Table 4 Percent of adolescents consuming nutrients < 50% of RDA
Age group | Gen-der | n | Protein | Energy | Calcium | Iron | Vit-A | Thia- min | Ribo-flavin | Niacin | Vit-C | Folic acid | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-12 | Boys | 310 | 39.7 | 20.6 | 84.5 | 82.9 | 84.2 | 10.6 | 89.4 | 9.4 | 59.7 | 37.4 | 93.2 |
Girls | 115 | 31.4 | 16.9 | 82.0 | 84.2 | 79.5 | 10.8 | 89.2 | 9.0 | 57.6 | 31.3 | 92.1 | |
13-15 | Boys | 246 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 79.3 | 84.1 | 83.3 | 7.3 | 84.1 | 4.9 | 53.3 | 30.9 | 89.8 |
Girls | 262 | 27.1 | 8.8 | 83.2 | 76.3 | 81.7 | 6.5 | 83.2 | 5.0 | 58.8 | 24.4 | 91.2 | |
16-17 | Boys | 130 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 78.5 | 73.1 | 81.5 | 5.4 | 70.8 | 3.8 | 46.9 | 14.6 | 86.2 |
Girls | 149 | 21.5 | 7.4 | 83.2 | 80.5 | 83.2 | 4.7 | 77.9 | 2.0 | 57.7 | 24.2 | 90.6 | |
All Boys | 686 | 30.9 | 15.6 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 83.4 | 8.5 | 84.0 | 6.7 | 55.0 | 30.8 | 90.7 | |
All Girls | 689 | 31.6 | 11.8 | 82.7 | 80.4 | 81.1 | 7.8 | 84.5 | 6.0 | 58.1 | 27.1 | 91.4 | |
Boys + Girls pooled | 1375 | 31.3 | 13.7 | 82.1 | 80.9 | 82.3 | 8.1 | 84.2 | 6.3 | 56.5 | 28.9 | 91.1 | |