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. 2017 Mar 17;70(3):1–11. doi: 10.1159/000463396

Table 3.

Estimated contributions of breast milk and complementary feeding to median intakes of DHA and ARA (mg/day) in young children aged 6–36 months and their relation to GNI

GNI Intake DHA from breast milk Intake DHA from complementary food Intake ARA from breast milk Intake ARA from complementary food
Middle upper
n 18 17 18 17
 Median 17.3 23.7 26.7 34.6
 Range 2.0–38 10–175 3–59 21–67
Middle lower
n 34 34 34 34
 Median 24.0 16.5 36.9857 19.1
 Range 2–37 3–80 3–56 5–61
Low income
n 25 25 25 25
 Median 29.4 9.6 45.2 8.9
 Range 22–55 0.7–65 34–84 1–23
Total
n 77 76 77 76
 Median 25.6 14.6 39.4 17.9
 Range 2–55 0.7–175 3–84 1–67

n, number of countries.