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Table 4 Nutrient Intakes among Mothers by Household Food Insecurity Status in Beirut, Lebanon, 2015 (n = 378)

From: Household food insecurity is associated with a higher burden of obesity and risk of dietary inadequacies among mothers in Beirut, Lebanon

 

DRIs

Intake/day Mean ± SE

% Consuming (<2/3 DRIs) c

OR d (95% CI)

Calcium (mg)

1000–1300 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

532.6 ± 28.9 a

72.7

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

416.5 ± 22.7 b

83.8

1.82 (0.82–4.06)

Sodium (mg)

1200–1500 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

1536.4 ± 71.5

35.8

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

1513.1 ± 78.0

38.2

0.96 (0.58–1.57)

Potassium (mg)

4700 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

1777.0 ± 72.1 a

90.4

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

1503.6 ± 79.2 b

93.2

2.01 (1.23–3.29)

    

0.005

Iron (mg)

8–18

   

 Food Secure

 

8.8 ± 0.4

77.5

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

8.6 ± 0.5

77.5

0.70 (0.34–1.45)

Zinc (mg)

9–8 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

5.5 ± 0.3

57.2

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

5.5 ± 0.3

61.8

0.89 (0.49–1.61)

Folate (μg)

400 μg

   

 Food Secure

 

231.2 ± 15.1

71.1

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

192.0 ± 13.3

78.5

2.12 (1.04–4.33)

    

0.038

Phosphorous (mg)

700–1250 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

647.0 ± 25.0

33.7

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

585.6 ± 31.2

47.1

1.60 (0.93–2.76)

Magnesium (mg)

310–360 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

187.8 ± 7.7

66.3

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

169.5 ± 9.6

78.5

1.32 (0.61–2.84)

Selenium (μg)

55 μg

   

 Food Secure

 

55.1 ± 3.0

35.3

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

50.2 ± 2.5

40.8

1.00 (0.61–1.61)

Vitamin C (mg)

65-75 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

66.9 ± 4.8 a

52.9

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

53.6 ± 4.7 b

67.0

1.59 (1.00–2.53)

    

0.049

VitaminA (μg)

700 μg

   

 Food Secure

 

571.8 ± 42.4

55.1

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

482.8 ± 40.7

63.9

1.24 (0.77–1.99)

Vitamin D(μg)

15–20 μg

   

 Food Secure

 

0.8 ± 0.1

99.5

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 Food Insecure

 

0.8 ± 0.2

98.4

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Vitamin B1 mg

1.0–1.1 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

0.8 ± 0.0

49.2

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

0.8 ± 0.0

55.8

1.58 (0.86–2.93)

VitaminB2 (mg)

1.0–1.1 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

0.895 ± 0.04

43.8

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

0.829 ± 0.04

52.6

1.28 (0.75–2.20)

Vitamin B3 (mg)

14 mg

   

 Food Secure

 

12.2 ± 0.7

47.3

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

10.7 ± 0.6

53.4

1.41 (0.84–2.39)

VitaminB6 (mg)

1.2–1.5

   

 Food Secure

 

1.0 ± 0.0

50.8

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

0.9 ± 0.1

64.4

2.05 (1.15–3.65)

    

0.015

Vitamin B12 (μg)

2.4μg

   

 Food Secure

 

6.0 ± 2.6

66.8

1.00

 Food Insecure

 

4.6 ± 1.5

68.4

0.90 (0.55–1.48)

  1. a,b Values with different superscripts are significantly different p < 0.05 using T Test for comparison of mean intake per day and percentage of subjects consuming less than two thirds of the recommendations
  2. c Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) refers to the Recommended Daily Intake (RDA) and Adequate Intake (AI) for nutrients as recommended by the Institute of Medicine [45]
  3. d Odds ratio was adjusted for total daily energy intake