Table 3.
Energy, macro and micronutrients intake among under-five children by food security status (n = 350).
| Variables |
Household food-secure
(n = 100) |
Household food-insecure
(n = 250) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 913 ± 177 | 912 ± 217 | 0.982 |
| Protein (gram) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 45.02 ± 14.76 | 42.36 ± 15.57 | 0.041* |
| Carbohydrate (gram) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 114.94 ± 43.74 | 105.85 ± 29.79 | 0.178 |
| Fat (gram) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 34.37 ± 12.27 | 30.97 ± 10.45 | 0.032* |
| Iron (mg) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 4.72 ± 2.59 | 4.48 ± 2.48 | 0.579 |
| Vitamin A RAE (microgram) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 310.43 ± 231.01 | 307.96 ± 158.99 | 0.940 |
| Vitamin D (microgram) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 5.91 ± 3.81 | 4.60 ± 3.39 | 0.036* |
| Calcium (mg) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 465.60 ± 227.54 | 456.13 ± 224.65 | 0.805 |
| Zinc (mg) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 3.86 ± 1.19 | 3.05 ± 1.21 | 0.044* |
Statistical testing using Independent samples t-test.
*
Difference is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).
Vitamin A RAE, Vitamin A Retinol Activity Equivalents.