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Table 2 Estimated dietary energy intake amongst Lebanese infants and young children, and percent contribution to estimated energy needs, by age

From: Food consumption patterns and nutrient intakes of infants and young children amidst the nutrition transition: the case of Lebanon

 

Age group

0–5.9 months

6–11.9 months

12–23.9 months

24–47.9 months

 

Mean ± SE

Energy intake (kcal)

608.0 ± 14.2

899.1 ± 28.2

1205.6 ± 33.0

1504.1 ± 27.0

EER

498.6 ± 15.1

730.5 ± 8.7

934.0 ± 10.7

1232.2 ± 9.2

% EER

132.8 ± 4.9

124.2 ± 3.8

132.1 ± 4.0

124.2 ± 2.4

 

Energy inadequacy n (%)

% below EER

26 (25.2)

51 (34.5)

70 (31.5)

125 (31.8)

% above EER

77 (74.8)

97 (65.5)

152 (68.5)

268 (68.2)

  1. %EER = Energy Intake/EER × 100
  2. No significant differences in proportions of children below or above EER between age groups (p-value = 0.478)
  3. Abbreviations: EER Estimated energy requirement, SE standard error
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Nutrition Journal

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