Table 4 Micronutrient intakes amongst Lebanese infants and young children, by age
Age group | 0–5.9 months | 6–11.9 months | 12–23.9 months | 24–47.9 months | |||||||||||
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Nutrient | DRI | Mean ± SE | % > AI | DRIa | Mean ± SE | % < EAR | % > AI | DRIa | Mean ± SE | % < EAR | % > AI | DRIa | Mean ± SE | % < EAR | % > AI |
AI | AI/EAR | AI/EAR | AI/EAR | ||||||||||||
Antioxidants | |||||||||||||||
Vitamin C (mg/d) | 40 | 50.0 ± 1.6 | 94.2 | 50 | 60.1 ± 2.4 | – | 54.1 | 13 | 71.0 ± 3.3 | 5.4 | – | 13 | 75.2 ± 3.5 | 10.2 | – |
B vitamins | |||||||||||||||
Thiamin (mg/d) | 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.0 | 73.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | – | 85.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 4.9 | – | 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 5.1 | – |
Riboflavin (mg/d) | 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.0 | 99.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.0 | – | 89.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 ± 0.0 | 2.2 | – | 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.0 | 2.8 | – |
Niacin (mg/d) | 2 | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 80.6 | 4 | 7.4 ± 0.4 | – | 82.4 | 5 | 11.2 ± 0.4 | 7.7 | – | 5 | 12.0 ± 0.4 | 11.7 | – |
Vitamin B-6 (mg/d) | 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.0 | – | 85.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | 9.0 | – | 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 7.6 | – |
Folate (μg dietary folate equivalents/d) | 65 | 102.3 ± 6.3 | 61.2 | 80 | 172.2 ± 8.5 | – | 80.4 | 120 | 226.1 ± 11.1 | 20.3 | – | 120 | 199.1 ± 7.1 | 33.8 | – |
Vitamin B-12 (μg/d) | 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | – | 87.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.3 | 10.8 | – | 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 9.9 | – |
Bone-related nutrients | |||||||||||||||
Calcium (mg/d) | 200 | 374.0 ± 13.9 | 98.1 | 260 | 525.4 ± 19.8 | – | 91.2 | 500 | 582.2 ± 18.7 | 44.6 | – | 500 | 715.6 ± 20.5 | 35.9 | – |
Phosphorus (mg/d) | 100 | 193.4 ± 8.6 | 98.1 | 275 | 390.1 ± 16.5 | – | 68.9 | 380 | 566.4 ± 19.4 | 23.0 | – | 380 | 916.2 ± 19.6 | 5.3 | – |
Magnesium (mg/d) | 30 | 32.5 ± 1.2 | 46.6 | 75 | 71.0 ± 3.2 | – | 37.8 | 65 | 122.6 ± 4.2 | 14.9 | – | 65 | 184.2 ± 4.1 | 2.8 | – |
Vitamin D (μg/d) | 10 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 15.5 | 10 | 6.4 ± 0.4 | – | 21.6 | 10 | 6.0 ± 0.3 | 84.7 | – | 10 | 4.2 ± 0.2 | 91.9 | – |
Other micronutrients | |||||||||||||||
Vitamin A (μg retinol activity equivalent/d) | 400 | 519.9 ± 11.9 | 92.2 | 500 | 511.7 ± 17.2 | – | 39.2 | 210 | 532.5 ± 36.6 | 12.6 | – | 210 | 348.4 ± 23.3 | 35.1 | – |
Vitamin K (μg/d) | 2 | 25.5 ± 2.2 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 42.1 ± 3.4 | – | 93.2 | 30 | 71.8 ± 6.8 | – | 78.8 | 30 | 67.1 ± 3.4 | – | 60.6 |
Iron (mg/d) | 0.27 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 79.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 ± 0.4 | 45.3 | – | 3 | 9.5 ± 0.3 | 9.0 | – | 3 | 8.1 ± 0.3 | 11.2 | – |
Zinc (mg/d) | 2 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 60.2 | 2.5 | 4.5 ± 0.2 | 21.6 | – | 2.5 | 5.9 ± 0.2 | 6.8 | – | 2.5 | 6.4 ± 0.2 | 4.1 | – |
Sodium (mg/d)b | 110 | 152.9 ± 5.9 | 92.2 | 110/370 | 542.0 ± 33.1 | – | 67.6 | 800 | 1087.8 ± 45.8 | – | 60.4 | 800 | 1672.1 ± 42.8 | – | 88.6 |
Potassium (mg/d)c | 400 | 557.7 ± 20.6 | 94.2 | 400/860 | 1024.3 ± 37.1 | – | 68.2 | 2000 | 1495.5 ± 48.0 | – | 19.4 | 2000 | 2126.1 ± 44.8 | – | 51.4 |