Table 1.

Energy and nutrient intake compared with its recommendations by age and sex

			95% CI
Variable	Intake value	Mean diff	Lower	Upper	Reference value
Energy (kcal/day)	1,416±305.60	359.50	91.00	−90.00	6–9 years (boys): 1,573–1,978 kcal/day (24)
	1,571±233.70	204.50	70.00	−70.00	6–9 years (girls): 1,428–1,854 kcal/day (24)
Protein (g/kg/day)	1.7±0.48	0.95	0.10	−0.11	4–8 years (both sexes): 0.76 g/kg/day (25)
					9–13 years (both sexes): 0.76 g/kg/day (25)
Fat (g/day)	37.14±7.890	ND	ND	ND	ND (25)
Carbohydrate (g/day)	183.6±30.22	83.60	6.20	−6.30	100 g/day (25)
Fiber (g/day)	10.7±1.95	−14.32	0.52	−0.52	4–8 years (both sexes): 25 g/day (25)
	10.6±1.18	−15.36	0.63	−0.63	9–13 years (girls): 26 g/day (25)
	11.1±2.05	−19.89	1.02	−1.02	9–13 years (boys): 31 g/day (25)
Calcium (mg/day)	603.7±162.40	−196.30	57.60	−57.60	4–8 years (both sexes): 800 mg/day (26)
	616.0±94.09	−484.00	29.70	−29.70	9–13 years (both sexes): 1,100 mg/day (26)
Iron (mg/day)	8.4±1.88	4.26	0.67	−0.67	4–8 years (both sexes): 4.1 mg/day (27)
	8.5±0.82	2.79	0.09	−0.51	9–13 years (boys): 5.9 mg/day (27)
	8.9±0.70	3.02	0.72	−0.03	9–13 years (girls): 5.7 mg/day (27)
Zinc (mg/day)	6.1±1.21	2.05	0.43	−0.43	4–8 years (both sexes): 4 mg/day (27)
	6.0±0.51	−0.98	0.16	−0.16	9–13 years (both sexes): 7 mg/day (27)

The values presented as the means±SD. CI=confidence interval, Mean diff=mean difference, ND=not determinable, SD=standard deviation.