Table 4.
Caregiver reported macro- and micronutrient intakes of children aged 6–36 months from a remote Aboriginal community in Northern Australia excluding milk feeds, compared by whether it was the week fortnightly pay was received by the primary carer
| Pay week intake, mean, SD or median (IQR) n = 32 |
Non-pay week intake, mean, SD or median (IQR) n = 32 |
Mean/median difference | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ) | 3047.83, 1456.57 | 2300.10, 1172.97 | 747.74 | p = 0.005 |
| Macronutrients | ||||
| Protein (g) | 33.66 (18.01, 47.21) | 27.40 (19.93, 39.13) | 6.26 | p = 0.03 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 80.87, 32.49 | 63.50, 35.75 | 17.37 | p = 0.03 |
| Total fat (g) | 21.43 (13.61, 36.34) | 16.03 (9.17, 26.04) | 5.40 | p = 0.01 |
| Fibre (g) | 7.66 (4.76, 12.39) | 5.81 (4.13, 9.90) | 1.85 | p = 0.11 |
| Key micronutrients | ||||
| Iron (mg) | 6.17, 3.29 | 5.27, 3.12 | 0.90 | p = 0.18 |
| Calcium (mg) | 270.24, 139.90 | 241.80, 165.57 | 28.44 | p = 0.42 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1.13, 0.54 | 0.84, 0.51 | 0.28 | p = 0.03 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 116.77, 60.82 | 91.06, 43.28 | 25.71 | p = 0.03 |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 1.85 (1.30, 2.85) | 1.73 (0.85, 2.86) | 0.12 | p = 0.31 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 24.81 (5.70, 69.88) | 34.35 (1.73, 62.83) | −9.54 | p = 0.27 |
| Sodium (mg) | 536.91 (343.61, 818.53) | 441.37 (195.21, 792.86) | 95.54 | p = 0.07 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.50 (0.29, 0.87) | 0.44 (0.22, 0.64) | 0.06 | p = 0.06 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 3.23 (1.86, 5.72) | 2.17 (1.06, 4.10) | 1.06 | p = 0.03 |
| Folate equivalents (μg) | 225.44 (142.07, 345.49) | 186.37 (111.48, 266.09) | 39.07 | p = 0.24 |
| Zinc (mg) | 5.36 (3.12, 9.80) | 3.28 (2.65, 6.53) | 2.08 | p = 0.03 |
| Iodine (μg) | 52.28 (42.97, 89.83) | 50.62 (18.86, 105.95) | 1.66 | p = 0.20 |
| Thaimin (mg) | 0.87 (0.36, 1.34) | 0.64 (0.49, 1.08) | 0.23 | p = 0.18 |
| Niacin (mg) | 9.34 (4.76, 12.98) | 6.22 (5.21, 10.66) | 3.12 | p = 0.02 |
| Potassium (mg) | 1023.31 (567.60, 1504.58) | 826.52 (537.64, 1118.24) | 196.79 | p = 0.03 |
| Selenium (μg) | 37.63 (22.03, 50.76) | 32.50 (17.54, 40.89) | 5.13 | p = 0.03 |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 192.15 (118.43, 358.26) | 170.24 (51.16, 331.43) | 21.91 | p = 0.58 |
| Food Groups | ||||
| Grain | 2.06 (1.47, 3.04) | 1.68 (1.13, 3.07) | 0.38 | p = 0.26 |
| Veg | 0.46 (0.04, 1.22) | 0.40 (0.03, 0.96) | 0.06 | p = 0.34 |
| Fruit | 0.53 (0.00, 2.02) | 0.03 (0.00, 1.00) | 0.50 | p = 0.12 |
| Meat | 0.89 (0.44, 1.62) | 0.70 (0.32, 1.11) | 0.19 | p = 0.07 |
| Dairy | 0.55 (0.28, 0.98) | 0.50 (0.24, 0.86) | 0.05 | p = 0.48 |
| Discretionary | 0.05 (0.00, 0.77) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.28) | 0.05 | p = 0.36 |