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Table 4 Average macronutrient intake from complementary foods at different ages according to stunting status

From: Risk factors of stunting among children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh: findings of a prospective cohort study

 

RDA

At 12 months

At 18 months

At 24 months

 

All

Stunted

Non-stunted

All

Stunted

Non-stunted

All

Stunted

Non-stunted

(n = 229)

n = 77)

n = 152)

(n = 218)

(n = 102)

(n = 116)

(n = 211)

(n = 101)

(n = 110)

Energy

 

181.32

177.02

189.52

317.97

310.95

322.66

483.57

466.20

502.55

(kcal/d)

 

(124.99, 255.84)

(126.93, 232.92)

(123.71, 302.47)

(227.51, 401.31)

(233.32, 404.63)

(221.47, 387.30)

(380.05, 616.55)

(368.49, 621.51)

(395.48, 616.66)

Protein

13

5.34

5.18

5.85

9.19

8.84

9.29

13.42

12.92

13.48

(g/d)

 

(3.38, 7.87)

(3.58, 7.76)

(3.25, 8.45)

(6.35, 11.73)

(6.19, 11.53)

(6.65, 12.15)

(10.29, 16.28)

(10.23, 16.86)

(10.32, 15.99)

Carbohydrates

130

31.09

29.77

32.75

51.06

50.12

51.29

79.35

73.12

82.3

(g/d)

 

(21.72, 42.71)

(22.22, 40.42)

(21.55, 52.20)

(38.23, 66.26)

(39.98, 66.06)

(37.65, 68.15)

(62.20, 100.22)

(61.59, 99.79)

(63.54, 101.47)

Fat

ND

3.89

3.69

3.90

7.79

7.55

8.09

13.13

13.10

13.12

(g/d)

 

(2.50, 6.21)

(2.48, 6.94)

(2.53, 6.15)

(5.19, 11.13)

(5.20, 11.27)

(5.25, 11.14)

(8.93, 17.45)

(8.40, 17.49)

(9.2, 17.41)

Animal proteina

 

1.89

1.69

2.01

3.51

3.14

3.9

4.68

4.55

4.79

(g/d)

 

(0.86, 3.88)

(0.57, 3.86)

(1.07, 3.83)

(1.81, 5.88)

(1.41, 5.67)

(2.07, 6.10)

(2.91, 7.34)

(2.96, 7.50)

(2.87, 6.73)

Phytate

 

49.16

55.27

48.41

90.61

92.49

85.73

164.10

172.51

150.19

(mg/d)

 

(33.36, 73.53)

(31.20, 78.42)

(33.39, 70.03)

(64.68, 132.38)

(68.07, 141.27)

(65.09, 128.95)

(121.45, 218.53)

(131.63, 225.57)

(118.53, 206.25)

DDS

 

3.51 ± 0.91

3.43 ± 1.06

3.56 ± 0.84

4.09 ± 0.86

3.86 ± 0.83

4.29 ± 0.80

4.53 ± 0.81

4.44 ± 0.81

4.63 ± 0.80

  1. RDA Recommended dietary allowance (An RDA is the average daily dietary intake level; sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly 97–98% healthy individuals in a group)
  2. ND Not determined. DDS Dietary diversity score (Mean ± SD)
  3. aValues are median and interquartile ranges unless otherwise stated