Table 2.

Daily intake of energy (kcal), macro- (g) and micronutrients (mg) by area of residence and income among children 7-12 y (CHNS 2009).

	Total children n=658		Urban n=142		Rural n=516
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Energy (kcal/d)	1540	18.7	1624	46.7	1517	20.0 *
Macronutrients (g/d)
Protein	50.8	0.77	56.8	2.00	49.1	0.80 *
Carbohydrates	228	2.87	225	6.53	229	3.20
Total sugars	20.7	0.71	25.1	1.60	19.5	0.78 *
Added sugars	7.37	0.41	8.83	0.79	6.97	0.48
Total Fat	47.3	1.13	55.3	2.46	45.1	1.26 *
Saturated fat	12.4	0.30	14.8	0.62	11.8	0.33 *
Monounsaturated fat	18.8	0.49	22.0	1.05	18.0	0.56 *
Polyunsaturated fat	12.5	0.33	14.5	0.74	12.0	0.37 *
Micronutrients (mg/d)
Sodium	2540	86.9	2902	240	2440	88.6 *
Potassium	1274	25.9	1353	49.4	1252	30.0
	Lower income n=218		Middle income n=217		Higher income n=214
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Energy (kcal/d)	1509	29.6	1486	31.9	1636	35.6 *
Macronutrients (g/d)
Protein	47.1	1.05	50.0	1.31	55.8	1.58 *
Carbohydrates	231	4.96	222	4.97	231	5.14
Total sugars	17.5	1.03	18.9	1.09	26.3	1.47 *
Added sugars	6.91	0.67	6.02	0.59	9.31	0.88 *
Total Fat	43.8	1.78	44.2	1.92	54.5	2.16 *
Saturated fat	11.3	0.43	11.5	0.52	14.7	0.58 *
Monounsaturated fat	17.8	0.80	17.7	0.88	21.3	0.90 *
Polyunsaturated fat	12.2	0.58	11.6	0.53	14.0	0.62 *
Micronutrients (mg/d)
Sodium	2592	154	2347	135	2693	165
Potassium	1142	28.2	1281	47.2	1417	54.8 *

Estimates presented as mean ± SE.

^*Significantly different between urban vs. rural; or between lower vs. middle or higher income, Student’s t test, p<0.05.