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. 2019 Aug 19;16:55. doi: 10.1186/s12986-019-0384-1

Table 6.

Estimation of recommended intake of iron for women with child-bearing age

calculating method n weight (kg) iron physiological requirement adjusted by weight (μg.kg−1.d− 1) iron physiological requirement (mg/d) reference weight (kg) EAR (mg/d) RNI (mg/d)
formula calculation method 21 64.87 23.63 1.55 56 13 18
linear regression method 33 64.31 20.98 1.29 56 11 15
recommended value 56 26.25 1.47 56 15 20

EAR estimated average requirement, RNI recommended intake