| |
Males |
Females |
| Nurtrients |
Rda
Mean±sd |
Actual intake mean±sd |
% adequacy |
P
Value |
Rda
Mean ±sd |
Actual intake mean±sd |
% adequacy |
P
value |
| Energy (kcal) |
3168.0
± 526.47 |
2042.0
± 369.92 |
64 |
Ns |
2200.0
± 422.702 |
1875.0
± 511.090 |
85 |
*** |
| Protein (g) |
60 ± 0 |
50.3
± 8.170 |
83 |
50 ± 0 |
51.2
± 24.569 |
102 |
* |
| Fat (g) |
25 ± 0 |
32.4
± 5.997 |
130 |
25 ± 0 |
53.1
± 16.07 |
212 |
Ns |
| Ca (mg) |
400 ± 0 |
865.0
± 267.499 |
219 |
400 ± 0 |
651.4
± 163.052 |
163 |
| Iron (mg) |
28 ± 0 |
27.6
± 7.182 |
100 |
* |
30 ± 0 |
35.0
± 14.970 |
116 |
** |
| Retinol( µg) |
600 ± 0 |
488.8
± 126.783 |
81 |
Ns |
600 ± 0 |
498.5
± 107.329 |
83 |
Ns |
| Β carotene (µg) |
2400 ± 0 |
1245.88
± 471.110 |
52 |
Ns |
2400 ± 0 |
1643.70
± 1184.048 |
68 |
Ns |
| |
t value-1.99-2.0 |
|
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p <0.0001 and ns-non significant |
| Table 4: Mean daily nutrient intake: comparison between male and female couples. |
