Table 3.
Macronutrient Intake from Food in Children with FASD by weight Category
| Dietary reference intakesa 1 to 3 years; 4 to 8 years | NHANES b (2 to 5 years) mean | Observed nutrient intake
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t-Tests (p-value)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonoverweight n = 31 mean (SD) | Overweight/obese n = 11 mean (SD) | Nonoverweight vs. overweight/obese | Nonoverweight vs. NHANES | Overweight/obese vs. NHANES | |||
| Total Energy (kcal/d) | – | 1,523 | 1,344 (347) | 1,694 (508) | 0.015 | 0.007 | 0.290 |
| Protein (g/d) | 13; 19 | 54 | 49 (15) | 65 (18) | 0.006 | 0.066 | 0.068 |
| Carbohydrate (g/d) | 130; 130 | 207 | 186 (55) | 228 (79) | 0.063 | 0.046 | 0.401 |
| Total fat (g/d) | – | 56 | 47 (15) | 61 (18.3) | 0.016 | 0.004 | 0.327 |
| Protein (%energy) | 5 to 20; 10 to 30c | – | 14.5 (3.0) | 15.7 (2.5) | 0.272 | – | – |
| Carbohydrate (%energy) | 45 to 65; 45 to 65c | – | 55.7 (7.7) | 53.1 (5.9) | 0.309 | – | – |
| Total fat (%energy) | 30 to 40; 25 to 35c | – | 31.6 (6.4) | 33.2 (4.9) | 0.457 | – | – |
b
Data from What We Eat in America, NHANES 2007–2008 (U.S. Department of Agriculture --- Agricultural Research Service, 2010).
c
Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR).