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Table 11 Nutrient intakes from diet of the 12–24-month age group (n = 12) 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)

6.9

7.5

5.0

108.6

66.7

2.2

21.3

0.681

Zinc (mg/day)

5.0

4.3

1.4

86.0

66.7

2.0

7.3

0.136

Calcium (mg/day)

350.0

609.9

315.8

174.3

16.7

139.0

1307.0

0.016

Sodium (mg/day)

500.0

808.7

558.0

161.7

33.3

284.0

2043.0

0.082

Vitamin A (μg/day)

400.0

680.6

815.1

170.2

58.3

0.0

2690.2

0.258

Vitamin D (μg/day)

7.0

2.5

3.7

35.7

77.8

0.0

9.6

0.006

Thiamin (mg/day)

0.5

0.8

0.6

154.0

33.3

0.3

2.4

0.132

Riboflavin (mg/day)

0.6

1.3

0.7

220.0

16.7

0.3

2.8

0.004

Niacin (mg/day)

8.0

8.5

8.1

106.3

75.0

2.5

32.4

0.829

Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

0.7

0.7

0.3

105.7

41.7

0.3

1.1

0.683

Folate (μg/day)

70.0

157.6

84.3

225.1

0.0

74.0

352.0

0.004

Vitamin C (mg/day)

30.0

66.8

51.4

222.7

33.3

6.0

172.0

0.030

Protein (g/day)

14.5

39.7

18.2

273.8

8.3

11.0

84.3

0.001

  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