Table 4.
Prevalence (%) of inadequate or excessive intakes of energy, macro- and micronutrients by age group and area of residence among children 2-12 y who participated in the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2011.
| 2-6 y |
7-12 y |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | |||||||
| % <EAR | % >UL | % <EAR | % >UL | % <EAR | % >UL | % <EAR | % >UL | % <EAR | % >UL | % <EAR | % >UL | |
| Macronutrients | ||||||||||||
| Protein | 20.1 | - | 10.8 | - | 25.3a | - | 29.0 | - | 19.3 | - | 34.9a | - |
| Carbohydrates | 38.7 | - | 37.8 | - | 39.2 | - | 23.7 | - | 23.5 | - | 23.7 | - |
| Fiber | 98.0 | - | 98.9 | - | 97.6 | - | 97.1 | - | 98.5 | - | 96.3 | - |
| Micronutrients | ||||||||||||
| Thiamin | 65.5 | - | 60.1 | - | 68.6a | - | 78.9 | - | 75.5 | - | 80.9 | - |
| Calcium | 88.7 | 1.3 | 81.3 | 2.9 | 92.9a | 0.4a | 97.8 | 0.1 | 96.9 | 0.3 | 98.3 | <1 |
| Vitamin D | 89.1 | 0.1 | 87.4 | 0.4 | 90.0 | <1 | 86.0 | 0.0 | 85.0 | <1 | 86.6 | <1 |
| Iron | 18.9 | 3.1 | 12.9 | 4.0 | 22.2a | 2.7 | 28.6 | 2.1 | 23.2 | 2.1 | 31.8a | 2.0 |
| Zinc | 27.1 | 7.8 | 20.1 | 11.5 | 31.0a | 5.7a | 36.3 | 0.5 | 30.3 | 0.3 | 39.9a | 0.6 |
* Estimates presented as %. Inadequate or excessive intakes were calculated using EARs and ULs from the 2013 Dietary Reference Intakes for the Chinese Population.
a
Significantly different between urban vs. rural, Chi square test, P<0.05.