Table 5.

Prevalence (%) of inadequate or excessive intakes of energy, macro- and micronutrients by age group, gender and income level among children 2-12 y who participated in the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2011.

	Boys		Girls		Lower income		Middle income		Higher income
AGES 2-6 y	% <EAR	% >UL	% <EAR	% >UL	% <EAR	% >UL	% <EAR	% >UL	% <EAR	% >UL
Macronutrients
Protein	19.3	-	20.9	-	28.8	-	20.8b	-	10.5b	-
Carbohydrates	34.2	-	43.7a	-	43.2	-	37.2	-	35.7	-
Fiber	98.3	-	97.8	-	97.2	-	98.4	-	98.4	-
Micronutrients
Thiamin	59.2	-	72.7a	-	68.4	-	67.2	-	60.9	-
Calcium	86.8	1.5	90.8	1.1	93.6	<1	90.4	1.6	81.8b	2.3
Vitamin D	87.3	0.2	91.1	<1	94.4	<1	90.0	<1	83.3b	0.4
Iron	15.9	3.2	22.3a	3.1	28.0	2.0	16.0b	2.0	12.4b	5.4
Zinc	25.2	9.0	29.2	6.4	38.8	6.4	23.6b	5.2	18.6b	11.2
AGES 7-12 y
Macronutrients
Protein	24.2	-	34.3a	-	35.5	-	30.8	-	20.4b	-
Carbohydrates	17.5	-	30.2a	-	24.6	-	26.6	-	18.5	-
Fiber	96.7	-	97.6	-	96.9	-	97.2	-	97.1	-
Micronutrients
Thiamin	77.4	-	80.5	-	80.5	-	80.4	-	75.3	-
Calcium	98.0	<1	97.6	0.2	98.0	0.3	98.6	<1	96.7	<1
Vitamin D	84.9	<1	87.1	<1	88.4	<1	88.5	<1	80.4b	<1
Iron	21.1	2.4	36.7a	1.7	32.8	2.7	30.1	0.3	22.2b	3.3
Zinc	33.5	0.4	39.3	0.5	43.7	0.3	38.1	<1	26.2b	1.1

*Estimates presented as %. Inadequate or excessive intakes were calculated using EARs and ULs from the 2013 Dietary Reference Intakes for the Chinese Population.

^aSignificantly different between boys vs. girls, Chi square test, P<0.05.

^bSignificantly different between lower vs. middle or higher income, Chi square test, P<0.05.