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Table 7 Nutrient intakes from diet of the 4–6-month age group (n = 2) 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)

4.30

2.5

2.4

58.8

100.0

0.8

4.2

0.489

Zinc (mg/day)

4.0

2.8

0.8

69.3

100.0

2.2

3.3

0.276

Calcium (mg/day)

525.0

262.0

43.8

49.9

100.0

231.0

293.0

0.075

Sodium (mg/day)

280.0

242.0

206.5

86.4

50.0

96.0

388.0

0.838

Vitamin A (μg/day)

350.0

1027.2

924.0

293.4

0.0

373.8

1860.5

0.489

Vitamin D (μg/day)

8.5

0.6

6.5

100.0

0.6

0.6

Thiamin (mg/day)

0.2

0.3

0.2

165.0

0.0

0.2

0.5

0.500

Riboflavin (mg/day)

0.4

0.3

0.0

65.0

100.0

0.3

0.3

0.022

Niacin (mg/day)

3.0

3.2

1.7

107.0

50.0

2.0

4.4

0.893

Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

0.2

0.3

1.0

145.0

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.421

Folate (μg/day)

50.0

116.0

103.2

232.0

50.0

43.0

189.0

0.532

Vitamin C (mg/day)

25.0

49.0

21.2

196.0

0.0

34.0

64.0

0.356

Protein (g/day)

12.7

15.5

8.8

122.1

50.0

9.3

21.7

0.730

  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