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Table 9 Nutrient intakes from diet of the combined 6–9-month age (n = 7) 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

4.8

2.5

61.9

75.0

0.8

8.7

0.021

Zinc (mg/day)

5.0

3.5

0.8

70.0

87.5

2.2

4.4

0.002

Calcium (mg/day)

525.0

395.7

166.2

75.4

62.5

231.0

661.0

0.085

Sodium (mg/day)

320.0

344.3

339.3

107.6

62.5

96.0

1081.0

0.856

Vitamin A (μg/day)

350.0

563.3

532.7

160.9

25.0

48.0

1680.5

0.330

Vitamin D (μg/day)

7.0

3.6

3.4

51.3

50.0

0.3

7.6

0.055

Thiamin (mg/day)

0.2

0.4

0.2

215.0

0.0

0.2

0.7

0.016

Riboflavin (mg/day)

0.4

0.6

0.4

157.5

25.0

0.3

1.4

0.151

Niacin (mg/day)

4.0

4.5

2.6

112.5

50.0

2.0

9.4

0.615

Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

0.3

0.4

0.3

140.0

37.5

0.2

1.02

0.289

Folate (μg/day)

50.0

111.1

51.7

222.2

12.5

43.0

189.0

0.020

Vitamin C (mg/day)

25.0

61.4

13.1

245.6

0.0

34.0

74.0

0.000

Protein (g/day)

13.7

16.1

5.3

117.5

25.0

8.3

21.7

0.278

  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