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. 2020 Jun 20;19:57. doi: 10.1186/s12937-020-00567-3

Table 2.

Nutrients intake by sociodemographic factors in children from 12 to 59 mo, stratified by agea,b

Nutrients Areac Regions SESd
Rural Urban North Center South Low Middle High
12 - 59 mo (n= 1012)
 Total iron (mg/d) 8.11±6.2 (6.9) 9.79±6.7 (8.2)e 9.98±8.1 (8.6) 9.75±6.8 (6.9) 8.38±5.8 (7.3) 8.04±6.2 (6.7)x 9.42±7.3 (7.8)xy 10.68±5.8 (9.5)y
 Non-heme iron (mg/d) 7.91±6.17 (6.8) 9.52±6.69 (8.1)e 9.67±8.10 (8.4) 9.47±6.81 (7.7) 8.18±5.79 (7.3) 7.85±6.22 (6.5)x 9.15±7.30 (7.7)xy 10.39±5.84 (9.2)y
 Heme iron (mg/d) 0.19±0.35 (0.03) 0.27±0.31 (0.15)e 0.28±0.42 (0.18) 0.27±0.32 (0.14) 0.20±0.30 (0.05) 0.19±0.31 (0.04)x 0.27±0.35 (0.11)y 0.29±0.30 (0.19)y
 Vitamin C (mg/d) 75.32±100.4 (58.5) 84.46±80.3 (44.6) 70.36±69.0 (51.0) 88.57±89.5 (60.2) 78.58±89.6 (50.1) 69.31±96.6 (42.9)x 78.57±73.6 (56.3)x 104.33±89.5 (77.5)z
 Meat (g/d) 41.48±67.8 (10.2) 54.15±59.3 (35.0)e 51.95±73.5 (25.0) 55.33±59.4 (36.2) 43.45±61.4 (20.0) 40.99±62.4 (15.7) 52.60±64.2 (26.1) 58.72±58.2 (39.8)
 Phytates (mg/d) 796.9±674.8 (699.1) 623.9±514.3 (496.0)e 761.6±811.9 (541.9) 613.9±450.1 (519.8) 719.6±586.9 (615.2) 769.7±642.7 (643.0)x 669.0±516.9 (548.2)xy 572.8±544.2 (438.3)y
 Calcium (mg/d) 685.2±525.9 (627.3) 815.3±815.3 (721.9)e 779.5±506.8 (720.4) 815.0±479.8 (751.4) 723.5±541.9 (619.5) 657.3±502.4 (602.3)x 822.3±523.5 (724.5)y 858.7±463.9 (779.2)y
12 -23 mo (n= 151)
 Total iron (mg/d) 6.36±5.7 (4.9) 8.10±6.3 (7.4) 7.45±5.7 (6.6) 7.51±6.0 (6.6) 7.47±6.5 (6.5) 6.89±5.0 (6.8) 7.81±7.3 (5.6) 8.16±6.2 (7.4)
 Non-heme iron (mg/d) 6.19±5.71 (4.7) 7.96±6.36 (7.4) 7.35±5.82 (5.7) 7.38±6.04 (6.2) 7.28±6.56 (6.5) 6.69±4.99 (6.5) 7.68±7.36 (5.5) 8.50±6.23 (7.4)
 Heme iron (mg/d) 0.17±0.30 (0.13) 0.14±0.23 (0.23) 0.10±0.20 (0.25) 0.12±0.21 (0.16) 0.18±0.28 (0.17) 0.19±0.28 (0.25) 0.13±0.24 (0.14) 0.10±0.19 (0.26)
 Vitamin C (mg/d) 80.95±153.5 (61.5) 74.37±68.9 (41.4) 81.79±89.7 (59.7) 63.28±52.3 (65.7) 83.07±124.0 (44.8) 72.41±127.6 (41.4) 72.08±75.2 (52.7) 99.29±85.5 (84.4)
 Meat (g/d) 37.08±59.6 (20.7) 34.39±50.7 (9.8) 24.36±47.1 (0) 28.57±43.9 (0) 42.56±59.1 (15.7) 45.03±59.1 (21.9) 30.75±50.3 (13.5) 22.16±43.3 (0)
 Phytates (mg/d) 550.8±566.2 (429.2) 449.9±546.2 (330.9) 486.9±538.3 (365.5) 340.0±252.3 (330.9) 571.0±659.7 (378.5) 636.9±719.1 (478.5) 411.4±387.1 (333.4) 287.9±289.2 (210.7)
Calcium (mg/d) 813.7±741.0 (654.2) 696.7±506.0 (608.3) 700.2±464.0 (681.8) 961.7±431.2 (632.0) 777.3±692.0 (608.3) 793.8±631.7 (654.2) 709.3±609.1 (601.8) 671.1±442.2 (420.7)
24-59 mo (n= 861)
Total iron (mg/d) 8.38±6.2 (7.2) 10.02±6.7 (8.5)e 10.31±8.3 (9.0) 9.97±6.8 (8.0) 8.55±5.6 (7.6) 8.24±6.4 (6.7)x 9.65±7.2 (8.1)x 10.92±5.7 (9.5)y
Non-heme iron (mg/d) 8.18±6.16 (7.0) 9.73±6.68 (8.2)e 10.00±8.25 (8.5) 9.69±6.80 (7.8) 8.35±5.62 (7.3) 8.05±6.37 (6.5)x 9.36±7.23 (8.1)xy 10.62±5.76 (9.2)y
Heme iron (mg/d) 0.19±0.36 (0.02) 0.28±0.32 (0.17)e 0.30±0.43 (0.21)x 0.28±0.32 (0.16)x 0.20±0.30 (0.05)y 0.18±0.32 (0.03)x 0.29±0.35 (0.17) xy 0.30±0.30 (0.23)y
Vitamin C (mg/d) 74.46±90.8 (45.7) 85.85±81.1 (58.5)e 68.85±66.0 (47.6) 91.16±90.8 (60.2) 77.71±82.1 (52.0) 68.78±90.5 (42.9) x 79.53±72.94 (56.3)xy 104.81±89.7()y
Meat (g/d) 42.15±68.8 (73.2) 56.88±59.5 (50.0)e 55.58±74.9 (36.6) 58.07±59.5 (36.2) 43.62±61.7 (20.5) 40.30±62.9 (10.9)x 55.85±64.6 (35.9)y 62.20±58.1 (41.5)y
Phytates (mg/d) 834.5±677.1 (742) 648.0±504.6 (542.3)e 797.8±828.2 (556.0) 641.9±450.6 (581.0) 742.2±567.9 (641.7) 794.4.±625.8 (690.0)x 707.2±515.4 (608.1)xy 599.9±551.5.3 (459.3)y
Calcium (mg/d) 665.5±485.0 (624.1) 831.7±485.8 (737.5)e 790.0±509.7 (720.4) 827.6±479.2 (751.4) 713.1±510.3 (623.1) 634.0±473.3 (585.6)x 839.1±508.0 (740.9)y 876.6±461.3 (832.2)y

aData are presented as mean ±SD (median)

bnalyses adjusted by survey design

cRural: localities with <2500 inhabitants, urban: ≥2500 inhabitants

dSES: socioeconomic status, estimated by means of analyses of main components with information of the dwelling characteristic and household goods

eSignificant difference with rural area

x, y, zBetween categories of region and SES, values without a letter in common between columns are significant different (p < 0.05), adjusted by the Bonferroni method