Table 2.
Comparison of the Rate of Participants with Insufficient RDA Between the Groups.
| With poor appetite | Without poor appetite | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Protein | 36 | 19.3 | 58 | 14.6 | 0.184 |
| Calcium | 116 | 62.0 | 195 | 49.2 | 0.004 |
| Iron | 51 | 27.3 | 72 | 18.2 | 0.016 |
| Vitamin A | 95 | 50.8 | 157 | 39.6 | 0.012 |
| Vitamin B1 | 148 | 79.1 | 276 | 69.7 | 0.017 |
| Vitamin B2 | 72 | 38.5 | 101 | 5.5 | 0.002 |
| Vitamin C | 74 | 39.6 | 104 | 26.3 | 0.001 |
χ2- test. “insufficient” means below RDA.
RDA: recommended dietary allowance.