Alimentary fluoride intake in preschool children

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Total and calculated daily fluoride intake

	Child's weight (kg)	Liquids* (kg)	Fluoride in liquids (mg/kg)	Solids** (kg)	Fluoride in solids (mg/kg)	Fluoride from liquids (mg/day)	Fluoride from solids (mg/day)	Total fluoride intake (mg/day)	Fluoride intake in mg/kg bw/day
Baseline
Mean	19.94	0.568	0.656	0.626	0.026	0.373	0.016	0.389	0.020***
SD	1.68	0.091	0.094	0.083	0.024	0.053	0.008	0.054	0.010
After 6 months
Mean	21.44	0.612	0.548	0.385	0.112	0.335	0.043	0.378	0.018***
SD	1.5	0.102	0.098	0.083	0.06	48	0,012	0.084	0.008

*Liquids (water, tea, lemonade, other beverages) directly measurable for the fluoride content
** Solids - solid or semi-liquid food (milk, dairy products, soups, pastries, fruit, etc.) not directly measurable
*** Difference in the measured fluoride intake (mg/kg bw/day) between baseline and after 6 months - non significant (0.190)

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