Impact of Daily versus Weekly Supply of Locally Produced Ready-to-Use Food on Growth of Moderately Wasted Children on Nias Island, Indonesia

Table 3

Averages of selected nutrients in habitual intake of moderately wasted children (aged ≥6 to <60 months) and percent fulfillment according to Indonesian dietary recommendations for well-nourished children at program admission, by daily and weekly programs^†.

Nutrients	Daily programs (𝑁=34)		Weekly programs (𝑁=20)		𝑃 value^‡
	Mean intake	% fulfillment	Mean intake	% fulfillment	Mean intake	% fulfillment
Energy, kcal	515.0±355.5	45.2±29.4	519.4±236.7	45.6±24.0	0.962	0.959
Protein, g	24.8±21.7	85.8±71.4	24.0±18.7	83.7±64.2	0.890	0.915
Vitamin A, μg	179.8±216.0	43.7±53.4	108.4±89.3	26.2±22.1	0.096	0.100
Vitamin B1, mg	0.3±0.3	58.3±55.5	0.3±0.2	47.8±39.4	0.380	0.462
Vitamin B6, mg	0.4±0.3	82.1±39.4	0.4±0.2	65.5±43.4	0.268	0.255
Folic acid, μg	53.8±53.5	33.2±34.2	31.4±34.3	19.1±22.8	0.100	0.109
Iron, mg	3.2±3.7	38.8±45.8	2.5±2.3	30.2±28.4	0.475	0.457
Zinc, mg	2.5±2.6	37.1±44.7	1.8±1.1	29.1±27.7	0.297	0.477
Calcium, mg	174.0±315.9	25.8±39.6	72.2±70.2	36.4±83.8	0.163	0.532

^†Continuous variables written as mean ± SD.
^‡Independent 𝑡-test for comparing daily and weekly programs.