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Table 10 Nutrient intakes from diet of the 10–12-month age group (n = 6) compared with dietary reference values (DRVs)

From: Complementary feeding practices and nutrient intakes of children aged 6–24 months from Bangladeshi background living in Tower Hamlets, East London: a feasibility study

Nutrient

DRV

Mean

SD

Percentage of DRV

Percentage of sample not meeting DRV

Minimum

Maximum

P value*

Iron (mg/day)

7.8

5.4

4.1

69.2

83.3

1.2

12.5

0.203

Zinc (mg/day)

5.0

3.2

1.5

64.0

83.3

2.0

5.9

0.028

Calcium (mg/day)

525.0

434.7

290.7

82.8

66.7

207.0

959.0

0.481

Sodium (mg/day)

350.0

391.8

319.6

111.9

66.7

131.0

1020.0

0.761

Vitamin A (μg/day)

350.0

331.4

263.0

94.7

33.3

2.3

659.5

0.869

Vitamin D (μg/day)

7.0

4.4

4.3

62.9

66.7

0.9

9.2

0.398

Thiamin (mg/day)

0.3

0.5

0.34

173.3

33.3

0.2

1.2

0.214

Riboflavin (mg/day)

0.4

0.7

0.5

175.0

50.0

0.3

1.4

0.203

Niacin (mg/day)

5.0

4.8

3.2

96.0

66.7

1.7

9.5

0.020

Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

0.4

0.5

0.4

122.5

66.7

0.1

1.1

0.585

Folate (μg/day)

50.0

102.5

79.7

205.0

16.7

38.0

240.0

0.168

Vitamin C (mg/day)

25.0

46.8

30.9

187.2

33.3

21.0

104.0

0.144

Protein (g/day)

14.9

18.5

8.2

124.2

50.0

10.5

31.6

0.335

  1. Nutrient intakes from diet excluded dietary supplements
  2. *P value for differences between mean intake of children in the sample from the specified age group and the respective DRV
  3. Based on protein providing 14.7% of EAR for energy