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Table 4.

Dietary intake of energy and nutrients in the three study groups by 9 and 15 months old

Nutrients	Age (months)	9		15
Nutrients	*CG	^† CFG	^‡ RCF&PG	*CG	^† CFG	^‡ RCF&PG
	RDI kcal = 310			RDI kcal = 550
Energy (kcal)	209 ^a	348 ^b	331 ^b	460 ^a	569 ^b	569 ^b
Energy (kcal)	(122, 338)	(229, 540)	(239, 516)	(429, 489)	(539, 618)	(528, 607)
	RDI g = 3.1			RDI g = 5.5
Protein (g)	5.0 ^a	5.0 ^a	8.3 ^b	8.0 ^b	10.4 ^a	13.1 ^b 12.6 ^b
Protein (g)	(3, 8)	(5, 13)	(5, 12)	(10, 12)	(12, 15)	(11, 14)
	RDI µg = 92			RDI µg = 126
Vitamin A (µg)	16 ^a	37 ^b	36 ^b	61.1 ^a	84.2 ^b	69.6 ^b
Vitamin A (µg)	(0.5, 45.3)	(13, 84)	(13, 73)	(49, 74)	(69, 99)	(54, 88)
	RDI mg = 98			RDI mg = 346
Calcium (mg)	77 ^a	127 ^b	127 ^b	210 ^a	245 ^b	231 ^ab
Calcium (mg)	(14, 177)	(44, 245)	(44, 235)	(173, 272)	(196, 311)	(178, 289)
	RDI mg = 9.1			RDI mg = 5.6
Iron (mg)	0.6	0.9	0.8	1.29 ^a	1.72 ^b	1.59 ^b
Iron (mg)	(0.2, 1.3)	(0.5, 1.5)	(0.6, 1.3)	(1.2, 1.4)	(1.6, 1.8)	(1.4, 1.7)
	RDI mg = 2.3			RDI mg = 2.3
Zinc (mg)	0.4 ^a	0.7 ^b	0.8 ^b	0.76 ^a	1.04 ^b	1.05 ^b
Zinc (mg)	(0.0, 0.7)	(0.4, 1.2)	(0.5, 1.0)	(0.7, 0.8)	(1.0, 1.1)	(1.0, 1.1)

RDI, recommended dietary intakes. *Control group (CG): n = 176/168 at 9/15 months. ^†Complementary feeding group (CFG): n = 177/170 at 9/15 months. ^‡Responsive complementary feeding and play group (RCF&PG): n = 158/145 at 9/15 months. Data present medians. Figures in parenthesis indicate the twenty‐fifth and seventy‐fifth percentile values for each group. Medians in a row with superscripts without a common letter differ at 9 and 15 months, P < 0.05 (cluster‐adjusted analysis of covariance). Data present adjusted (standard of living index, birthweight, maternal height, maternal depression score at 3 months, maternal education, scheduled caste/tribe) using mixed models. RDIs based on Dewey and Brown 2003, WHO (1998) for complementary foods for breastfed children.