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Table 4 Mean and median intakes of nutrients and foods and the % of the population that had intakes below the minimum recommendation, calculated with adjustment for within-individual variabilitya

From: Dietary sources of energy and macronutrient intakes among Flemish preschoolers

Nutrient

Age

Reference values

Mean (SD)

Median (SE)

% < LL/AMDRLL(SE)

Total fat*

< 4 years

35 - 40%

29,8 (4.5)

29,8 (0.5)

77 (5.0)

 

≥ 4 years

30 - 35%

29,9 (3.6)

29,8 (0.3)

52 (3.0)

Monounsaturated

< 4 years

> 12%

10,6 (1-7)

10,6 (0-2)

80 (6.0)

fatty acids*

≥ 4 years

 

10,7 (1.4)

10,7 (0.1)

82 (0.4)

Polyunsaturated

< 4 years

> 8%

4,4 (1-2)

4,2 (0-1)

99 (1.0)

fatty acids*

≥ 4 years

 

4,5 (1.1)

4,3 (0.1)

100 -

Water

< 4 years

75 - 100 ml/kg/day‡

77,8 (16-9)

76,0 (1-6)

47,0 (4.0)

 

≥ 4 years

 

64,6 (14.8)

63,5 (0.9)

78,0 (3.0)

Food group

Age

FBDG

Mean (SD)

Median (SE)

% < FBDG LL (SE)

Beverages (not from restgroup)¶

< 4 years

500-1000 ml

504,8 (197.5)

487,0 (17.6)

99 (0.7)

 

≥ 4 years

1500 ml

540,7 (241.5)

514,0 (14.0)

96 (0.9)

Bread & cereais

< 4 years

30-100 g

97,1 (39.6)

91,0 (3.2)

49 (3.6)

 

≥ 4 years

100-150 g

94,7 (30.7)

92,0 (2.1)

47 (2.3)

Vegetables

< 4 years

50-100 g

65,8 (19.7)

65,0 (1.8)

95 (1.6)

 

≥ 4 years

100-150 g

75,1 (30.3)

72,0 (1.8)

82 (1.8)

Fruit

< 4 years

100-200 g

118,2 (57.8)

116,0 (5.2)

57 (3.5)

 

≥ 4 years

 

112,1 (59.5)

105,0 (3.5)

63 (2.2)

Milk

< 4 years

500 ml

514,0 (227.0)

504,0 (20.3)

49 (3.6)

 

≥ 4 years

 

446,4 (197.9)

428,0 (11.5)

64 (2.2)

Spreadable fat (No cooking fat)

< 4 years

15-25 2

4,9 (5.5)

3,3 (0.5)

94 (1.7)

 

≥ 4 years

 

5,3 (5.6)

3,6 (0.3)

94 (1.1)

  1. a Only nutrients and food groups for which the percentage of childre n with low inta kes was > 30% are presented.
  2. * Percentage of total energy intake supplied by the respective nutrient and its recommendation expressed as acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (AMDR).
  3. ¶ All drinks not included in the restgroup and no milkproducts
  4. ‡ Acceptable range (AR)
  5. Lower Level (LL)
  6. Food Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG)
  7. n (< 4 years old) 197
  8. n (≥ 4 years old) 465