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. 2017 Feb 28;20(10):1807–1815. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017000040

Table 3.

Vitamin D intake according to general characteristics of Mexican children aged 1–11 years, Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012 (ENSANUT-2012)

Pre-school children (1–4 years) School-age children (5–11 years)
Intake (IU/d)§ Intake (IU/d)§
Variable Mean se 95 % CI Mean se 95 % CI
Total 135·2 3·6 128·5, 141·8 114·0 2·4 108·9, 118·9
Age (years)
1–2 130·8 4·8 121·3, 140·2 5–8 120·2b 3·8 112·6, 127·7
3–4 139·4 4·7 130·2, 148·7 9–11 106·1a 3·1 100·0, 112·2
Sex
Male 136·3 5·0 126·4, 146·2 112·9 3·5 106·0, 119·8
Female 134·0 4·2 126·0, 142·2 114·9 3·9 107·3, 122·5
BMI
n 1241 n 1300
Normal 133·1b 3·8 125·5, 140·6 Normal 110·4b 3·3 104·0, 116·8
Overweight 159·9a 7·3 145·6, 174·2 Overweight/obesity 119·1a 4·1 111·1, 127·1
Area
Urban 145·6b 4·3 137·2, 154·0 125·0b 3·2 118·8, 131·2
Rural 110·9a 4·9 101·2, 120·5 87·2a 3·9 79·4, 95·0
Region
North 154·4d 6·0 142·7, 166·2 129·1c,d 5·8 117·7, 140·4
Central 138·4d 5·6 127·4, 149·5 117·5c,d 4·3 109·1, 126·0
Mexico City 156·6d 13·2 130·7, 182·5 148·0a,b,d 6·4 135·1, 160·3
South 110·4a,b 4·8 101·0, 119·8 85·7a,b,c 4·2 77·6, 93·9
Ethnicity
n 633
Indigenous 40·9b 5·8 29·4, 52·4 45·0b 4·6 36·0, 54·0
Non-indigenous 145·1a 5·0 135·3, 155·0 117·8a 2·6 112·7, 123·0
Socio-economic status
Low 110·9b,c 4·7 101·6, 120·2 82·2b,c 4·0 74·4, 90·0
Medium 138·5ª,c 5·9 127·0, 150·0 116·1a,c 4·1 108·0, 124·2
High 161·7a,b 6·9 148·2, 175·2 143·0a 4·3 134·4, 151·5

a,b,c,dMean values within a column with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P<0·05).

n 1325; n expanded 8 744 340

n 1370; n expanded 15 838 145.

§

To convert to µg/d, divide IU/d value by 40.