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Table 3 Distribution of DDS, nutrients intake and PA/MPA by age groups and residences

From: Dietary diversity scores: an indicator of micronutrient inadequacy instead of obesity for Chinese children

Items

Note

Total

Age group

Residence

 

≤6 years

>6 years

Urban

Rural

DDS

DDS

6.3 ± 1.5

6.8 ± 1.3***

5.6 ± 1.5***

6.4 ± 1.6***

5.8 ± 1.3***

Nutrients Intake

Energy(Kcal)

1432.7 ± 572.1

1448.7 ± 560.6

1410.6 ± 587.2

1438.4 ± 544.6

1415 ± 650.1

Vitamin B1(mg)

0.7 ± 0.4

0.7 ± 0.4***

0.6 ± 0.3***

0.7 ± 0.4***

0.6 ± 0.3***

Vitamin B2(mg)

0.8 ± 0.4

0.8 ± 0.4**

0.7 ± 0.4**

0.7 ± 0.4**

0.8 ± 0.5**

Niacin(mg)

10.2 ± 5.7

10.2 ± 5.5

10.1 ± 6.1

10.9 ± 5.8***

7.9 ± 4.9***

Vitamin B6(mg)

0.6 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.3***

0.5 ± 0.3***

0.6 ± 0.3***

0.4 ± 0.3***

Folate(μg)

149.0 ± 98.5

152.9 ± 86.6

143.7 ± 112.8

142.7 ± 89.3***

168.5 ± 120.7***

Vitamin B12(μg)

2.4 ± 3.8

2.4 ± 3.4

2.3 ± 4.2

2.7 ± 4.2***

1.4 ± 1.7***

Vitamin C(mg)

58.1 ± 46.2

59.3 ± 41.7

56.5 ± 51.8

58.5 ± 45.7

56.9 ± 47.7

Vitamin A(μg RE)

259.8 ± 221.9

285.0 ± 211.9***

224.9 ± 230.6***

280.3 ± 236.5***

196.3 ± 152.3***

Absorbed Calcium(mg)

109.3 ± 74.8

112.7 ± 80*

104.4 ± 66.6*

115.4 ± 75.4***

90.2 ± 69.6***

Absorbed Iron(mg)

1.0 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.7

1.0 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.5

Absorbed Zinc(mg)

2.1 ± 1.0

2.1 ± 0.9

2.1 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.0***

1.9 ± 0.9***

Calcium(mg)

341.5 ± 228.5

353.1 ± 245.9*

325.4 ± 201.1*

356.5 ± 228.7***

294.9 ± 221.6***

Iron(mg)

14.4 ± 8.1

14.4 ± 6.9

14.4 ± 9.6

14.2 ± 7.9

15.0 ± 8.9

Zinc(mg)

7.4 ± 3.5

7.5 ± 3.3

7.3 ± 3.6

7.7 ± 3.5***

6.7 ± 3.3***

PA/MPA

PA(Vitamin B1)

0.39 ± 0.45

0.55 ± 0.46***

0.17 ± 0.33***

0.42 ± 0.46***

0.28 ± 0.39***

PA(Vitamin B2)

0.50 ± 0.46

0.64 ± 0.43***

0.31 ± 0.42***

0.52 ± 0.45

0.45 ± 0.46

PA(Niacin)

0.66 ± 0.42

0.76 ± 0.37***

0.51 ± 0.45***

0.73 ± 0.40***

0.44 ± 0.42***

PA(Vitamin B6)

0.31 ± 0.42

0.43 ± 0.45***

0.14 ± 0.31***

0.35 ± 0.44***

0.17 ± 0.33***

PA(Folic Acid)

0.32 ± 0.42

0.44 ± 0.44***

0.15 ± 0.33***

0.31 ± 0.42

0.34 ± 0.44

PA(Vitamin B12)

0.65 ± 0.46

0.76 ± 0.41***

0.50 ± 0.47***

0.72 ± 0.43***

0.44 ± 0.48***

PA(Vitamin C)

0.53 ± 0.47

0.64 ± 0.46***

0.36 ± 0.45***

0.53 ± 0.48

0.50 ± 0.47

PA(Vitamin A)

0.33 ± 0.41

0.47 ± 0.42***

0.15 ± 0.30***

0.38 ± 0.42***

0.19 ± 0.33***

PA(Calcium)

0 ± 0.03

0 ± 0.04*

0 ± 0*

0 ± 0.02

0 ± 0.05

PA(Iron)

0.64 ± 0.26

0.66 ± 0.25**

0.61 ± 0.27**

0.65 ± 0.26**

0.60 ± 0.28**

PA(Zinc)

0.05 ± 0.14

0.08 ± 0.17***

0.02 ± 0.07***

0.06 ± 0.15***

0.02 ± 0.06***

MPA

0.39 ± 0.26

0.49 ± 0.26***

0.26 ± 0.19***

0.42 ± 0.27***

0.31 ± 0.22***

  1. PA probabilities of nutrients adequacy, MPA mean probability of adequacy; *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001
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