Table 5.

Mean nutrient intakes (per person per d, among those who consumed fish) from non-farmed and farmed fish in rural Bangladesh (adjusted for age, sex, wealth group and geographic region), October 2011–March 2012

	Non-farmed fish*		Farmed fish
Nutrient	Mean	se	Mean	se	P value	Daily RNI†
Energy (kJ)	284	8	336	9	<0·0001	10 800
Protein (g)	11·3	0·3	11·5	0·3	0·38§	47
Fat (g)	2·5	0·1	3·9	0·2	<0·0001	80
Fe (mg)	2·90	0·11	1·04	0·06	<0·0001	29·4
Zn (mg)‡	1·70	0·05	0·68	0·02	<0·0001	9
Ca (mg)	521	15	169	12	<0·0001	1000
Vitamin A (µg)‡	113	8	12	3	<0·0001	500
Vitamin B12 (µg)‡	1·77	0·08	1·44	0·08	<0·0001	2·4

RNI, recommended nutrient intake.

^*Non-farmed fish includes fresh, dried and fermented fish, converted to fresh weight equivalent.

^†Based on a female of reproductive age, with moderate physical activity level and weight of 57 kg. Fat requirements range from 25 to 35 % of total energy intake, which here is presented at the midpoint of the range (1 g fat=37 kJ).

^‡Using quantile regression, predicted mean Zn intake was 1·18 and 0·60 mg/person per d from non-farmed and farmed sources, respectively (P<0·0001); predicted mean vitamin B₁₂ intake was 0·87 and 0·72 µg/person per d from non-farmed and farmed sources, respectively (P<0·0001); predicted mean vitamin A intake was 11 and 6 µg retinol activity equivalents/person per d from non-farmed and farmed sources, respectively (P<0·0001).

^§When repeated using log-transformed outcome variable, predicted mean differences in protein intake became statistically significant (P<0·0001).