Age group (years)
No. of children N (%)
Mean energy requirement/day (kcal)
Mean energy intake /day (kcal)
Mean energy balance/d ay (kcal)
2-5
49 (48.039)
1150
958.26
-191.74
6-9
33 (32.352)
1300
1047.4
-252.55
10-12
20 (19.607)
1500
1112.4
-387.52
Source: (author’s own construction; the data was calculation on the basis of WHO/FAO data).
Table 8:
Distribution of the children’s by their mean energy intake per day (N=102).
