Table 6.
Daily nutritional intake | Days 1–Days 15 (n = 31) | After Day 15 (n = 243) | P |
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Energy (kcal per day)a | 2850 (2430–3269) | 2699 (2593–2804) | ns |
Protein intakea (g per day) | 61 (49–72) | 108 (103–112) | < 0.0001 |
Lipid (g per day)a | 17 (10–23) | 31 (24–31) | ns |
Thiamina (mg) | 0.4 (0.1–0.7) | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) | < 0.0001 |
Vitamin C (mg)a | 26 (9–42) | 56 (48–63) | = 0.004 |
Retinol (mg)a | 20 (3–36) | 103 (82–123) | = 0.006 |
Iron (mg)a | 9 (7–10) | 15 (14–15) | < 0.001 |
Calcium (mg)a | 311 (188–433) | 456 (411–500) | 0.03 |
Abbreviation: ns, not significant.
Daily recommended intake for "reastfeeding women: energy, 2710 kcal; protein, 69 g J−1; lipid, 45 g; thiamin, 1.1 mg; vitamin C, 30 mg; retinol, 850 μg; iron, 26 mg; calcium, 1000mg (Latham, 1997).
Mean (95% confidence interval).