Table 2 Average intake of nutrients among rural adolescent population by sex
Nutrients | Sex | Mean | SD | Percentiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 50 | 75 | ||||
Protein (g) | Boys | 44.7 | 20.6 | 30.5 | 42.4 | 55.6 |
| Â | Girls | 43.9 | 18.4 | 31.5 | 41.6 | 52.7 |
Total fat (g) | Boys | 11.6 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 13.9 |
| Â | Girls | 11.3 | 13.0 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 13.3 |
Energy (Kcal) | Boys | 1929 | 773 | 1383 | 1902 | 2414 |
| Â | Girls | 1895 | 695 | 1426 | 1844 | 2279 |
Calcium (mg) | Boys | 341.0 | 440 | 126.4 | 224 | 399.4 |
| Â | Girls | 337.0 | 680 | 121.8 | 222 | 393.6 |
Iron (mg) | Boys | 11.6 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 13.5 |
| Â | Girls | 11.4 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 13.4 |
Vitamin A (mg) | Boys | 276 | 553 | 26.4 | 54.6 | 171.1 |
| Â | Girls | 302 | 634 | 23.5 | 52.7 | 196.5 |
Thiamine (mg) | Boys | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Â | Girls | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Riboflavin (mg) | Boys | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Â | Girls | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Niacin (mg) | Boys | 19.0 | 8.1 | 12.8 | 18.4 | 24.6 |
| Â | Girls | 18.8 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
Vitamin C (mg) | Boys | 58.8 | 71.1 | 18.1 | 34.9 | 69.8 |
| Â | Girls | 58.6 | 82.2 | 16.7 | 32.5 | 72.5 |
Free Folic acid (μg) | Boys | 122 | 81.1 | 68.2 | 104.7 | 153.5 |
Girls | 122 | 76.2 | 72.5 | 109.2 | 148.2 | |