Table 5 Median values of nutrient intakes (percentages of nutrient reference values) by socio-demographic category
From: Nutrient intakes of rural Tibetan mothers: a cross-sectional survey
|  | Energy (kJ/d) | Protein (g/d) | Fat (g/d) | Carbohydrate (g/d) | Vitamin A (μg/d) ‡ | Vitamin B1 (mg/d) | Vitamin B2 (mg/d) | Vitamin C (mg/d) | Vitamin E (mg/d) | Calcium (mg/d) | Iron (mg/d) | Zinc (mg/d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, y* | ||||||||||||
≤ 23.9 | 8682 (90.2) | 58 (82.8) | 59 (92.2) | 341 (98.8) | 237 (33.9) | 0.9 (70.0) | 0.7 (57.5) | 75 (75.0) | 12 (85.7) | 516 (64.5) | 34 (171.4) | 17.4 (151.3) |
24-29.9 | 9100 (94.5) | 58 (82.8) | 59 (92.2) | 377 (109.3) | 270 (38.6) | 0.9 (70.0) | 0.6 (51.7) | 71 (71.0) | 12 (85.7) | 521 (65.1) | 35 (175.7) | 17.1 (149.0) |
≥30 | 8447 (87.7) | 55 (78.6) | 52 (81.3) | 351 (101.7) | 224 (32.0) | 0.9 (70.0) | 0.6 (51.7) | 58 (58.0) | 11 (78.6) | 511 (63.9) | 35 (175.7) | 17.6 (153.1) |
Educational years†| ||||||||||||
< 1 | 8138 (84.5) | 53 (75.7) | 53 (82.2) | 326 (94.4) | 213b (30.4) | 0.8 (63.1) | 0.6 (51.7) | 60a (60.0) | 11 (78.6) | 482 (60.3) | 33 (166.3) | 17.3 (150.7) |
1-8 | 9151 (95.1) | 60 (85.4) | 59 (92.2) | 373 (108.2) | 244 (34.9) | 0.9 (70.0) | 0.7 (57.5) | 71 (71.0) | 12 (85.7) | 546 (68.2) | 36 (179.0) | 17.1 (149.0) |
≥ 9 | 9218 (95.8) | 61 (87.3) | 62 (97.3) | 375 (108.6) | 293 (41.8) | 0.9 (69.2) | 0.6 (52.5) | 84 (83.7) | 12 (85.7) | 511 (63.9) | 33 (166.2) | 17.6 (153.4) |
Maternal occupation | ||||||||||||
Farming and animal husbandry only | 8669 (90.1) | 57 (82.1) | 56 (87.4) | 360 (104.3) | 235 (33.6) | 0.9 (66.9) | 0.6 (53.3) | 68 (67.7) | 12 (85.7) | 515 (64.4) | 34 (171.4) | 17.3 (150.7) |
Others | 9180 (95.3) | 60 (86.4) | 60 (94.3) | 354 (102.5) | 279 (39.9) | 0.9 (69.2) | 0.6 (50.8) | 69 (69.0) | 12 (85.7) | 523 (65.3) | 35 (175.7) | 17.3 (150.7) |
Family size | ||||||||||||
≤ 3 | 8414 (87.4) | 53 (75.4) | 52 (81.7) | 346 (100.3) | 216 (30.9) | 0.9 (69.2) | 0.6 (50.0) | 58 (57.6) | 10 (71.4) | 513 (64.3) | 35 (173.0) | 16.7 (144.8) |
4-7 | 8874 (92.2) | 58 (83.0) | 59 (92.0) | 360 (104.3) | 248 (35.5) | 0.9 (66.2) | 0.7 (55.0) | 69 (69.2) | 12 (85.7) | 527 (65.8) | 35 (176.8) | 17.6 (153.1) |
≥ 8 | 8514 (88.4) | 58 (83.4) | 51 (79.8) | 362 (105.1) | 231 (33.0) | 0.9 (67.7) | 0.6 (52.5) | 82 (82.0) | 12 (85.7) | 496 (62.0) | 30 (151.4) | 15.8 (137.0) |
BMI, kg/m2 | ||||||||||||
< 18.5 | 8786 (91.3) | 58 (82.6) | 58 (90.4) | 371 (107.4) | 282 (40.3) | 0.9 (72.3) | 0.6 (53.3) | 80 (80.3) | 13 (92.9) | 539 (67.3) | 35 (176.8) | 18.0 (156.3) |
18.5-24.9 | 8594 (89.3) | 57 (81.6) | 55 (86.8) | 350 (101.4) | 235 (33.6) | 0.9 (66.2) | 0.6 (52.5) | 64 (64.0) | 11 (78.6) | 514 (64.3) | 33 (166.7) | 17.3 (150.7) |
25-29.9 | 8318 (86.4) | 56 (79.5) | 52 (81.3) | 348 (100.9) | 171 (24.5) | 0.8 (61.5) | 0.6 (53.3) | 73 (72.8) | 11 (78.6) | 494 (61.8) | 36 (181.0) | 17.2 (149.5) |