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Table 8 Nutrient intakes from diet of the 7–9-month age group (n = 5) 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

5.8

2.1

74.4

80.0

2.9

8.7

0.097

Zinc (mg/day)

5.0

3.8

0.6

76.0

100.0

2.9

4.4

0.010*

Calcium (mg/day)

525.0

449.2

168.6

85.6

60.0

286.0

661.0

0.372

Sodium (mg/day)

320.0

385.2

393.3

120.4

80.0

122.0

1081.0

0.730

Vitamin A (μg/day)

350.0

377.7

248.1

107.9

40.0

48.0

718.3

0.815

Vitamin D (μg/day)

7.0

4.2

3.4

59.9

60.0

0.3

7.6

0.136

Thiamin (mg/day)

0.2

0.5

0.2

235.0

0.0

0.3

0.7

0.032*

Riboflavin (mg/day)

0.4

0.8

0.3

195.0

0.0

0.6

1.4

0.061

Niacin (mg/day)

4.0

5.1

2.9

126.3

60.0

2.7

9.4

0.460

Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

0.3

0.45

0.3

160.0

40.0

0.2

1.0

0.286

Folate (μg/day)

50.0

109.2

36.3

218.4

0.0

65.0

160.0

0.022*

Vitamin C (mg/day)

25.0

66.4

5.9

265.6

0.0

60.0

74.0

0.000*

Protein (g/day)

13.7

16.3

4.8

118.9

20.0

8.3

20.5

0.286

  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