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Table 4 Insufficient energy intake by sex per age group of active persons

From: Are dietary intake and nutritional status influenced by gender? The pattern of dietary intake in Lao PDR: a developing country

 

Total

n(%)

Boys/men

n(%)

Girls/women

n(%)

P-valuea

n(%)

Toddlers

112 (39.4)

55 (38.7)

57 (40.1)

0.808

Children

344 (82.7)

168 (79.2)

176 (86.3)

0.058

Adolescents

170 (79.8)

87 (81.3)

83 (78.3)

0.585

Adults

248 (89.9)

111 (89.5)

137 (90.1)

0.866

Older adults

242 (81.8)

114 (78.6)

128 (84.8)

0.171

Lactating women

135 (94.4)

–

135 (94.4)

0.139, 0.171b

Pregnant women

123 (92.5)

–

123 (92.5)

0.405, 0.484b

  1. aP-values are based on chi-square tests
  2. bP-values presented compared with adult men and adult non-lactating/non-pregnant women