Table 2.
Daily average micronutrient intakes by tertile of HAZ among US children aged 2–18 years in NHANES 2007–2014 (n = 6116).
| HAZ (Min, Max) | p for Trend * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (n = 2038) (−4.57, −0.27) |
T2 (n = 2039) (−0.27, 0.57) |
T3 (n = 2039) (0.57, 3.98) |
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| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | ||
| Vitamin A (μg/d) | 585.8 (7.2) | 611.6 (10.5) | 646.3 (9.2) | <0.01 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 78.7 (1.4) | 82.0 (1.8) | 82.2 (1.4) | 0.103 |
| Vitamin D (μg/d) | 5.7 (0.1) | 5.9 (0.1) | 6.2 (0.1) | <0.05 |
| Vitamin E (μg/d) | 6.2 (0.1) | 6.5 (0.1) | 6.7 (0.1) | <0.05 |
| Thiamin (mg/d) | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.6 (0.0) | <0.001 |
| Riboflavin (mg/d) | 1.9 (0.0) | 2.0 (0.0) | 2.1 (0.0) | <0.001 |
| Niacin (mg/d) | 20.6 (0.2) | 21.2 (0.3) | 22.2 (0.4) | <0.05 |
| Vit B6 (mg/d) | 1.7 (0.0) | 1.8 (0.0) | 1.8 (0.0) | <0.01 |
| Vit B12 (mg/d) | 4.8 (0.1) | 5.0 (0.1) | 5.2 (0.1) | <0.05 |
| Folate (μg/d) | 357.1 (4.4) | 366.0 (5.9) | 383.5 (5.2) | 0.099 |
| Calcium (mg/d) | 986.6 (10.0) | 1017.7 (13.1) | 1085.1 (13.6) | <0.0001 |
| Iron (mg/d) | 13.7 (0.2) | 14.1 (0.2) | 14.6 (0.2) | <0.05 |
| Zinc (mg/d) | 9.9 (0.1) | 10.2 (0.1) | 10.6 (0.1) | 0.103 |
HAZ, height-for-age Z score. Each tertile was defined as follows: T1 (low HAZ), T2 (medium HAZ), T3 (high HAZ) * p for trends were calculated in a model adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity and birth weight.