Research Article
Dietary Intake across Reproductive Life Stages of Women in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey from 4 Districts of India
Table 5
Energy and nutrients intake as percentage of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) among women and girls (n = 1687).
| | Nutrients | Adolescent girls n = 223, N (%) | Newly married females n = 532, N (%) | Pregnant women n = 477, N (%) | Lactating mothers n = 455, N (%) |
| | Energy (kcal) | | <50% RDA | 64 (28.7) | 63 (11.8) | 111 (23.3) | 135 (29.7) | | 50–70% RDA | 81 (36.3) | 168 (31.6) | 174 (36.5) | 162 (35.6) | | >70% RDA | 78 (35) | 301 (56.6) | 192 (40.3) | 158 (34.7) |
| | Protein (g) | | <50% RDA | 49 (21.9) | 92 (17.3) | 243 (50.9) | 180 (39.6) | | 50–70% RDA | 72 (32.2) | 184 (34.6) | 157 (32.9) | 155 (34.1) | | >70% RDA | 102 (45.7) | 256 (48.1) | 77 (16.1) | 120 (26.4) |
| | Fat (g) | | <50% RDA | 53 (23.7) | 17 (3.2) | 64 (13.4) | 63 (13.8) | | 50–70% RDA | 49 (21.9) | 55 (10.3) | 80 (16.8) | 67 (14.7) | | >70% RDA | 121 (54.2) | 460 (86.5) | 333 (69.8) | 325 (71.4) |
| | Iron (mg) | | <50% RDA | 157 (70.4) | 242 (45.5) | 386 (80.9) | 185 (40.7) | | 50–70% RDA | 39 (17.5) | 138 (25.9) | 48 (10.1) | 130 (28.6) | | >70% RDA | 27 (12.1) | 152 (28.6) | 43 (9) | 140 (30.8) |
| | Calcium (mg) | | <50% RDA | 162 (72.6) | 279 (52.4) | 366 (76.7) | 370 (81.3) | | 50–70% RDA | 29 (13) | 89 (16.7) | 56 (11.7) | 43 (9.5) | | >70% RDA | 32 (14.4) | 164 (30.8) | 55 (11.5) | 42 (9.2) |
| | Zinc (mg) | | <50% RDA | 127 (56.9) | 217 (40.8) | 305 (63.9) | 273 (60) | | 50–70% RDA | 58 (26) | 204 (38.3) | 107 (22.4) | 118 (25.9) | | >70% RDA | 38 (17) | 111 (20.9) | 65 (13.6) | 204 (38.3) |
| | Vitamin C (mg) | | <50% RDA | 51 (22.9) | 152 (28.6) | 173 (36.3) | 235 (51.6) | | 50–70% RDA | 26 (11.7) | 68 (12.8) | 58 (12.2) | 63 (13.8) | | >70% RDA | 146 (65.5) | 312 (58.6) | 246 (51.6) | 157 (34.5) |
| | Folic acid (mcg) | | <50% RDA | 95 (42.6) | 255 (47.9) | 458 (96) | 354 (77.8) | | 50–70% RDA | 63 (28.2) | 148 (27.8) | 17 (3.6) | 68 (14.9) | | >70% RDA | 65 (29.2) | 129 (24.2) | 2 (0.4) | 33 (7.3) |
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g, gram; mg, milligram; mcg, microgram; kcal, kilocalorie.
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