Nutrient intakes of rural Tibetan mothers: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Energy and nutrient intakes in Tibetan mothers compared with the 2002 NNHS

	Median of total	RNI/AI^†	(%)^‡	2002 NNHS^†	P ^§
Energy (kJ/d)	8778	11721	74.9	10036	< 0.001
Protein (g/d)	58	90	64.4	70	< 0.001
Fat (g/d)	57	79	72.2	77	< 0.001
Carbohydrate (g/d)	357	414	86.2	355	0.187
Vitamin A (μg/d)*	243	1200	20.3	524	< 0.001
Vitamin B1 (mg/d)	0.9	1.8	50.0	1.1	< 0.001
Vitamin B2 (mg/d)	0.6	1.7	35.3	0.8	< 0.001
Vitamin C (mg/d)	68	130	52.3	96	< 0.001
Vitamin E (mg/d)	12	14	85.7	37	< 0.001
Calcium (mg/d)	517	1200	43.1	385	< 0.001
Iron (mg/d)	35	25	140.0	24	< 0.001
Zinc (mg/d)	17.3	21.5	80.5	11.6	< 0.001

* Retinol equivalent
^†RNI: recommended nutrient intake of lactating mothers; AI: adequate intake of lactating mothers; 2002 NNHS: mean intake per day of lactating mothers
^‡ Percent of RNI or AI
^§Difference between median intake and average intake of lactating mothers in the 2002 NNHS using the Wilcoxon signed rank test (P < 0.05)

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