TABLE 6.
Calculated DIAAS and PDCAAS values for the complementary diets of children aged 1–3 y with prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting across states and pooled survey data of the NNMB survey1
| States | DIAAS, % | PDCAAS, % | DIAAS corrected protein intake, g | Stunting, % | Underweight, % | Wasting, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala | 96 | 106 | 15.9 | 31.3 | 22.9 | 13.1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 97 | 107 | 20.5 | 28.1 | 31.9 | 23.6 |
| Karnataka | 72 | 82 | 16.9 | 44.1 | 39.8 | 18.3 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 78 | 100 | 14.6 | 46.8 | 36.2 | 14.9 |
| Maharashtra | 82 | 91 | 15.0 | 51.6 | 36.2 | 12.2 |
| Gujarat | 71 | 80 | 15.4 | 62.5 | 57.7 | 27.3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 66 | 75 | 15.4 | 58.6 | 57.2 | 31.9 |
| Orissa | 68 | 78 | 13.0 | 53.9 | 43.9 | 17.8 |
| West Bengal | 90 | 99 | 18.6 | 48.4 | 42.6 | 24.2 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 79 | 89 | 21.0 | 59.8 | 51.4 | 26.2 |
| Pooled | 80 | 88 | 17.1 | 49.4 | 42.7 | 20.9 |
1DIAAS, Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score; NNMB, National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau; PDCAAS, Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score.