Clinical Study
Nutrition and Iron Status of 1-Year Olds following a Revision in Infant Dietary Recommendations
Table 3
Intake of selected nutrients among boys and girls at 9 and 12 months of age as an average intake over a 3-day period ( at 9 months and at 12 months).
| | Boys | Girls | | | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| | 9 months | | | RDI (6ā11 mo) | | āEnergy (kJ/kg) | 344.7 (82.4) | 349.4 (83.6) | 355 | | āProtein (g/kg) | 2.63 (0.89) | 2.46 (0.87) | 1.1 | | āVitamin C (mg/d) | 67.2 (32.3) | 71.6 (28.3) | 20 | | āVitamin D (Ī¼g/d) | 9.7 (6.2) | 9.4 (9.9)* | 10 | | āVitamin A (RJ/d) | 854.9 (678.1)* | 947.6 (584.6) | 300 | | āZinc (mg/d) | 3.32 (1.78) | 3.23 (1.42) | 5 | | āIron (mg/d) | 6.28 (3.19) | 6.27 (2.73) | 8 | | āCalcium (mg/d) | 510.8 (242.2) | 488.2 (212.7) | 540 | | 12 months | | | RDI (12ā23āmo) | | āEnergy (kJ/kg) | 351.1 (74.7) | 353.8 (80.4) | 355 | | āProtein (g/kg) | 3.04 (0.99)* | 3.03 (0.95) | 1.0 | | āVitamin C (mg/d) | 58.1 (25.0) | 60.2 (32.1) | 25 | | āVitamin D (Ī¼g/d) | 9.1 (6.8) | 8.3 (5.2) | 10 | | āVitamin A (RJ/d) | 785.3 (999.0)* | 768.8 (492.1)ā | 300 | | āZinc (mg/d) | 3.91 (2.01) | 2.86 (2.28)* | 5 | | āIron (mg/d) | 6.82 (3.97) | 5.77 (1.97)* | 8 | | āCalcium (mg/d) | 565.2 (238.6) | 576.0 (186.3) | 600 |
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* Median and interquartile range (IQR).
ā Significantly different from boys (Mann Whitney test; ).
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