Research Article
Dietary Calcium Intake in Sample of School Age Children in City of Rabat, Morocco
Table 3
Calcium under recommended adequate intake.
| Variables | N | Children with inadequate calcium intake (%) | value |
| Sex | | | | Boys | 68 | 56 (82.35) | 0.292 | Girls | 63 | 56 (88.89) | Age groups | | | | 6 to 8 | 45 | 35 (77.8) | 0.181 | 9 to 13 | 71 | 64 (90.1) | 14 to 18 | 15 | 13 (86.7) | BMZ | | | | Thinness | 11 | 10 (90.90) | 10–3 | Normal | 93 | 78 (83.87) | Overweight | 18 | 15 (83.33) | Obesity | 9 | 9 (100) | Total | 131 | 112 (85.50) | |
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values are calculated by test chi-square of Pearson. Results reported as IOM recommendations for adequate intake [ 12]. |