Table 4.
Nutrient Requirements Contributing to CoNA in Ghana, Mar 2009–Dec 2014
| Nutrient | 2009–2014 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %EAR | SPE | %EAR | SPE | %EAR | SPE | %EAR | SPE | %EAR | SPE | %EAR | SPE | %EAR | SPE | |
| Always limiting nutrients | ||||||||||||||
| Energy | 100% | 0.344 | 100% | 0.423 | 100% | 0.344 | 100% | 0.402 | 100% | 0.391 | 100% | 0.213 | 100% | 0.302 |
| Vitamin B12 | 100% | 0.029 | 100% | 0.032 | 100% | 0.029 | 100% | 0.030 | 100% | 0.027 | 100% | 0.027 | 100% | 0.032 |
| Vitamin A | 100% | 0.467 | 100% | 0.420 | 100% | 0.448 | 100% | 0.407 | 100% | 0.470 | 100% | 0.548 | 100% | 0.500 |
| Vitamin E | 100% | 0.086 | 100% | 0.109 | 100% | 0.116 | 100% | 0.082 | 100% | 0.049 | 100% | 0.107 | 100% | 0.058 |
| Sometimes limiting nutrients | ||||||||||||||
| Calcium | 104% | 0.074 | 114% | 0.016 | 107% | 0.063 | 100% | 0.079 | 103% | 0.062 | 100% | 0.104 | 100% | 0.109 |
Note: Data shown are mean fraction of the estimated average requirement for an adult woman of 55 kg at an energy level of 2,000 kcal/day consumed each day (%EAR). The mean shadow price elasticity (SPE) of each nutrient when it is limiting. SPE is defined as the percentage change of CoNA if the EAR for that nutrient were increased by 1%.