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Table 2 Usual Energy and Nutrient Intakes from food and dietary supplements among Infants and Toddlers 0-23.9 months in FITS UAE 2020

From: Nutritional status and adequacy of feeding Practices in Infants and Toddlers 0-23.9 months living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): findings from the feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2020

 

0 – 5.9 months (n=113)

6 – 11.9 months (n=73)

12 – 23.9 months (n=90)

Nutrient Intake

Mean ± SE

% DRI Compliance

Mean + SE

% DRI Compliance

Mean + SE

% DRI Compliance

>AI

>UL

>AI

<EAR

>UL

>AI

<EAR

>UL

Energy, kcal/d

667.8 ± 17.5

--

--

840.5 ± 31.5

--

--

--

1001.7 ± 37.1

--

--

--

Fat, g/d

38.4 ± 0.7

94.7

--

36.6 ± 1.6

68.5

--

--

39.2 ± 1.7

--

--

--

Saturated Fat, g/d

15.5 ± 0.4

--

--

12.5 ± 0.8

--

--

--

13.7 ± 0.7

--

--

--

Cholesterol, mg/d

92.7 ± 3.3

--

--

85.1 ± 9.3

--

--

--

124.1 ± 9.1

--

--

--

Monounsaturated Fat, g/d

12.6 ± 0.4

--

--

10.3 ± 0.8

--

--

--

11.6 ± 0.6

--

--

--

Polyunsaturated Fat, g/d

4.7 ± 0.2

--

--

4.7 ± 0.3

--

--

--

6.2 ± 0.4

--

--

--

Linoleic acid, g/d

4.6 ± 0.2

31.9

--

5.3 ± 0.3

50.7

--

--

6.2 ± 0.4

34.4

--

--

α Linolenic acid, g/d

0.5 ± 0.0

35.4

--

0.5 ± 0.0

46.6

--

--

0.6 ± 0.0

27.8

--

--

Carbohydrates, g/d

66.1 ± 2.4

51.3

--

103.5 ± 4.1

58.9

--

--

129.3 ± 5.3

--

30.0

--

Total Sugar, g/d

54.5 ± 1.8

--

--

49.9 ± 3.4

--

--

--

54.5 ± 3.0

--

--

--

Free Sugar, g/d

4.7 ± 1.3

--

--

9.8 ± 2.1

--

--

--

18.1 ± 1.5

--

--

--

Free Sugars, % energy a

2.3 ± 0.5

--

10

4.4 ± 0.7

--

--

21.9

7.4 ± 0.5

--

--

56.7

Added Sugars, g/d

0.6 ± 0.2

--

--

5.1 ± 0.8

--

--

--

13.6 ± 1.4

--

--

--

Protein, g/d

13.2 ± 0.6

89.4

--

21.8 ± 1.0

--

5.5

--

32.9 ± 1.5

--

1.1

--

Dietary Fiber, g/d*

0.1 ± 0.0

--

--

1.7 ± 0.3

--

--

--

17.7 ± 2.6

28.1

--

--

Vitamin C, mg/d

60.1 ± 2.8

96.5

--

71.1 ± 3.8

71.2

--

--

66.1 ± 3.5

--

2.2

0.0

Thiamine, mg/d

0.4 ± 0.0

65.5

--

0.7 ± 0.0

94.5

--

--

0.8 ± 0.0

--

6.7

--

Riboflavin, mg/d

0.7 ± 0.0

98.2

--

1.0 ± 0.1

93.2

--

--

1.2 ± 0.1

--

3.3

--

Niacin, mg/d*

3.5 ± 0.3

70.6

--

6.0 ± 0.5

63.6

--

--

10.4 ± 0.8

--

21.4

--

Vitamin B6, mg/d

0.2 ± 0.0

99.1

--

0.6 ± 0.0

91.8

--

--

0.8 ± 0.0

--

10.0

0

Folate, μ/d

94.5 ± 7.0

49.6

--

176.0 ± 10.6

87.7

--

--

244.1 ± 13.0

--

21.1

--

Vitamin B12, μ/d

0.9 ± 0.1

96.5

--

1.2 ± 0.1

80.8

--

--

2.0 ± 0.2

--

10.0

--

Vitamin D, μ/d

10.8 ± 0.7

69.0

5.3

12.2 ± 0.9

60.3

--

0.0

10.2 ± 0.8

--

48.9

0.0

Vitamin A RAE**

584.6 ± 14.6

98.2

15.9

596.8 ± 32.3

58.9

--

13.7

505.5 ± 27.7

--

8.9

17.8

Vitamin K, μ/d*

10.8 ± 2.1

85.0

--

25.2 ± 3.2

98.6

--

--

32.3 ± 3.3

36.7

--

--

Calcium, mg/d

427.9 ± 22.6

99.1

5.3

571.1 ± 32.9

95.9

--

1.4

649.4 ± 33.2

--

35.6

0.0

Phosphorus, mg/d*

214.1 ± 11.0

89.1

--

384.1 ± 23.5

67.0

--

--

703.7 ± 39.4

--

16.6

0.0

Iron, mg/d

4.0 ± 0.5

99.1

0.0

10.3 ± 1.0

--

46.6

1.4

8.9 ± 0.7

--

11.1

0.0

Zinc, mg/d

2.2 ± 0.2

23.0

12.4

3.7 ± 0.3

--

31.5

21.9

4.4 ± 0.3

--

16.7

11.1

Sodium, mg/d

240.9 ± 16.6

99.1

--

445.7 ± 31.2

76.7

--

--

920.5 ± 56.9

45.6

--

25.6

Potassium, mg/d

620.1 ± 26.7

98.2

--

1047.3 ± 47.5

82.2

--

--

1364.3 ± 61.1

10.0

--

--

  1. *Note: Estimated usual intakes are calculated from the PC-side software. Values are presented as percentages of DRI compliance based on the total usual intakes
  2. **The vitamin A upper level is based on preformed Vitamin A
  3. DRI Dietary Reference Intake, AI Adequate Intakes, UL Tolerable Upper Intake level, EAR Estimated Average Requirement
  4. SOURCES: WHO, Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1997); Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline (1998); Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids (2000); and Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001); Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulphate (2005); and Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D (2011)
  5. aFree sugars is compared to the recommended value of below 5%. Participants consuming above 5% were considered consuming above the UL