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)

values are calculated by test chi-square of Pearson. Results reported as IOM recommendations for adequate intake [12].