Table A.1.
Analysis of median (range) nutrient intake represented as total daily amount or daily intake for subjects on enteral tube feeds from age 3 months to 16 years compared with Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the UK (1991) and WHO/FAO/UNU (2007) safe levels of protein intake
| Age of subjects | No of subjects | Energy intake Kcal/day | Energy intake Kcal/kg/day | Energy intake %EAR | Carbohydrate intake g/kg/day | Fat intake g/kg/day | Natural protein intake g day | Intake of precursor-free l-amino acids g/kg/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 10 | 724 (634–789) | 102 (66–102) | 137 (89–155) | 17 (13–20) | 7 (5–9) | 8.7 (6–11) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) |
| 6 months | 12 | 761 (620–878) | 100 (70–155) | 112 (96–131) | 12 (8–18) | 5 (3–8) | 11 (6–14) | 0.2 (0–0.2) |
| 9 months | 13 | 775 (648–969) | 87 (64–155) | 99 (79–111) | 10 (7–13) | 5 (3–6) | 11.5 (7–17) | 0.2 (0–0.7) |
| 12 months | 13 | 825 (420–1007) | 82 (63–111) | 94 (49–109) | 9 (7–13) | 4 (3–5) | 11.9 (7–18) | 0.3 (0–1) |
| 15 months | 13 | 844 (427–1008) | 74 (54–115) | 68 (37–87) | 9 (7–16) | 4 (2–5) | 12.2 (7–18) | 0.3 (0–1.1) |
| 18 months | 12 | 920 427–1038) | 81 (59–120) | 75 (37–89) | 10 (6–16) | 4 (2–6) | 13.5 (7–18) | 0.3 (0–1.2) |
| 2 years | 12 | 937 (726–1230) | 72 (48–111) | 76 (59–106) | 10 (7–14) | 3 (2–5) | 13.5 (8–19) | 0.3 (0–1.3) |
| 3 years | 12 | 1038 (806–1465) | 73 (44–98) | 87 (66–123) | 10 (6–14) | 3 (2–4) | 14.6 (9–20) | 0.3 (0–1.4) |
| 4 years | 9 | 1207 (798–1465) | 70 (47–95) | 66 (49–100) | 9 (7–14) | 2 (2–4) | 16.6 (11–24) | 0.3 (0–1.3) |
| 5 years | 9 | 1147 (759–1352) | 52 (45–79) | 67 (44–83) | 8 (7–11) | 2 (1–3) | 18.5 (15–21) | 0.3 (0–1.3) |
| 6 years | 9 | 1202 (916–1435) | 52 (41–83) | 78 (53–93) | 7 (4–12) | 2 (1–6) | 20 (16–39) | 0.4 (0–1.6) |
| 7 years | 6 | 1158 (778–1710) | 51 (37–87) | 63 (45–101) | 7 (5–12) | 2 (1–4) | 17.9 (16–27) | 0.4 (0–1) |
| 8 years | 5 | 1202 (872–1385) | 49 (41–66) | 69 (50–81) | 7 (6–10) | 2 (2–3) | 17.5 (16–20) | 0.2 (0–0.6) |
| 9 years | 5 | 1487 (1132–1628) | 55 (51–65) | 75 (65–89) | 8 (8–9) | 2 (2–3) | 19.2 (18–25) | 0.6 (0–0.7) |
| 10 years | 5 | 1389 (956–1439) | 49 (36–66) | 78 (55–83) | 7 (5–9) | 2 (1–3) | 19.6 (18–27) | 0 (0–0.7) |
| 11 years | 5 | 1257 (965–1445) | 38 (36–60) | 64 (52–68) | 6 (5–9) | 1.4 (1–2) | 20 (20–28) | 0 (0–0.7) |
| 12 years | 4 | 1154 (622–1470) | 38 (20–49) | 66 (34–66) | 6 (3–7) | 1.4 (1–2) | 21 (20–29) | 0 (0.5–0.6) |
| 13 years | 3 | 1390 (529–1447) | 36 (15–43) | 71 (33–78) | 5 (3–6) | 1.5 (0.4–1.7) | 27 (20–34) | 0 (0–6.5) |
| 14 years | 2 | 1430 (1390–1469) | 39 (37–40) | 72 (63–80) | 6 (5–6) | 1.5 (1.4–1.5) | 27 (20–34) | 0 (0–0.6) |
| 15 years | 1 | 1180 | 30 | 43 | 5 | 1.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 16 years | 1 | 920 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 0.9 | 40 | 0 |