Table 5.

Energy and nutrients intake as percentage of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) among women and girls (n = 1687).

Nutrients	Adolescent girls n = 223, N (%)	Newly married females n = 532, N (%)	Pregnant women n = 477, N (%)	Lactating mothers n = 455, N (%)
Energy (kcal)
<50% RDA	64 (28.7)	63 (11.8)	111 (23.3)	135 (29.7)
50–70% RDA	81 (36.3)	168 (31.6)	174 (36.5)	162 (35.6)
>70% RDA	78 (35)	301 (56.6)	192 (40.3)	158 (34.7)
Protein (g)
<50% RDA	49 (21.9)	92 (17.3)	243 (50.9)	180 (39.6)
50–70% RDA	72 (32.2)	184 (34.6)	157 (32.9)	155 (34.1)
>70% RDA	102 (45.7)	256 (48.1)	77 (16.1)	120 (26.4)
Fat (g)
<50% RDA	53 (23.7)	17 (3.2)	64 (13.4)	63 (13.8)
50–70% RDA	49 (21.9)	55 (10.3)	80 (16.8)	67 (14.7)
>70% RDA	121 (54.2)	460 (86.5)	333 (69.8)	325 (71.4)
Iron (mg)
<50% RDA	157 (70.4)	242 (45.5)	386 (80.9)	185 (40.7)
50–70% RDA	39 (17.5)	138 (25.9)	48 (10.1)	130 (28.6)
>70% RDA	27 (12.1)	152 (28.6)	43 (9)	140 (30.8)
Calcium (mg)
<50% RDA	162 (72.6)	279 (52.4)	366 (76.7)	370 (81.3)
50–70% RDA	29 (13)	89 (16.7)	56 (11.7)	43 (9.5)
>70% RDA	32 (14.4)	164 (30.8)	55 (11.5)	42 (9.2)
Zinc (mg)
<50% RDA	127 (56.9)	217 (40.8)	305 (63.9)	273 (60)
50–70% RDA	58 (26)	204 (38.3)	107 (22.4)	118 (25.9)
>70% RDA	38 (17)	111 (20.9)	65 (13.6)	204 (38.3)
Vitamin C (mg)
<50% RDA	51 (22.9)	152 (28.6)	173 (36.3)	235 (51.6)
50–70% RDA	26 (11.7)	68 (12.8)	58 (12.2)	63 (13.8)
>70% RDA	146 (65.5)	312 (58.6)	246 (51.6)	157 (34.5)
Folic acid (mcg)
<50% RDA	95 (42.6)	255 (47.9)	458 (96)	354 (77.8)
50–70% RDA	63 (28.2)	148 (27.8)	17 (3.6)	68 (14.9)
>70% RDA	65 (29.2)	129 (24.2)	2 (0.4)	33 (7.3)

g, gram; mg, milligram; mcg, microgram; kcal, kilocalorie.