervention groups.

‡Significantly different from the Control group (P < 0·05).

§Significantly different from the Milk group (P < 0·05).

∥Significantly different from the Plain Githeri group (P < 0·05).

¶Significantly different from the Meat group (P < 0·05).