Table 4 Caregiver reported macro- and micronutrient intakes of children aged 6–36 months from a remote Aboriginal community in Northern Australia excluding milk feeds, compared by whether it was the week fortnightly pay was received by the primary carer

Energy (kJ)

3047.83, 1456.57

2300.10, 1172.97

p = 0.005

 Protein (g)

33.66 (18.01, 47.21)

27.40 (19.93, 39.13)

p = 0.03

 Carbohydrate (g)

80.87, 32.49

63.50, 35.75

p = 0.03

 Total fat (g)

21.43 (13.61, 36.34)

16.03 (9.17, 26.04)

p = 0.01

 Fibre (g)

7.66 (4.76, 12.39)

5.81 (4.13, 9.90)

p = 0.11

 Iron (mg)

6.17, 3.29

5.27, 3.12

p = 0.18

 Calcium (mg)

270.24, 139.90

241.80, 165.57

p = 0.42

 Riboflavin (mg)

1.13, 0.54

0.84, 0.51

p = 0.03

 Magnesium (mg)

116.77, 60.82

91.06, 43.28

p = 0.03

 Vitamin B12 (μg)

1.85 (1.30, 2.85)

1.73 (0.85, 2.86)

p = 0.31

 Vitamin C (mg)

24.81 (5.70, 69.88)

34.35 (1.73, 62.83)

p = 0.27

 Sodium (mg)

536.91 (343.61, 818.53)

441.37 (195.21, 792.86)

p = 0.07

 Vitamin B6 (mg)

0.50 (0.29, 0.87)

0.44 (0.22, 0.64)

p = 0.06

 Vitamin E (mg)

3.23 (1.86, 5.72)

2.17 (1.06, 4.10)

p = 0.03

 Folate equivalents (μg)

225.44 (142.07, 345.49)

186.37 (111.48, 266.09)

p = 0.24

 Zinc (mg)

5.36 (3.12, 9.80)

3.28 (2.65, 6.53)

p = 0.03

 Iodine (μg)

52.28 (42.97, 89.83)

50.62 (18.86, 105.95)

p = 0.20

 Thaimin (mg)

0.87 (0.36, 1.34)

0.64 (0.49, 1.08)

p = 0.18

 Niacin (mg)

9.34 (4.76, 12.98)

6.22 (5.21, 10.66)

p = 0.02

 Potassium (mg)

1023.31 (567.60, 1504.58)

826.52 (537.64, 1118.24)

p = 0.03

 Selenium (μg)

37.63 (22.03, 50.76)

32.50 (17.54, 40.89)

p = 0.03

 Vitamin A (μg)

192.15 (118.43, 358.26)

170.24 (51.16, 331.43)

p = 0.58

 Grain

2.06 (1.47, 3.04)

1.68 (1.13, 3.07)

p = 0.26

 Veg

0.46 (0.04, 1.22)

0.40 (0.03, 0.96)

p = 0.34

 Fruit

0.53 (0.00, 2.02)

0.03 (0.00, 1.00)

p = 0.12

 Meat

0.89 (0.44, 1.62)

0.70 (0.32, 1.11)

p = 0.07

 Dairy

0.55 (0.28, 0.98)

0.50 (0.24, 0.86)

p = 0.48

 Discretionary

0.05 (0.00, 0.77)

0.00 (0.00, 0.28)

p = 0.36