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. 2016 Jan 21;6:34–40. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2015.11.002

Table 2.

Protein and calorie intakes in the study population.


Pediatric patients
Adult patients
(≥ 18 years old)
≤ 2 years 2–5 years 6–11 years ≥ 12–17 years Males Females
Protein prescribed 1.76 g/kg 1.41 g/kg 0.98 g/kg 0.64 g/kg 55.4 g/day 42.9 g/day
Protein consumed 56.3 g/day 38.3 g/day
Calories prescribed 100.7 kcal/kg/day 88.1 kcal/kg/day 67.8 kcal/kg/day 42.3 kcal/kg/day 1913 kcal/day 2245 kcal/day
Calories consumed 2143 kcal/day 2245 kcal/day