Table 12 Energy estimated average requirements (EAR) for infants and children stratified by age, gender, and breastfeeding status
Breastfed | Formula-fed | Mixed-fed or unknown | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EAR | Intake | P | EAR | Intake | P | EAR | Intake | P | |||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||||
7–12 months | Males | 694.0 | 754.7 | 186.0 | 0.629 | 742.0 | 733.3 | 343.0 | 0.969 | 718.0 | 547.5 | 139.9 | 0.093 |
Females | 646.0 | 636.0† | – | – | 670.0 | – | – | – | 646.0 | 580.5 | 101.1 | 0.528 | |
1 year‡ | Males | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 765.0 | 820.7 | 201.1 | 0.679 |
Females | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 717.0 | 845.8 | 237.7 | 0.143 | |