Table 2.
Energy and nutrient intakes among the children.
| Nutrients | Boys Mean (SD) |
Girls Mean (SD) |
Total Mean (SD) |
EAR/Day | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein (g) | 39.23 (24.97) | 42.26 (23.45) | 40.59 (24.23) | 0.76 g/kg/d | 0.53 |
| Fat | 30 (18) | 32 (17) | 31 (18) | - | 0.61 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 227 (116) | 226 (72) | 227 (99) | 100 | 0.94 |
| Energy (kcal) | 1325 (661) | 1310 (449) | 1318 (573) | 1600∗ 2000 |
0.89 |
| Calcium (mg) | 397 (324) | 413 (302) | 404 (313) | 800∗ 1,100 |
0.80 |
| Iron (mg) | 13.1 (9.5) | 18.7 (33.1) | 15.6 (23.3) | 4.1∗ 5.9 |
0.24 |
| Zinc (mg) | 7.1 (7.5) | 8.2 (16.0) | 7.6 (12.1) | 4.0∗ 7.0 |
0.65 |
| Iodine (μg) | 19 (19) | 16 (15) | 17 (17) | 65∗ 73 |
0.42 |
| Vitamin (B1) (mg) | 0.68 (0.84) | 0.56 (0.24) | 0.63 (0.65) | 0.5∗ 0.7 |
0.36 |
| Vitamin (B2) (mg) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.5 (0.7) | 0.5∗ 0.8 |
0.85 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg/d) | 0.4 (1.1) | 0.24 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.5∗ 0.8 |
0.24 |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 5.6 (18.2) | 6.6 (16.7) | 6.1 (17.4) | 1∗ 1.5 |
0.77 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 57 (54) | 46 (47) | 52 (51) | 22∗ 39 |
0.28 |
| Niacin (mg) | 7 (4) | 7 (6) | 7 (5) | 6∗ 9 |
0.41 |
| Folate (μg) | 37 (35) | 37 (34) | 37 (34) | 160∗ 250 |
0.96 |
| Total Vitamin A | 623 (303) | 536 (653) | 584 (880) | 275∗ 445 |
0.62 |
∗
EAR for children< 9 years.