Table 1.
Estimation of the vitamin D intake (µg/day) for Dutch infants aged 0–6 months based on energy requirement [15] and body weight (bw) [16], including and excluding the advice of a daily supplement (suppl) containing 10 µg vitamin D [1]
| Age (months) | Energy requirement (kcal/kg bw) | Body weight (kg) | Energy intake (kcal/d) | Vitamin D intake (µg/day) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P50 bw | P97.5 bw | ||||||||
| P50 | P97.5 | P50 | P97.5 | +10 µg from suppl | +10 µg from suppl | ||||
| Boys | |||||||||
| 0–1 | 93 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 363 | 456 | 6.7 | 16.7 | 8.4 | 18.4 |
| 1–2 | 93 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 438 | 550 | 8.1 | 18.1 | 10.1 | 20.1 |
| 2–3 | 84 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 460 | 568 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 20.5 |
| 3–4 | 84 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 518 | 644 | 9.6 | 19.6 | 11.9 | 21.9 |
| 4–5 | 84 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 594 | 736 | 11.0 | 21.0 | 13.6 | 23.6 |
| 5–6 | 84 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 635 | 794 | 11.7 | 21.7 | 14.7 | 24.7 |
| Girls | |||||||||
| 0–1 | 93 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 345 | 428 | 6.4 | 16.4 | 7.9 | 17.9 |
| 1–2 | 93 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 410 | 512 | 7.6 | 17.6 | 9.5 | 19.5 |
| 2–3 | 84 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 426 | 527 | 7.9 | 17.9 | 9.7 | 19.7 |
| 3–4 | 84 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 476 | 594 | 8.8 | 18.8 | 11.0 | 21.0 |
| 4–5 | 84 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 552 | 685 | 10.2 | 20.2 | 12.7 | 22.7 |
| 5–6 | 84 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 594 | 736 | 11.0 | 21.0 | 13.6 | 23.6 |